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32 Plane Tree Avenue Alwoodley Leeds LS17 8UB

24/06856/FUFull Planning ApplicationRefused
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Refused on 17 October 2025

Delegated (officer decision)1 reason for refusal

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Proposal

First floor extension over existing side extension; Part two storey part single storey side and rear extension with Juliet balcony to rear; addition of windows to side and roof lights to rear

Received
3 January 2025
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Alwoodley
  1. Received3 Jan
  2. Validated3 Jan
  3. Consult.29 Jan
  4. Target28 Feb
  5. Decided17 Oct

Decided in 287 days (council typically 49)

About this application

This is a full planning application for a rear extension at 32 Plane Tree Avenue Alwoodley Leeds LS17 8UB. Leeds has handled 10,776 applications of this type. This one was decided in 287 days, 34 weeks longer than Leeds's typical decision time. The site is in a conservation area. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 157 applications across Alwoodley. We hold 1,300 applications in total for the LS17 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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Why it was refused

  1. The application site adjoins a public woodland containing mature trees, including a tree protected by a Tree Preservation Order (TPO), which contributes positively to the character and appearance of the area. The proposal fails to provide sufficient arboricultural information to enable a full and proper assessment of its impact, specifically the absence of a Tree Survey and Arboricultural Impact Assessment in accordance with British Standard BS 5837:2012. The Local Planning Authority considered that, in the absence of this information, and given the proximity of the proposed extension to the woodland, the development would likely result in encroachment into the Root Protection Areas (RPAs) of nearby trees, including a TPO-protected tree. This would cause harm to their health and long-term viability, resulting in adverse impacts on visual amenity, residential amenity, and the wider policy objectives of tackling climate change and air pollution. As such the proposal would be contrary to the aims and intentions of Leeds Core Strategy Policies P10 and P12, saved Policies GP5 and LD1 of the Unitary Development Plan Review (2006), Policy LAND2 of the Natural Resources and Waste DPD, and advice contained within the Council's Guideline Distances from Development Merrion House 110 Merrion Centre Leeds LS2 8BB Town and Country Planning Act 1990 to Trees document, the British Standard BS5837:2012, and National Planning Policy Framework.

From the council's decision notice.

Application details

Postcode
LS17 8UB
Application type
Full Planning Application
Scale / size
Small

Planning application dates

Date validated
3 January 2025
Consultation start
6 January 2025
Neighbour consultation start
6 January 2025
Last date for comments
29 January 2025
Target decision date
28 February 2025

Applicant and agent

Agent address
Mr P Riyat Benson House 14 Benson Street Leeds LS7 1BL

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Additional information

Documents
12

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Tree Preservation Order: TPO1983_016Covers the site · +1 more
  • Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
Also checked, none recorded (23)

flood storage areas, conservation 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, heritage coasts and brownfield registers.

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