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Waveney Lodge Woodacre Crescent Bardsey Leeds LS17 9DQ

25/07201/FUFull Planning ApplicationRefused
Full

Refused on 23 February 2026

Delegated (officer decision)2 reasons for refusal

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Proposal

Single storey front extension with steps; single storey rear extension; alterations to landscaping to front including enlarged hardstanding areas

Received
8 January 2026
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Harewood
  1. Received8 Jan
  2. Validated8 Jan
  3. Consult.13 Feb
  4. Target5 Mar
  5. Decided23 Feb

Decided in 46 days (council typically 49)

About this application

This is a full planning application for a single storey rear extension at Waveney Lodge Woodacre Crescent Bardsey Leeds LS17 9DQ. Leeds has handled 10,776 applications of this type. This one was decided in 46 days, 3 days quicker 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 332 applications across Harewood. We hold 1,297 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. The proposed alterations fail to respect the special character of the Bardsey Conservation Area, introducing a front extension that through its design, form and positioning fails to reflect the character of the property, its plot, and the street scene. This is considered to be a 'less than substantial' harm which is not considered justified nor outweighed by any public benefit. This raises clear conflict with development plan policies P10, P11 and P12 of the Core Strategy, GP5, BD6, BC7 of the UDP, and policies BE1 of the Bardsey cum Rigton Neighbourhood Plan, and the NPPF.
  2. The Local Planning Authority considers that the proposal, due to the positioning of the proposed front extension and new hardstanding in close proximity to the nearby mature trees, would likely lead to significant harm to these protected trees, if not their likely future loss, to the detriment of their positive wider functions and the character of the Bardsey Merrion House 110 Merrion Centre Leeds LS2 8BB Town and Country Planning Act 1990 Conservation Area (less than substantial harm that is not outweighed by public benefit). This is considered to be harmful to visual amenity and character, to biodiversity, and wider climate change and air pollution objectives. The proposal is thus considered to be contrary to the wider aims and objectives of policies P10, P11, P12 of the Core Strategy, saved policies GP5, N19, N20 and LD1 of the Unitary Development Plan, policy LAND2 of the Natural Resources and Waste DPD, policy HDG1 of the Householder Design Guide SPD and guidance within the Council's Guideline Distances to Trees from Development Document, BS5837 Trees in Relation to Design, Demolition and Construction document, and the NPPF.

From the council's decision notice.

Application details

Postcode
LS17 9DQ
Application type
Full Planning Application
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Bardsey-cum-Rigton Parish Council

Planning application dates

Date validated
8 January 2026
Consultation expiry
16 January 2026
Consultation start
12 January 2026
Neighbour consultation start
12 January 2026
Last date for comments
13 February 2026
Target decision date
5 March 2026

Applicant and agent

Agent address
Mr J O'Hara West Suite Unit F Lakeside Boulevard Doncaster DN4 5PL

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Publicity

Last advertised
16 January 2026
Site notice start
23 January 2026

Additional information

Documents
14

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Conservation area: Bardsey-Cum-Rigton
  • Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
Also checked, none recorded (23)

flood storage 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.

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