West Leeds licensing applications: 10 August 2025

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August 10, 2025

The barnleigh — The Barnleigh. Photo: Google

Every fortnight we publish a list of the latest licensing applications related to the seven council wards in the West Leeds Dispatch patch.

The council’s licensing department regulates activities that require a licence, such as selling alcohol, providing entertainment, event notices and taxi licence applications. They also ensure that licensed premises and individuals comply with the law and protect the public

The following licensing application was published on the Leeds City Council website in the past 14 days:

Armley ward

Temporary Event Notice, Boom Events, 5 Canal Place, Armley, Leeds LS12 2DU.

Bramley & Stanningley ward

Temporary Event Notice, Rodley Cricket Club, Canal Bank Sports Ground, Moss Bridge Road, Rodley, Leeds LS13 1RL
Premises Licence – DPS Change, Tesco Stores Ltd, 23 Bramley District Centre, Bramley, Leeds, LS13 2EU.
Premises Licence – DPS Change, Black Lion Hotel, Broad Lane, Bramley, Leeds LS13 2NJ.

Calverley & Farsley ward

Temporary Event Notice, Rodley Cricket Club, Canal Bank Sports Ground, Moss Bridge Road, Rodley, Leeds LS13 1RL.

Horsforth ward

Premises Licence Transfer & DPS Change, Woodside Micro Pub, 258 Low Lane, Horsforth, Leeds LS18 5DN.
Premises Licence – DPS Change, Woodside Stores, 1 Paradise Place, Horsforth, Leeds LS18 4DE.

Kirkstall ward

Premises Licence – DPS Change, Aldi, Evanston Avenue, Cardigan Fields, Leeds LS4 2HR.
Premises Licence – Full Variation, Cardigan Arms, 364 Kirkstall Road, Burley, Leeds LS4 2HQ.
Premises Licence – DPS Change, Tesco Stores Ltd, 102 Burley Road, Burley, Leeds LS3 1JP.
Premises Licence – Transfer, Pizza Connection & Balti House, 45 Commercial Road, Kirkstall, Leeds LS5 3AW.

Pudsey ward

Premises Licence – DPS Change, Barnleigh, 118 Swinnow Road, Swinnow, Leeds LS13 4NX.
Premises Licence – Minor Variation, Morrisons, Swinnow Road, Swinnow, Leeds LS13 4DN.

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Calverley Show to display art entries in Old Hall Community Room

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Calverley show 3 — Arts and crafts at Calverley Show.

By Anne Akers

This year’s Calverley Show will celebrate the re-opening of the village historic Old Hall by
displaying all the entries in the art classes in the hall’s community room.

The show, on Saturday August 16, will be held as usual in the Methodist Hall, with vegetables, fruit, flowers, baking, handicraft, photography and children’s classes on display,
as well as refreshments and entertainment from Drighlington Brass Band.

With an increasing number of art entries and the re-opening of the Old Hall after years of
renovation, Calverley Horticultural Society decided to move that part of the show there and, weather permitting, invite people to enjoy the community garden, said Show Secretary Noel Akers.

“It’s a bit of a gamble on our part, expecting people to move between the two venues, but we hope they will be keen to visit the community room at the Old Hall, and enjoy the art,” he said.

There are 77 classes for adults and 11 for children, though they can enter any they are
eligible for.

To celebrate the 25 th anniversary of Calverley in Bloom, there are three fun floral classes which will be judged by Councillor Andrew Carter.

All entries except art can be submitted on the evening of Friday, 15 August between 6pm and 9pm and Saturday between 8am and 9.30am to the Methodist Hall. Art entries should be taken to the Old Hall Community Room between 6pm and 8pm on the Friday and 10-11am on the Saturday. Photography entries are online.

The schedule is on the CHS website or available locally.

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Join WLD at Butlers for August community news cafe

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Is there a story we should be covering in your community? Perhaps you’d like to get more involved with West Leeds Dispatch?

We’re holding our latest community news cafe/coffee morning, where people can come and meet our editor John Baron, and community reporter support worker Jean Hollings over a friendly cuppa.

On Monday (11 August) the West Leeds Dispatch coffee morning/news cafe will be held at Butlers Cafe at Number One, Kirkstall Forge. It runs 10am-12pm.

We’d love to see you there!

Tong Road nursery plans withdrawn

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A West Leeds nursery has withdrawn plans to build a new facility on Tong Road.

