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3 Thorpe Close Guiseley Leeds LS20 8HP

26/00529/FUFull Planning ApplicationRefused
Full

Refused on 23 March 2026

Delegated (officer decision)1 reason for refusal

Approximate location: the centre of the postcode, not the exact property.

Proposal

Loft conversion including raising of roof height and dormer window to rear; new rooflights to front

Received
27 January 2026
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Guiseley & Rawdon
  1. Received27 Jan
  2. Validated27 Jan
  3. Consult.10 Mar
  4. Target24 Mar
  5. Decided23 Mar

Decided in 55 days (council typically 49)

About this application

This is a full planning application for a loft conversion at 3 Thorpe Close Guiseley Leeds LS20 8HP. Leeds has handled 10,776 applications of this type. This one was decided in 55 days, 6 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 188 applications across Guiseley & Rawdon. We hold 1,042 applications in total for the LS20 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 proposed rear dormer, by virtue of its excessive size, bulk and the complete erosion of the rear roof plane, would appear as an overly dominant and bulky addition to the property. Its scale and massing would result in a visually intrusive form that fails to preserve or enhance the character and appearance of the Tranmere Conservation Area. The development is therefore contrary to Section 72 of the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990, Policies P10 and P11 of the Core Strategy, saved Policies GP5 and BD6 of the Leeds UDPR, Policy HDG1 of the Householder Design Guide SPD, and the design guidance set out within the NPPF.

From the council's decision notice.

Application details

Postcode
LS20 8HP
Application type
Full Planning Application
Scale / size
Small

Planning application dates

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

Applicant and agent

Agent address
Mr Peter Cheng 1, 2 Bridge Road, Brompton On Swale Richmond, North Yorkshire DL10 7HS

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Publicity

Last advertised
6 February 2026
Site notice start
17 February 2026

Additional information

Documents
10

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations at the address point. Ones next to the site may also apply.

  • Conservation area: Tranmere Park
  • 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.

A guide only, from official open data; it is not a planning search. Flood zones cover rivers and sea, not surface water.

Data © Crown copyright and others · sources and licences

Contains public sector information from planning.data.gov.uk (MHCLG and local planning authorities), licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

© Historic England 2026. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. The Historic England GIS Data contained in this material was obtained on 2026-11-03. The most publicly available up to date Historic England GIS Data can be obtained from HistoricEngland.org.uk.

© Natural England copyright. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

© Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2026. All rights reserved. Flood Map for Planning, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Source: Office for National Statistics licensed under the Open Government Licence v.3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

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