Otley shops demolition is blocked again after formal objection
The planned demolition of a parade of shops in Otley has been blocked for a second time.
A row of shops on Weston Lane could have been knocked down if Leeds City Council agreed to the proposal.
Council bosses first refused permission in April, saying the applicant had given insufficient information on the impact of the plan.
Latest plans to demolish the parade, which dates back to 1924, faced a formal objection from Leeds Civic Trust.
In a letter the heritage group said: “We are aware that there may be limited planning grounds for refusal, but we believe that the building has local and heritage interest, and communal value.”
The Civic Trust also called on the council to give the site protected status as a non-designated heritage asset.
A council planning officer’s report said the parade was built more than a century ago in neo-Georgian style.
It said: “The building is constructed in red brick with stone dressings.
“The decorative date stone confirms it was built in 1924, some 102 years ago.”
Planning firm Johnson Mowat said the demolition would be carried out between Monday-Friday over four weeks and measures would be in place to control dust and noise.
Leeds City Council said the applicant had still not provided enough information on the demolition and restoration of the site.