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9 Vinery Grove Richmond Hill Leeds LS9 9LT

26/00140/FUFull Planning ApplicationRefused
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Refused on 5 March 2026

Delegated (officer decision)2 reasons for refusal

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Proposal

Change of use from dwelling house (C3) as 3 bed HMO (C4) with new window to basement in lieu of existing door

Received
8 January 2026
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Burmantofts & Richmond Hill
  1. Received8 Jan
  2. Validated8 Jan
  3. Consult.9 Feb
  4. Target5 Mar
  5. Decided5 Mar

Decided in 56 days (council typically 49)

About this application

This is a full planning application for a change of use at 9 Vinery Grove Richmond Hill Leeds LS9 9LT. 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 88 applications across Burmantofts & Richmond Hill. We hold 541 applications in total for the LS9 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 inherent modest size of the property, together with its back to back internal configuration, renders it unsuitable to adequately accommodate the proposed House in Multiple Occupation (HMO) use. In particular, the basement level (proposed Bedroom 3) would suffer from inadequate natural light penetration and a poor standard of outlook, resulting in an unacceptable level of residential amenity for future occupants. Amenity concerns in the form of privacy and noise and disturbance are also likely due to the comings and goings of occupiers/visitors and associated activities. The proposal therefore fails to provide appropriate living conditions and is contrary to the aims and objectives of Saved Unitary Development Plan policies GP5 and BD5, and Core Strategy policies H6A(iv) and P10.
  2. The proposed development fails to make any provision for secure, long stay cycle parking in line with the guidance for HMO's, as contained within the adopted Transport SPD (2023) and the submission documents confirm that no such provision is intended. As such, the proposal is contrary to the Council's aims of promoting a variety of sustainable Merrion House 110 Merrion Centre Leeds LS2 8BB Town and Country Planning Act 1990 methods of transport as set out in policy T2 of the Core Strategy, policy GP5 of saved UDP Review and the general guidance as contained in the NPPF.

From the council's decision notice.

Application details

Postcode
LS9 9LT
Application type
Full Planning Application
Scale / size
Small

Planning application dates

Date validated
8 January 2026
Consultation start
15 January 2026
Last date for comments
9 February 2026
Target decision date
5 March 2026

Applicant and agent

Agent address
Mr Eric Telford 1 Whinbarrow Close Aspatria Wigton CA7 3HE United Kingdom

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Publicity

Site notice start
19 January 2026

Additional information

Documents
13

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Article 4 direction: A4D01
  • Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
Also checked, none recorded (23)

flood storage areas, conservation areas, listed buildings, 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.

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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