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17 Willow Court Pool In Wharfedale Otley LS21 1RX

26/01083/FUFull Planning ApplicationRefused
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Refused on 21 April 2026

Delegated (officer decision)1 reason for refusal

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Proposal

Conversion of loft to habitable accommodation; dormer window to the rear with 8 No PV solar panels.

Received
24 February 2026
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Adel & Wharfedale
  1. Received24 Feb
  2. Validated24 Feb
  3. Consult.15 Apr
  4. Target21 Apr
  5. Decided21 Apr

Decided in 56 days (council typically 49)

About this application

This is a full planning application for a dormer extension at 17 Willow Court Pool In Wharfedale Otley LS21 1RX. Leeds has handled 10,776 applications of this type. This one was decided in 56 days, 7 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 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 development would, by reason of its size, design and location, result in a visually dominant and incongruous feature that would fail to respect character and appearance of the existing dwelling. It would therefore be harmful to the character and appearance of the locality and would fail to preserve or enhance the designated Conservation Area. As such the proposal is contrary to policies P10 and P11 of Leeds Core Strategy, to policies GP5, N19 and BD6 of Leeds Unitary Development Plan (Review) 2006, to policy HDG1 of the Householder Design Guide Supplementary Planning Document (and to the guidance contained within it) and to the policy set out in the National Planning Policy Framework.

From the council's decision notice.

Application details

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

Planning application dates

Date validated
24 February 2026
Consultation expiry
20 March 2026
Consultation start
2 March 2026
Neighbour consultation start
2 March 2026
Last date for comments
15 April 2026
Target decision date
21 April 2026

Applicant and agent

Agent address
Mr Jason Allatt 231 High Street Wibsey Bradford BD6 1QR

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Publicity

Last advertised
20 March 2026
Site notice start
26 March 2026

Appeal history

6008813
Dismissed
Type: Householder (HAS)Procedure: Written RepresentationsDecision: 4 September 2026Dev Type: Householder developmentsReason: refused

Additional information

Documents
9

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Conservation area: Pool-in-Wharfedale
  • Tree Preservation Order: TPO1972_002WFDPart of the site
  • Green belt: LeedsPart of the site
  • Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
Also checked, none recorded (21)

flood storage areas, listed buildings, Article 4 directions, 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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