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44 Boroughgate Otley LS21 1AE

26/00510/LIListed Building ApplicationRefused
Listed building consent

Refused on 18 March 2026

Delegated (officer decision)1 reason for refusal

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Proposal

Retrospective listed building application for external alterations to form illuminated and projecting signage

Received
27 January 2026
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Otley & Yeadon
  1. Received27 Jan
  2. Validated27 Jan
  3. Consult.2 Mar
  4. Target24 Mar
  5. Decided18 Mar

Decided in 50 days (council typically 49)

About this application

This is a heritage application for signage at 44 Boroughgate Otley LS21 1AE. Leeds has handled 401 applications of this type. This one was decided in 50 days. The site is in a conservation area, with 12 listed buildings nearby. There have been 2 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 188 applications across Otley & Yeadon. We hold 384 applications in total for the LS21 postcode area.

88% of heritage 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 proposal would adversely affect the special character of the listed building and that of the Otley Conservation Area. The panel signage would be excessive in size such that it would dominate the character, scale and architectural features of the building on which it is placed. Additionally, the vinyl graphics applied to the window serve to reduce its visible size and add to the visual clutter created by the signage scheme as a whole. The proposal would be contrary to policies P10 and P11 on the Core Strategy, to saved policies GP5, BD8 and BD9 of the Leeds UDPR, policy BE9 of the Otley Neighbourhood Plan and to paragraph 210 of the National Planning Policy Framework. For information:- Merrion House 110 Merrion Centre Leeds LS2 8BB Town and Country Planning (Listed Building and Conservation Areas) Act 1990

From the council's decision notice.

Application details

Postcode
LS21 1AE
Application type
Listed Building Application
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Otley Town Council

Planning application dates

Date validated
27 January 2026
Consultation expiry
6 February 2026
Consultation start
3 February 2026
Last date for comments
2 March 2026
Target decision date
24 March 2026

Applicant and agent

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

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Publicity

Last advertised
6 February 2026
Site notice start
9 February 2026

Additional information

Documents
8

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

Also checked, none recorded (22)

flood storage areas, 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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