Little Beanies Childminders was established in 2020 at Wesley Road in Armley and had been looking to expand its offering into a new Little Beanies Day Nursery in a mixed use building on Tong Road.

A planning application to change the use of the building submitted last month to Leeds City Council has this week been withdrawn.

The plans also featured alterations including a bike store to the side, new boundary treatments and new side door and window.

However Leeds City Council’s highways department raised concerns over parking and drop offs, along with highways safety.

A design statement submitted by the applicant had argued: “The proposed new site at 352 Tong Road offers the capacity needed to meet growing demand and will allow us to continue delivering outstanding childcare services to more families.”

Up to 45 children were expected to attend the setting at any one time. An agreement to use ten spaces in the car park at the nearby The Brick pub on Tong Road was in place.

The new nursery would employ seven full-time staff and three part time.

The plans can be viewed in full here.

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Pudsey: New industrial units planned off Richardshaw Road

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Plans to build two new blocks of units at in Pudsey have been submitted to Leeds City Council.

Applicant Park Newton Estate, which is based at the Grangefield Industrial Estate, has applied to build seven units off off Richardshaw Road.

The plans associated car and cycle parking and a service area.

One block on the eastern side of the site will comprise of six units. A detached block adjacent to the northern boundary will feature a single unit.

A design statement submitted with the application stated that the site was currently occupied by a number of industrial units.

The statement said: “Units will comprises of entrance door leading into small office/reception, a disabled/unisex toilet and roller shutter service door. Access to the office will be via level access through main entrance doors and vehicular access to the workshop will through roller shutter doors.”

The plans can be viewed in full here.

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Horsforth: Solar panel plans refused at historic church

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By John Baron

Council planners have refused plans to install solar panels at a Grade II listed church in Horsforth.

St James Church, in Low Lane, is around 177 years old and church chiefs had wanted to install solar panels in the South Nave and South Aisle pitched roofs in a bid to make the church more energy efficient.

But Leeds City Council’s planning department has refused the application.

A planning officer’s report concluded: “Given the location, scale and appearance of the proposed solar panels, the proposed development would have a detrimental impact on the architectural and historic character of the listed building.

“The application is also lacking in detail to be able to assess the full impact of some aspects of the proposals.”

A report submitted with the church’s planning application had argued: “It is considered the installation of solar panels on the North roofs will cause ‘less than substantial harm’ to the Listed building and its setting and should be weighed against the significant benefit to the environment and the sustainability of St James as a centre for the community of Woodside.”

Horsforth Town Council neither supported nor objected to the application.

The Victorian church building was designed by architect CW Burleigh and was consecrated in 1848.

The plans can be read in full here.

More Horsforth news and views from WLD can be found here.

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Morris Lane: Yorkshire Water ‘working towards’ August reopening

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be281ada-8e5e-4ead-a11c-c64715449603 — Road works on Morris Lane. Photo: John Baron, April 2025.

Yorkshire Water says work to repair a burst pipe on busy Morris Lane is ‘progressing as expected’ – and that the road should be re-opened by the end of this month.

Morris Lane first closed on 9 October last year following a burst pipe which caused flooding between Abbey Walk and Hesketh Mount.

Repairs were originally scheduled to be complete before Christmas, with further dates of March and then May provided by Yorkshire Water. Work then slipped until August – ten months after the leak occurred.

Roadworks at the junction of Morris Lane and de Lacy Mount. Photo: John Baron.

A Yorkshire Water spokesperson told West Leeds Dispatch: “Our work on Morris Lane has been progressing as expected. As it stands, we’re working towards the repair being completed, and the road reinstated and re-opened by the end of August.

“We’d like to thank residents and road users for their ongoing patience as we carry out this complicated and complex repair.”

Yorkshire Water previously said engineers have found the repairs more difficult due to work taking place 8.5m below ground and next to a mains electricity cable.

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Rachel Reeves visits Farsley mill development

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Springfield Mills Visit 2 — Visit: Gaunts director Chris Pratt (left) Director Gaunts, Rachel Reeves MP and Jasper Jacob from OGL Construction. Photo: Lucas Media

Leeds West and Pudsey MP Rachel Reeves has visited Springfield Mills in Farsley to see the progress on a new development for growing businesses.

