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Highwood Millfield Farm Harrogate Road Harewood Leeds LS17 9JB

25/07153/FUFull Planning ApplicationRefused
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Refused on 23 March 2026

Delegated (officer decision)1 reason for refusal

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Proposal

Removal of existing septic tank to relocate and install bio-disc water treatment plant; associated works including new manhole and soakaway

Received
26 January 2026
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Alwoodley
  1. Received26 Jan
  2. Validated26 Jan
  3. Consult.19 Feb
  4. Target23 Mar
  5. Decided23 Mar

Decided in 56 days (council typically 49)

About this application

This is a full planning application at Highwood Millfield Farm Harrogate Road Harewood Leeds LS17 9JB. 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, with 1 listed building nearby. There have been 2 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

  1. Insufficient information has been submitted to demonstrate that the proposed foul drainage system is safe, suitable, or compliant with national and local requirements. In particular, no details have been provided of the treatment plant specification, the drainage field design, permeability testing to BRE365, or a Foul Drainage Assessment justifying non-connection to the mains sewer. The application also fails to demonstrate compliance with the Environment Agency's General Binding Rules or whether an Environmental Permit would be required. As a result, the Local Planning Authority cannot be satisfied that the development would not increase flood risk, cause pollution, or harm neighbouring amenity or environmental quality. The proposal is therefore contrary to Core Strategy Policy P10, saved UDP Policy GP5, Policies WATER 4, WATER 6 and WATER 7 of the Natural Resources and Waste Local Plan, and the National Planning Policy Framework (2024).

From the council's decision notice.

Application details

Postcode
LS17 9JB
Application type
Full Planning Application
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Harewood Parish Council

Planning application dates

Date validated
26 January 2026
Consultation start
27 January 2026
Neighbour consultation start
27 January 2026
Last date for comments
19 February 2026
Target decision date
23 March 2026

Applicant and agent

Agent address
Mr Calum Brander Spaces 7 Park Row Leeds LS1 5HD

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Additional information

Documents
10

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Green belt: Leeds
  • Registered park and garden: Harewood HousePart of the site
  • Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
Also checked, none recorded (22)

flood storage areas, conservation areas, listed buildings, Article 4 directions, tree preservation orders, scheduled monuments, World Heritage Sites, World Heritage Site buffer zones, 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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