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242 Otley Road Headingley Leeds LS16 5AB

25/05498/FUFull Planning ApplicationRefused
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Refused on 11 November 2025

Delegated (officer decision)1 reason for refusal

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Proposal

Erection of single storey extension with new patio area to rear, infill ground floor extension between garage and dwelling, first floor gable roof extensions to front and rear with new pitched roof, dormer window to side, new rear window to garage, new ground floor side window, new rooflight to front and removal of chimney.

Received
23 September 2025
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Weetwood
  1. Received23 Sep
  2. Validated23 Sep
  3. Consult.6 Nov
  4. Target18 Nov
  5. Decided11 Nov

Decided in 49 days (council typically 49)

About this application

This is a full planning application for a dormer extension at 242 Otley Road Headingley Leeds LS16 5AB. Leeds has handled 10,776 applications of this type. This one was decided in 49 days. The site is in a conservation area. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 144 applications across Weetwood. We hold 639 applications in total for the LS16 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 Local Planning Authority considers that the proposed front and rear gable roof extensions would fail significantly to respect the simple character of the existing property, and be further detrimental to that of the adjacent dwelling at 244 Otley Road, the wider streetscene and the setting of the Weetwood Conservation Area. The proposal is therefore considered unacceptable with regard to Policies P10 and P11 of the Core Strategy, Saved RUDP policies BD6 and GP5, and Policy HDG1 of the Householder Design Guide SPD.

From the council's decision notice.

Application details

Postcode
LS16 5AB
Application type
Full Planning Application
Scale / size
Small

Planning application dates

Date validated
23 September 2025
Consultation expiry
10 October 2025
Consultation start
23 September 2025
Neighbour consultation start
23 September 2025
Last date for comments
6 November 2025
Target decision date
18 November 2025

Applicant and agent

Agent address
Mr John Wellock Carr Bog Farm Ridge Lane Silsden BD20 9JG

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Publicity

Last advertised
10 October 2025
Site notice start
15 October 2025

Additional information

Documents
13

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Conservation area: Weetwood
  • Article 4 direction: A4D01
  • Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
Also checked, none recorded (22)

flood storage areas, listed buildings, 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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