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1 Brayton Approach Swarcliffe Leeds LS14 5AZ

25/06350/FUFull Planning ApplicationRefused
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Refused on 6 January 2026

Delegated (officer decision)2 reasons for refusal

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Proposal

Formation of a new hardstanding area within the front garden to create an off-street parking space

Received
29 October 2025
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Crossgates & Whinmoor
  1. Received29 Oct
  2. Validated29 Oct
  3. Consult.26 Nov
  4. Target24 Dec
  5. Decided6 Jan

Decided in 69 days (council typically 49)

About this application

This is a full planning application at 1 Brayton Approach Swarcliffe Leeds LS14 5AZ. Leeds has handled 10,776 applications of this type. This one was decided in 69 days, 3 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 97 applications across Crossgates & Whinmoor. We hold 1,006 applications in total for the LS14 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 proposed development, by reason of the excessive loss of a soft-landscaped front garden and its replacement with a dominant area of hardstanding, would result in a discordant feature that erodes the verdant character and visual unity of the streetscene contrary to the objectives of core Strategy Review (2019) policy P10, saved Unitary Development Plan Review (2006) policies GP5 and BD6, policy HDG1 of the Householder Design Guide and section 12 of the Framework.
  2. The proposed hardstanding fails to meet the minimum 5m depth required by the Council's standards, which would lead to vehicles encroaching and obstructing the adopted footway. Furthermore, the substandard access width of circa 2.2m prevents vehicles from entering the space in a straight alignment. Consequently, the proposal is considered to pose a significant threat to highway safety and the accessibility of the footpath for all users, particularly those with disabilities, in direct conflict with Policies GP5 and T2 of the Leeds Core Strategy and the requirements of the Transport SPD.

From the council's decision notice.

Application details

Postcode
LS14 5AZ
Application type
Full Planning Application
Scale / size
Small

Planning application dates

Date validated
29 October 2025
Consultation start
3 November 2025
Neighbour consultation start
3 November 2025
Last date for comments
26 November 2025
Target decision date
24 December 2025

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Appeal history

6006488
Dismissed
Type: Householder (HAS)Procedure: Written RepresentationsDecision: 19 June 2026Dev Type: Householder developmentsReason: refused

Additional information

Documents
9

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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© Natural England copyright. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

© Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2026. All rights reserved. Flood Map for Planning, Open Government Licence v3.0.

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