Eight new hybrid units are being built to help fulfil the demand from commercial enterprises, who are increasingly looking for modern and flexible spaces to suit their evolving needs.

The units each consist of a ground floor workshop and first floor office space with dedicated
parking.

Rachel Reeves MP at Springfield Mills. Photo: Lucas Media

Chancellor of the Exchequer Ms Reeves said: “It was a pleasure to visit Springfield Mills and see the work they’re doing to expand their units. Farsley continues to attract more inward investment from businesses, creating jobs and helping grow the local economy.”

Chris Pratt, Director, Gaunts Ltd, who run Springfield Mills, said: “We receive many enquiries from businesses for this kind of space, so it made sense from a practical and environmental point of view, to use the existing land we have here.

“We’re pleased to be working with regional firms OGL Construction, Shelby Group and architects Bowman Riley from the start on all aspects of design, build, costings and detailed plans.”

Gaunts Ltd is a family-owned company dating back to 1896. As well as textile mill sites in Leeds they have an expanding range of commercial properties, across West and North Yorkshire including Skipton, Knaresborough, Ilkley and Shipley. Any businesses interested in the units, should contact John Giles on 0113 236 3555.

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Horsforth: ‘Inspiring and community focussed’ nursery praised by Ofsted

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Ducklings st Margarets Horsforth — Photo: Google

By John Baron

An ‘inspiring’ Horsforth nursery has received a ‘good’ rating in its latest Ofsted report.

Ducklings at St Margaret’s is rated as ‘good’ for its quality of education, behaviour and attitudes, as well as leadership and management. It was classed as ‘outstanding’ for its personal development.

The report said: “Children thrive at this inspiring and community-focused nursery. Leaders and staff build excellent links in the community to support children’s personal development.”

Leaders and staff work with families to help children to learn about each other’s faiths and cultures.

There was praise for literacy at the school. “Children show a love of stories,” the report says. “They regularly take books to staff to read to them or share books with their friends. These shared stories support children to develop their vocabulary and speaking skills.”

Staff explain to children the expectations of their behaviour and there is consistently good levels of support for children’s development. Support for children with special educational needs was also highlighted.

The nursery was urged to review the organisation and delivery of story-time sessions, to reduce the impact of background noise and minimise any interruptions to children’s learning.

Read the full Ofsted report here.

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1,700 sign Headingley Station Allotment petition – hundreds more engage with consultation

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By John Baron

More than 2,500 people have so far had their say over developing the long-established Headingley Station Allotments in Kirkstall.

WLD reported last month that Leeds City Council is seeking views on a planning blueprint which could see thousands of new homes built on potential sites across Leeds – including up to 61 homes on the allotments site.

The plan will guide how land is used and developed. It influences planning decisions to ensure any developments meet the needs of the community and the environment.

A range of potential sites included in the consultation were put forward by developers, landowners, residents and others.

At the time of publishing, 1,700 people have so far signed an online petition opposing and potential development of the allotments, and 853 comments had been made on the official consultation site.

The petition has been launched by Burley resident Stuart Long.

He said: “We’re incredibly proud to have reached 1,700 signatures on the Headingley Allotments petition – a powerful sign of just how much this space means to our community. Allotments are more than plots of land – they provide fresh food, improve mental and physical wellbeing, build community, and help tackle the climate crisis at a local level.

“At a time when green spaces are under pressure, we must protect places like Headingley Allotments for future generations.”

Kirkstall councillor Hannah Bithell (Lab) opposes development there and recently encouraged people to take part in the council’s formal consultation.

She said people can have their say on the Leeds Local Plan – and whether Headingley Station Allotments site should be developed – in the consultation here.

A council spokesperson has stressed that the authority is required to assess all sites put forward as part of the consultation.

A statement said: “This site has been submitted as part of our ‘call for sites’ in the Leeds Local Plan and is not a council proposal. The ‘call for sites’ asks landowners, developers and local people to suggest sites that might be suitable for new development.

“It is important to stress that we are required to assess all sites put forward as part of the consultation. However, at this early stage, no decisions have been made on the suitability of these sites for development.

“We recognise that the allotments are a valuable asset to the local community and have an immense value for people’s health and wellbeing.

“We would therefore urge everyone who has an opinion on this, or any other sites included, to have their say by visiting the dedicated consultation website where we can formally gather feedback on each site put forward.

