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A new city centre hotel could be created if plans are agreed for the conversion of an office building.<\/p>\n
Planning permission is sought for a 131-bedroom Premier Inn at Verity House, on Canal Wharf in Holbeck.<\/p>\n
Parent company Whitbread Plc said the hotel could accommodate\u00a057,000 guests a year, generating some \u00a32.7m in visitor spending for the city.<\/p>\n
A rooftop extension would be added to the existing three-storey building, along with a four-storey side extension.<\/p>\n
A restaurant and bar would have space for around 90 customers.<\/p>\n
A design report said: \u201cThe proposed single-storey roof extension will result in Verity House becoming a four-storey\u00a0building<\/p>\n
\u201cThe ground floor will contain the main entrance and reception and restaurant and bar area.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe hotel bedrooms will be located within the upper floors of the building.\u201d<\/p>\n
Leeds City Council is considering a change-of-use planning application for the project in the city\u2019s South Bank area.<\/p>\n
Whitbread said it acquired Verity\u00a0House in 2024 and held pre-application talks with the council.<\/p>\n
The design report said: \u201cThe site is located within the South Bank\u00a0area of Leeds city centre amongst a wide range of other uses including residential, commercial and other hotel developments.\u201d<\/p>\n
Whitbread\u2019s economic assessment showed the new hotel could generate \u00a3100,000 a year in business rates revenue for the council.<\/p>\n
It said: \u201cThis funding will contribute towards the delivery of public services and support investment in maintaining and enhancing infrastructure within the locality.\u201d<\/p>\n
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