00:00The planned conversion of student flats into a hostel for asylum seekers has been blocked.
00:06The Home Office applied for a change of use of Mary Morris House on Shire Oak Road in Headingley.
00:11It could have seen the building, currently occupied by students, used to accommodate people seeking to settle in the UK.
00:19Leeds City Council said the Home Office had the right to appeal its decision to refuse the application.
00:25The application, lodged in August last year, was for a certificate of proposed lawful development, which would have allowed a
00:33change of use without a full planning application.
00:37Council planners decided the proposal represented a material change of use, so full permission was needed.
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