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Brandon Barn Brandon Crescent Scarcroft Leeds LS17 9JH

26/00610/FUFull Planning ApplicationRefused
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Refused on 20 October 2026

Delegated (officer decision)4 reasons for refusal

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Proposal

Retrospective application for creation of a pond, change of use of land to garden, erection of an outbuilding, erection of fencing, laying of hardstanding.

Received
25 February 2026
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Public comments
0 · last counted 24 October 2026
Ward
Harewood
  1. Received25 Feb
  2. Validated25 Feb
  3. Consult.7 Apr
  4. Target22 Apr
  5. Decided20 Oct

Decided in 237 days (council typically 49)

About this application

This is a full planning application for an outbuilding at Brandon Barn Brandon Crescent Scarcroft Leeds LS17 9JH. Leeds has handled 10,776 applications of this type. This one was decided in 237 days, 27 weeks 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 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

  1. The Local Planning Authority consider that the submitted information does not unambiguously describe the development for which planning permission is sought and as such insufficiently clear information has been provided to allow the Local Planning Authority to definitively assess the impact of the development. This relates specifically to the use of the pond, the extent of any curtilage associated with the outbuilding, and subsequent impacts on the openness of the Green Belt, biodiversity net gain, and impacts to protected species. As such the applicant has failed to satisfy Article 7 of The Town and Country Planning (Development Management Procedure) (England) Order 2015 (as amended).
  2. The Local Planning Authority considers that the development represents inappropriate development in the Green Belt which is, by definition, harmful to the Green Belt as a result. The development would also represent encroachment into the countryside, conflicting with one of the purposes of the Green Belt. NDMP GB6:1 of the NPPF calls for Merrion House 110 Merrion Centre Leeds LS2 8BB Town and Country Planning Act 1990 substantial weight to be attached to any such harm. No very special circumstances have been demonstrated to outweigh the harm through inappropriateness and all other identified harm. As such, the proposal is contrary to the aims and intentions of saved policy N33 from the UDP (Review 2006) and NDMP GB6 and GB7 of the NPPF (2026).
  3. The Local Planning Authority considers that in the absence of information pertaining to biodiversity and the requirement to provide biodiversity net gain via development, the proposal cannot be established as meeting the requirements of the Environment Act 2021 and related biodiversity policy to deliver a biodiversity net gain. As such, the proposal is in conflict with policy G9 of the Core Strategy (Selective Review 2019), relevant LCC guidance, and guidance within the NPPF (2026).
  4. The Local Planning Authority considers that, in the absence of appropriate information regarding likely impact to protected species, and noting the development to be identified as falling within an area with increased likelihood for the presence of a protected species (great crested newts), it is not possible for the Local Planning Authority to establish the acceptability of the proposal in this regard. Consequently, the proposal is in conflict with policy G8 of the Core Strategy (Selective Review 2019), relevant LCC guidance, and guidance within the NPPF (2026).

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
25 February 2026
Consultation start
3 March 2026
Neighbour consultation start
25 February 2026
Last date for comments
7 April 2026
Target decision date
22 April 2026

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Publicity

Site notice start
13 March 2026

Additional information

Documents
11

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Flood zone 3: High probability (rivers and sea)Part of the site
  • Green belt: Leeds
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.

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