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70 Grove Road Boston Spa Wetherby LS23 6AP

25/06427/FUFull Planning ApplicationRefused
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Refused on 22 December 2025

Delegated (officer decision)1 reason for refusal

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Proposal

Variation of condition 2 (Approved Plans) to previously approved Planning Application 25/00753/FU (Demolition of rear extension and reduction of existing integral garage; removal of chimneys and pitched roofs to existing single storey elements with replacement dormer window to side; new front bay window to replace existing; single storey front extension and widening of existing vehicle access with new front gates; single storey side extension and single storey rear extension; removal of existing and new roof lights to front and rear; addition of solar panels to front and dormer window to rear; addition of bin stores and an air source heat pump to rear; new and amended doors and windows throughout; replacement roof tiles, render and new cladding; new patio areas to both sides/rear and landscaping) to vary the design of the driveway gate and associated walls and gateposts to different dimensions than in the approved scheme; Install a pedestrian gate along side the vehicle gate

Received
3 November 2025
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Wetherby
  1. Received3 Nov
  2. Validated3 Nov
  3. Consult.3 Dec
  4. Target29 Dec
  5. Decided22 Dec

Decided in 49 days (council typically 49)

About this application

This is a full planning application for demolition at 70 Grove Road Boston Spa Wetherby LS23 6AP. Leeds has handled 10,776 applications of this type. This one was decided in 49 days. The site is in a conservation area. There have been 2 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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Why it was refused

  1. The Local Planning Authority consider that the proposed gates to the front boundary, by reason of their height, form, scale, design, and positioning, would appear as an unsympathetic and incongruous addition and have a detrimental visual impact on the character of the properties and wider streetscene. As such the proposal would be contrary to the wider aims and objectives of policies P10 and P12 of the Core Strategy, Merrion House 110 Merrion Centre Leeds LS2 8BB Town and Country Planning Act 1990 policy DES 1 of the Boston Spa Neighbourhood Plan, saved policies GP5, BD6, LD1 and N25 of the Unitary Development Plan, Policy HG1 of the Householder Design Guide (SPD) and guidance contained within the NPPF.

From the council's decision notice.

Application details

Postcode
LS23 6AP
Application type
Full Planning Application
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Boston Spa Parish Council

Planning application dates

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

Applicant and agent

Agent address
Studio 1 Ironworks David Street Leeds LS11 5FA

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Additional information

Documents
7

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Tree Preservation Order: TPO1969_001WTHPart of the site
  • 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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Associated applications

  1. 2025
    3 Nov

    Variation of condition 2 (Approved Plans) to previously approved Planning Application 25/00753/FU

    This applicationRefusedVariation of conditions (s73)25/06427/FU
  2. 2025
    28 Feb

    Demolition of rear extension and reduction of existing integral garage; removal of chimneys and pitched roofs…

    ApprovedFull Planning ApplicationPart of25/00753/FU

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