374 Alwoodley Lane Alwoodley Leeds LS17 7DN

25/04488/FUFull Planning ApplicationRefused

Full

Refused on 22 January 2026

Delegated (officer decision)1 reason for refusal

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Proposal

Variation of conditions 10 (Prevention of Flooding) and 11 (Reduction in Surface Water Runoff by 30%) ) to previously approved Planning Application 18/00907/FU (Partial demolition to existing house and erection of five flats) to connect the SW from the property to the adjacent watercourse due to the existing sewer connection struggling to cope with heavy downpours and flooding areas of the site. The enclosed reports and calculations to replace the existing documents within the approval notice as they are noted as "for the lifetime of the development"

Received: 29 July 2025
Decision level: Delegated (officer decision)
Council: Leeds City Council
Ward: Alwoodley

ReceivedReceived29 Jul
ValidatedValidated29 Jul
Consult.Consultation11 Dec
TargetTarget Date23 Sep
DecidedDecided22 Jan

Decided in 177 days (council typically 49)

About this application

This is a full planning application for demolition at 374 Alwoodley Lane Alwoodley Leeds LS17 7DN. Leeds has handled 10,776 applications of this type. This one was decided in 177 days, 18 weeks longer than Leeds's typical decision time. The site is in a conservation area. There have been 8 other applications 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

The proposed variation of Conditions 10 and 11 fails to demonstrate that surface water from the site can be managed in a safe and sustainable manner, as insufficient information has been provided to show that the adjacent watercourse has the capacity to receive the proposed discharge, that the revised drainage scheme would not increase flood risk on or off site, or that the proposed outfall is deliverable without third-party land agreements. As a result, the Local Planning Authority cannot be satisfied that the development would adequately manage surface water or avoid increasing flood risk to the site and surrounding properties, and the proposal is therefore contrary to Core Merrion House 110 Merrion Centre Leeds LS2 8BB Town and Country Planning Act 1990 Strategy Policy P10, saved UDP Policy GP5, Water Policies 4, 6 and 7 of the Natural Resources and Waste Local Plan, and the National Planning Policy Framework.

From the council's decision notice.

Application details

Postcode: LS17 7DN
Application type: Full Planning Application
Scale / size: Small
Parish: Alwoodley Parish Council

Planning application dates

Date validated: 29 July 2025
Consultation start: 4 December 2025
Last date for comments: 11 December 2025
Target decision date: 23 September 2025

Applicant and agent

Agent address: Mr Dan Hockey Oakwell House 643A Roundhay Road Leeds LS8 4BA

Planning decision

Statutory period: 56 days

Publicity

Site notice start: 12 August 2025

Additional information

Documents: 16

Site constraints

Checking the site

2/3

Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)

Also checked, none recorded (24)

flood storage areas, conservation areas, listed buildings, Article 4 directions, tree preservation orders, 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.

A guide only, from official open data; it is not a planning search. Flood zones cover rivers and sea, not surface water.

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