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220 Dewsbury Road Hunslet Leeds LS11 6ER

26/00565/DPDPermitted Development DeterminationRefused
Outline / PiP

Refused on 4 June 2026

Delegated (officer decision)1 reason for refusal

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Proposal

Determination for change of use from Commercial unit to create four flats

Received
13 April 2026
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Hunslet & Riverside
  1. Received13 Apr
  2. Validated13 Apr
  3. Consult.11 May
  4. Target2 Jun
  5. Decided4 Jun

Decided in 52 days (council typically 49)

About this application

This is an outline application for a change of use at 220 Dewsbury Road Hunslet Leeds LS11 6ER. Leeds has handled 1,616 applications of this type. This one was decided in 52 days, 3 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 132 applications across Hunslet & Riverside. We hold 333 applications in total for the LS11 postcode area.

80% of outline 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 proposed development includes operational works comprising the formation of dormer windows at roof level, which have been constructed without the benefit of planning permission. These works do not benefit from permitted development rights, as the building is not in residential use, and therefore require express planning permission. The dormer structures are integral to the delivery of the proposed residential accommodation and cannot be separated from the change of use. As such, the proposal does not constitute development which can be carried out under Schedule 2, Part 3, Class MA of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 (as amended). Merrion House 110 Merrion Centre Leeds LS2 8BB Town and Country Planning Act 1990 Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 (As Amended) Refusal of Permitted Development Determination The prior approval process cannot be used to authorise or regularise operational development of this nature. Consequently, the proposal falls outside the scope of permitted development and prior approval is refused.

From the council's decision notice.

Application details

Postcode
LS11 6ER
Application type
Permitted Development Determination
Scale / size
Small

Planning application dates

Date validated
13 April 2026
Consultation start
13 April 2026
Last date for comments
11 May 2026
Target decision date
2 June 2026

Applicant and agent

Agent address
Mr S Nana The Cottage Ellis Yard Mill Road Batley Carr Dewsbury WF13 2HW

Planning decision

Statutory period
50 days

Publicity

Site notice start
16 April 2026

Additional information

Documents
10

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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© 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.

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