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38 Sussex Avenue Horsforth Leeds LS18 5NN

25/07108/FUFull Planning ApplicationRefused
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Refused on 10 February 2026

Delegated (officer decision)1 reason for refusal

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Proposal

Demolition of rear extension and outbuildings to side and rear and construction of a part two storey, part single storey side extension incorporating a hip to gable roof extension

Received
16 December 2025
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Horsforth
  1. Received16 Dec
  2. Validated16 Dec
  3. Consult.31 Jan
  4. Target10 Feb
  5. Decided10 Feb

Decided in 56 days (council typically 49)

About this application

This is a full planning application for demolition at 38 Sussex Avenue Horsforth Leeds LS18 5NN. Leeds has handled 10,776 applications of this type. This one was decided in 56 days, 7 days 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 238 applications across Horsforth. We hold 367 applications in total for the LS18 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 proposal, because of the unsympathetic form, scale and poor design of the proposed extension, would lead to an unsympathetic and incongruous form of development which would fail to respect the existing character of the house and the wider streetscene. As a result, the proposal is unacceptable in terms of design and character terms and would be contrary to Policy P10 of the Leeds Core Strategy, saved Policies GP5 and BD6 of the Leeds Unitary Development Plan, Policy HDG1 of the Householder Design Guide and guidance contained within the NPPF.

From the council's decision notice.

Application details

Postcode
LS18 5NN
Application type
Full Planning Application
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Horsforth Town Council

Planning application dates

Date validated
16 December 2025
Consultation start
17 December 2025
Neighbour consultation start
8 January 2026
Last date for comments
31 January 2026
Target decision date
10 February 2026

Applicant and agent

Agent address
6 Meadow Way Tingley Wakefield WF3 1BH

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Additional information

Documents
8

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Tree Preservation Order: TPO1996_014Protected tree on or next to this 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.

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

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