A Stanningley pub could be transformed into an Indian restaurant, if plans are approved by Leeds City Council.
Applicant Shanjid Ali wants to change of use of the ground floor and basement of The Old Crown Pub to a restaurant with ancillary alcohol and takeaway sales, together with a side extension.
The bar and bistro – to be called Alishaan – would operate between 10am and 11pm, seven days a week.
The operation is expected to support around six full-tme equivalent staff across kitchen and front-of-house roles.
A letter accompanying the application stated: “The former use operated as a late-opening, drink-led public house, with customers arriving and leaving into the early hours, particularly at weekends. By contrast, the proposed restaurant will close at 11pm every day, which will reduce late evening comings and goings, street noise and general disturbance.”
The main physical changes include rationalising the existing side escape and improving the rear service arrangements, while keeping the Town Street elevation largely unchanged.
The letter concludes: “Overall, the development secures the beneficial re-use of a traditional stone and slate building in a sustainable location, maintains an active ground-floor frontage on Town Street and delivers an improved relationship with surrounding residential uses when compared with the historic late-night pub operation.”
WLD first reported the sale of the pub building in November 2024.
The proposals can be viewed in full here.
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