Leeds Festival gets the go ahead!

This year’s Leeds Festival will go ahead despite a last-minute hitch on a planning technicality.

Leeds City Council held an emergency meeting on Tuesday evening after festival organisers failed to apply for planning permission for two temporary access roads to the site at Bramham Park, near Wetherby.

The council planning meeting was held to decide what action to take – less than 72 hours before the first band were due to take to the stage.

Planners agreed to take no action over the breach, ensuring the festival will go ahead.