Pub and bar operator Mitchells & Butlers has submitted plans to develop a boutique hotel under its Innkeeper’s Collection brand above one of its Leeds city centre venues.
The proposal, lodged last month, details the conversion of the upper floors of the Nation of Shopkeepers pub into a 42-bedroom hotel. The plans also include the addition of a new reception area on the first floor.
The 19th-century Grade II-listed building, located at the corner of Cookridge Street and Great George Street, originally housed offices, shops, and a warehouse. Listed in 1986, it underwent restoration in the 1990s, when it was converted into a pub and offices. In recent years, the upper floors have remained vacant.
A planning statement submitted as part of the application said: “The proposal will maintain, and secure, the long-term future of the public house, which is a valued community asset, as well as creating a facility that will support the tourist economy and the vitality and viability of the city centre.
'The proposed works will sensitively bring back into use the upper floors of this heritage asset and contribute to the tourism and city centre economies, without causing any harm to any material planning interest.”
It added that “the scheme strikes a balance between heritage protection and contemporary hospitality requirements”, while the plans “will diversify the city’s accommodation offer, support local businesses [and add] vibrancy of Leeds city centre”.
Mitchells & Butlers currently operates more than 50 hotels under its Innkeeper’s Collection brand.
The update follows news that the All Bar One owner recorded a 3.1% increase in like-for-like food and drink sales for the fourth quarter ending 20 September 2025, with year-to-date like-for-like sales up 4.2%.
In the group’s pre-close trading statement, chief executive Phil Urban commented: “We are pleased with our performance over the year, in which we remained consistently ahead of the market, across all market segments.”
