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3 Oxford Road Guiseley Leeds LS20 9AS

26/01174/FUFull Planning ApplicationRefused
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Refused on 20 April 2026

Delegated (officer decision)2 reasons for refusal

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Proposal

Change and use and alterations of existing commercial unit (Class E) and flat to commercial unit (Class E) and 2 flats with new rear dormer, replacement doors and windows and new steps to basement

Received
27 February 2026
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Guiseley & Rawdon
  1. Received27 Feb
  2. Validated27 Feb
  3. Consult.14 Apr
  4. Target24 Apr
  5. Decided20 Apr

Decided in 52 days (council typically 49)

About this application

This is a full planning application for a dormer extension at 3 Oxford Road Guiseley Leeds LS20 9AS. Leeds has handled 10,776 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 have been 2 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 188 applications across Guiseley & Rawdon. We hold 1,042 applications in total for the LS20 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 proposed dormer would, by reason of its location and design, result in overly dominant and incongruous addition that would fail to respect the character and appearance of the existing property and that of the terrace in which it is located. As such it would be harmful to the visual amenity of the locality and would fail to preserve the character and appearance of a designated Conservation Area, contrary to policies P10 and P11 of the Core Strategy, to policies, GP5, N19 and BD6 of Leeds Unitary Development Plan (Review) 2006, to the aims and intentions of policy HDG1 of the Householder Design Guide (and the guidance contained within it), and to the policy set out in the National Planning Policy Framework.
  2. The Local Planning Authority considers that the proposed development would, given its location, scale, design and layout, fail to provide a satisfactory internal living environment Merrion House 110 Merrion Centre Leeds LS2 8BB Town and Country Planning Act 1990 for future occupiers which would be to the detriment of their residential amenity. As such the proposal is contrary to policies H9 and P10 of Leeds Core Strategy and to policy GP5 of Leeds Unitary Development Plan (Review) 2006.

From the council's decision notice.

Application details

Postcode
LS20 9AS
Application type
Full Planning Application
Scale / size
Small

Planning application dates

Date validated
27 February 2026
Consultation expiry
20 March 2026
Consultation start
10 March 2026
Last date for comments
14 April 2026
Target decision date
24 April 2026

Applicant and agent

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

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Publicity

Last advertised
20 March 2026
Site notice start
13 March 2026

Additional information

Documents
15

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Conservation area: Guiseley
  • 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.

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