Upper Brandon Farm Brandon Crescent Scarcroft Leeds LS17 9JH

26/00463/FUFull Planning ApplicationRefused

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Refused on 25 March 2026

Delegated (officer decision)2 reasons for refusal

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Proposal

Retrospective application for erection and relocation of a container for use as storage ancillary to the existing farm and to allow for a further 2 years temporary use

Received: 4 February 2026
Decision level: Delegated (officer decision)
Council: Leeds City Council
Ward: Harewood

ReceivedReceived4 Feb
ValidatedValidated4 Feb
Consult.Consultation20 Mar
TargetTarget Date1 Apr
DecidedDecided25 Mar

Decided in 49 days (council typically 49)

About this application

This is a full planning application at Upper Brandon Farm Brandon Crescent Scarcroft Leeds LS17 9JH. Leeds has handled 10,776 applications of this type. This one was decided in 49 days. 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

The Local Planning Authority consider that the proposed development lies outside the exceptions contained within paragraphs 154 and 155 of the NPPF (2024), as well as those contained within policy N33 of the Unitary Development Plan Review (2006), and thus is inappropriate development within the Green Belt. No evidence of the container being required or related to agricultural activities has been provided. The development would also materially harm openness, one of the fundamental characteristics of the Green Belt. No other considerations sufficient to clearly outweigh the totality of identified Green Belt and non Green Belt harms have been provided, and thus the necessary very special circumstances have not been demonstrated. The application is therefore contrary to saved policy N33 of the Leeds UDP (Review 2006) and section 13 of the National Planning Policy Framework.
The Local Planning Authority considers that the information submitted in relation to biodiversity matters is insufficient so as to truly establish the existing baseline biodiversity to the site, and as a result, the extent of biodiversity net gain required to be delivered, as per the provisions of the Environment Act 2021. Consequently, the proposal is contrary to Core Strategy policies G9, LCC guidance relating to BNG, and guidance contained within the NPPF and NPPG.

From the council's decision notice.

Application details

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

Planning application dates

Date validated: 4 February 2026
Consultation expiry: 27 February 2026
Consultation start: 5 February 2026
Last date for comments: 20 March 2026
Target decision date: 1 April 2026

Applicant and agent

Agent address: Iola Harding Roman Ridge Main Street Aberford Leeds LS25 3AW

Planning decision

Statutory period: 56 days

Publicity

Last advertised: 27 February 2026
Site notice start: 25 February 2026

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
Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)

Also checked, none recorded (23)

flood storage areas, conservation areas, listed buildings, Article 4 directions, tree preservation orders, 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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Source: Leeds

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