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Memorial Hall Cricket Ground And Premises Arthington Lane Pool In Wharfedale Otley LS21 1LG

26/01019/FUFull Planning ApplicationRefused
Full

Refused on 27 April 2026

Delegated (officer decision)3 reasons for refusal

Proposal

Erection of a freestanding timber pergola incorporating a timber decking platform within the grounds of Memorial Hall

Received
4 March 2026
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Adel & Wharfedale
  1. Received4 Mar
  2. Validated4 Mar
  3. Consult.14 Apr
  4. Target29 Apr
  5. Decided27 Apr

Decided in 54 days (council typically 49)

About this application

This is a full planning application at Memorial Hall Cricket Ground And Premises Arthington Lane Pool In Wharfedale Otley LS21 1LG. Leeds has handled 10,776 applications of this type. This one was decided in 54 days, 5 days longer than Leeds's typical decision time. The site is in a conservation area, with 1 listed building nearby. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 285 applications across Adel & Wharfedale. We hold 384 applications in total for the LS21 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 pergola would be unacceptable in principle due to the designation of the site in the Pool Neighbourhood Plan as Local Green Space LGS06. However, the proposal has failed to demonstrate the proposal would enhance or extend the Local Green Space and would detract from its use. The proposal does not provide evidence of very special circumstances which would justify it, nor does the LPA consider such circumstances exist. The proposal is therefore contrary to policies GE2, GE3 and GE4 of the Pool Neighbourhood Plan, to saved policy GP5 of the Leeds UDPR and to paragraphs 104 and 108 of the NPPF.
  2. The Local Planning Authority considers that the proposed pergola would be likely to result in unacceptable harm to residential amenity through noise arising from its use, particularly during anti-social hours including evenings and weekends. This would be due to the close proximity of the proposed pergola to residential properties and the likelihood of the Merrion House 110 Merrion Centre Leeds LS2 8BB Town and Country Planning Act 1990 pergola causing a concentration in patrons in that area. The application is not supported by a noise impact assessment or technical evidence to demonstrate that such impacts can be satisfactorily mitigated. As such, the proposal is contrary to Policy P10 of the Leeds Core Strategy, saved Policy GP5 of the Leeds Unitary Development Plan Review (2006) and to paragraph 135 of the National Planning Policy Framework.
  3. The Local Planning Authority considers that the proposed pergola fails to provide an appropriate level of bio-diversity net gain, such as new habitat provision or enhancement to existing on-site provision. The proposal is therefore contrary to policy G9 of the Leeds Core Strategy (2019), and paragraph 193 of the National Planning Policy Framework.

From the council's decision notice.

Application details

Postcode
LS21 1LG
Application type
Full Planning Application
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Pool-in-Wharfedale Parish Council

Planning application dates

Date validated
4 March 2026
Consultation expiry
20 March 2026
Consultation start
4 March 2026
Last date for comments
14 April 2026
Target decision date
29 April 2026

Applicant and agent

Agent address
Mr Mark Scatchard 1 Oxford Street Guiseley Leeds LS20 9AX United Kingdom

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Publicity

Last advertised
20 March 2026
Site notice start
20 March 2026

Additional information

Documents
11

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: Pool-in-Wharfedale
  • 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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