Skip to content

5 Queens Court Great Preston Leeds LS26 8DD

26/00673/FUFull Planning ApplicationRefused
Full

Refused on 17 April 2026

Delegated (officer decision)1 reason for refusal

Approximate site (title boundary)
Boundary © HM Land Registry, © Ordnance Survey · details

This information is subject to Crown copyright and database rights 2026 and is reproduced with the permission of HM Land Registry. The polygons (including the associated geometry, namely x, y co-ordinates) are subject to Crown copyright and database rights 2026 Ordnance Survey AC0000851063. Conditions of use.

Proposal

Retrospective change of use of vacant land to form part of domestic curtilage incorporating detached structures to rear for use ancillary to the dwelling

Received
10 February 2026
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Garforth & Swillington
  1. Received10 Feb
  2. Validated10 Feb
  3. Consult.4 Mar
  4. Target17 Apr
  5. Decided17 Apr

Decided in 66 days (council typically 49)

About this application

This is a full planning application for a change of use at 5 Queens Court Great Preston Leeds LS26 8DD. Leeds has handled 10,776 applications of this type. This one was decided in 66 days, 2 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 117 applications across Garforth & Swillington. We hold 1,811 applications in total for the LS26 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).

Based on decided applications received in the last 3 years.Planning something similar? See what gets approved on your street

Why it was refused

  1. The Local Planning Authority considers the retrospective garden shed and pergola, by reason of their elevated position and the significant difference in land levels between the application site and the neighbouring properties of Victoria Close, results in an unacceptable level of overlooking which is causes a harmful loss of privacy. The siting and use of these structures allow direct and elevated views into neighbouring private gardens and habitable room windows, causing material harm to residential amenity. The resulting impact cannot be satisfactorily mitigated through conditions or additional boundary treatments without resulting in an overbearing form of development. The proposal therefore fails to protect residential amenity and is contrary to Leeds Core Strategy Policy P10, saved UDP Policies GP5 and BD5, the Householder Design Guide (HDG2) and guidance within the NPPF.

From the council's decision notice.

Application details

Postcode
LS26 8DD
Application type
Full Planning Application
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Great And Little Preston Parish Council

Planning application dates

Date validated
10 February 2026
Consultation start
11 February 2026
Last date for comments
4 March 2026
Target decision date
17 April 2026

Applicant and agent

Agent address
Mr Chris Aitchison 24 Lister Hill Horsforth Leeds LS18 5AZ

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Additional information

Documents
8

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
Also checked, none recorded (24)

flood storage areas, conservation 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.

Source: Leeds

Track this application

Get email alerts when there is a planning decision or status change.

Get email alerts near LS26

New planning applications delivered to your inbox daily.

Around this site

Discuss this application on r/PlanningPermissionUK

For applicants and trades

Planning something similar?

See what the council approved and refused for changes of use on your street. Pick your home and get the evidence before you pay for drawings.

See what gets approved on your streetBuying this property? Report on this address