Brownberrie School 27 Church Street Boston Spa Wetherby LS23 6DW

23/03008/FUFull Planning ApplicationRefused

Full

Refused on 20 December 2023

Delegated (officer decision)

Approximate site (title boundary)

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Proposal

Demolition of existing buildings and erection of 49 dwelling retirement living accommodation (C3 planning use class) with vehicular access, communal facilities, landscaping, amenity space and car parking provision

Received: 30 May 2023
Decision level: Delegated (officer decision)
Council: Leeds City Council
Ward: Wetherby

ReceivedReceived30 May
ValidatedValidated30 May
Consult.Consultation8 Dec
TargetTarget Date29 Aug
DecidedDecided20 Dec

Decided in 204 days (council typically 49)

About this application

This is a full planning application for demolition at Brownberrie School 27 Church Street Boston Spa Wetherby LS23 6DW. Leeds has handled 10,776 applications of this type. This one was decided in 204 days, 22 weeks longer than Leeds's typical decision time. The site is in a conservation area, with 1 listed building nearby. There have been 5 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 300 applications across Wetherby. We hold 859 applications in total for the LS23 postcode area.

81% of full applications at Leeds City Council were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 7 weeks (median).

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Application details

Postcode: LS23 6DW
Application type: Full Planning Application
Scale / size: Large
Number of dwellings: 49
Parish: Boston Spa Parish Council

Planning application dates

Date validated: 30 May 2023
Consultation expiry: 9 June 2023
Consultation start: 24 November 2023
Last date for comments: 8 December 2023
Target decision date: 29 August 2023

Applicant and agent

Agent address: Aspen House Wykeham Road Northminster Business Park Upper Poppleton YO26 6EW

Planning decision

Statutory period: 91 days

Publicity

Last advertised: 9 June 2023
Site notice start: 19 July 2023

Appeal

Appeal reference: 104942
Appeal status: Appeal decided
Appeal result: Appeal Withdrawn

Appeal history

3346637

Appeal Withdrawn

Type: Planning AppealProcedure: HearingDecision: 1 April 2025Dev Type: Major dwellingsReason: Refusal

Additional information

Documents: 173

Site constraints

Checking the site

2/3

Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

Conservation area: Boston Spa
Tree Preservation Order: TPO2023_052Part of the site · +8 more
Brownfield land register: St Vincents School, 27 Church Street, Boston SpaRegister site at or near this address
Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)

Also checked, none recorded (21)

flood storage areas, listed buildings, Article 4 directions, green belt, scheduled monuments, World Heritage Sites, World Heritage Site buffer zones, registered parks and gardens, registered battlefields, Heritage at Risk entries, nutrient neutrality catchments, national parks, National Landscapes, SSSIs, Special Areas of Conservation, Special Protection Areas, Ramsar sites, ancient woodland, national nature reserves, local nature reserves and heritage coasts.

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