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40 Ash Grove Hyde Park Leeds LS6 1AY

25/07239/FUFull Planning ApplicationRefused
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Refused on 9 February 2026

Delegated (officer decision)3 reasons for refusal

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Proposal

Conversion of existing dwelling to form four flats; associated internal and external alterations including the creation of lightwell to front

Received
10 December 2025
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Headingley & Hyde Park
  1. Received10 Dec
  2. Validated10 Dec
  3. Consult.6 Feb
  4. Target4 Feb
  5. Decided9 Feb

Decided in 61 days (council typically 49)

About this application

This is a full planning application at 40 Ash Grove Hyde Park Leeds LS6 1AY. Leeds has handled 10,776 applications of this type. This one was decided in 61 days, 12 days longer than Leeds's typical decision time. The site is in a conservation area. There has been 1 other application at this address. In the past year there have been 228 applications across Headingley & Hyde Park. We hold 807 applications in total for the LS6 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 location of the proposed bedrooms and living areas of the proposed flats would harm the amenity of the occupier through comings and goings which would lead to increased noise and disturbance which will have a detrimental impact on residential amenity. As such the proposal would be contrary to the wider aims of Policies H6 and P10 of the Core Strategy (as amended 2019), saved Leeds Unitary Development Plan policy GP5, and the guidance contained within the National Planning Policy Framework.
  2. The proposed front maisonette flat fails to meet the minimum spacing standards of policy H9 in terms of overall floor space of the property, and lack of built in storage. The proposal would offer the future occupiers a poor level of amenity due to a lack of space for everyday living. The failure to comply with policy H9 lends support to the assertion that the proposal constitutes the over-development of the site. The proposal is contrary to policy H9 of the Core Strategy (as amended 2019) and saved UDP policy GP5.
  3. The Local Planning Authority considers that the proposed four flats would lead to a significant intensification of the use of the property which would harm the residential amenity of immediate neighbours through increased comings and goings which would lead to increased noise and disturbance, including in the use of external areas. As such the proposal would be contrary to the wider aims of Policies H6 and P10 of the Core Strategy (as amended 2019), saved Leeds Unitary Development Plan policy GP5, and the guidance contained within the National Planning Policy Framework (2021).

From the council's decision notice.

Application details

Postcode
LS6 1AY
Application type
Full Planning Application
Scale / size
Small

Planning application dates

Date validated
10 December 2025
Consultation expiry
16 January 2026
Consultation start
16 December 2025
Last date for comments
6 February 2026
Target decision date
4 February 2026

Applicant and agent

Agent address
David Cook Maple Lodge Woodhouse Cliff Leeds LS6 2HF

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Publicity

Last advertised
16 January 2026
Site notice start
6 January 2026

Appeal history

6006000
Dismissed
Type: Planning AppealProcedure: Written RepresentationsDecision: 22 July 2026Dev Type: Change of useReason: refused

Additional information

Documents
14

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

Also checked, none recorded (21)

flood storage areas, listed buildings, tree preservation orders, green belt, scheduled monuments, World Heritage Sites, World Heritage Site buffer zones, registered parks and gardens, registered battlefields, 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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