“The Leeds Local Plan is open for feedback until September 15 and can be accessed online. A range of in-person drop-in events have also been arranged for anyone wanting to find out more.”

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Sky Fallers and Songbirds fly high for Aspire CBS tenth anniversary celebration

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Songbirds fly high at celebration. Photo: Helen Fay

By Helen Fay

Events venue Project House in Armley played host to Aspire Community Benefit Society’s 10Fest party.

The event was a celebration of Aspire CBS’ 10 years of supporting adults with learning disabilities since the service was transferred over from Leeds City Council.

Aspire CBS provides day services, supported living services, respite and crisis services to more than 900 adults with a learning disability and their family carers.

Cath Lee, Business Development Manager for Aspire, said: “We’re here for 10Fest to celebrate 10 years of being Aspire Community Benefit Society.

“Previously Aspire was part of Leeds City Council and the organisation ‘spun out’ from the Council in 2015. Aspire offer daytime opportunities, short breaks and support people with learning disabilities to live independently.”

Cath added: “Our aim is to make sure people have choices and opportunities to follow their interests, fulfil their ambitions and live as part of their local community.”

The event included performances by Sky Fallers, a band comprising of four members with learning disabilities/autism and two members of the Aspire staff team. They played a diverse set of songs including pop/ rock classics and numbers from musical theatre.

Also featured were The Songbirds, a neurodiverse girl group whose members are Jenny Robinson, Megan Nunns (both who are also in Sky Fallers) and staff member Becky Barker.

Other organisations running stalls and activities at the event were Connect in the North, Leeds Rhinos Foundation and Yorkshire Dance. A mobile pizza kiosk, kebab stand and ice cream van provided sustenance for attendees during the celebration, which was held on Thursday (July 31).

The event started with a speech from service user Luke, who described how it felt when Aspire took the reins of the previously council-run service: “It was a massive change, I didn’t know half the staff, I was meeting new customers and the buildings were brand new.

“The biggest change was the attitude – we soon became part of a customer-led company and I’d never known anything like that before. Customers feel valued now and it shows. Aspire has done so much, we have more of a voice, everyone knows Aspire.”

Business development manager Cath Lee summed up the day: “Today is a fun, social day and we’re celebrating all the people we support, our amazing staff team and the fantastic partner organisations we work with.

“It is not only about celebrating the past ten years but also about looking forward to the future and continuing support people with learning disabilities to live life to the full.”

More information about Aspire CBS and the services and activities it provides can be found here. Both Sky Fallers and Songbirds have Facebook pages.

To find out more about Project House and events, click here.

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Horsforth man set for lifesaving challenge at The World Games in China

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By John Baron

A Horsforth athlete will represent Great Britain in lifesaving at The World Games in China.

Samuel Lawman, 30, will compete in Chengdu from 7 to 17 August 2025. This marks a major moment for the sport in the UK, as no British athlete has competed in lifesaving at The World Games for over two decades.

Samuel, an MSc Physiotherapy student at Leeds Beckett University and a former Leeds West Academy teacher, said: “I was drawn to lifesaving because it’s the only sport with humanitarian origins.

“It’s not just about competition – it’s built on the principles of saving lives.

“The sport combines rescue techniques with swimming speed, power, and control, which really appealed to me as someone passionate about both water safety and performance. It’s a unique and rewarding blend of purpose and athleticism.”

Samuel also holds three Masters Swimming World Records, which speaks to the high level of swimming ability required for lifesaving sport at the highest level.

The World Games is an international multi-sport event held every four years, featuring the world’s best athletes in sports that are not part of the Olympic Games. Often described as the “Olympics for non-Olympic sports,” the event showcases elite competition on a global stage, backed by the International World Games Association and recognised by the International Olympic Committee.

Lifesaving is a dynamic, internationally recognised sport that combines athleticism with essential water rescue skills, making it both physically demanding and uniquely purposeful.

Samuel added: “Alongside my athletic and academic commitments, I previously worked as a teacher at Leeds West Academy, where I spent four years supporting and educating young people in the local community. My time there was incredibly rewarding, and I remain passionate about inspiring the next generation to pursue both education and sport.”

He competes for Race Pace Yorkshire Lifesaving Club and also train with Leeds Phoenix Lifesaving Club, balancing elite training with his postgraduate studies.

He will be racing against many full-time, professionally funded athletes — while his own journey is only partially funded.