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4 Strathmore Street Harehills Leeds LS9 6BG

26/01503/FUFull Planning ApplicationRefused
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Refused on 24 July 2026

Delegated (officer decision)1 reason for refusal

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Proposal

Change of use from existing basement into one flat

Received
28 May 2026
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Gipton & Harehills
  1. Received28 May
  2. Validated28 May
  3. Consult.7 Jul
  4. Target23 Jul
  5. Decided24 Jul

Decided in 57 days (council typically 49)

About this application

This is a full planning application for a change of use at 4 Strathmore Street Harehills Leeds LS9 6BG. Leeds has handled 10,776 applications of this type. This one was decided in 57 days, 8 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 101 applications across Gipton & Harehills. We hold 541 applications in total for the LS9 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 self-contained basement flat would fail to provide an adequate standard of amenity for future occupiers. By reason of its basement-level siting, the accommodation would provide poor outlook and insufficient natural light, and would fail to meet the Council's minimum space standards requirements. Consequently, the proposal would result in sub-standard living accommodation that would be harmful to the living conditions of future occupants. The proposal is therefore contrary to Core Strategy Policies H6(c), H9 and P10, saved Unitary Development Plan Review (2006) Policy GP5, guidance within the Leeds Neighbourhoods for Living SPG (as amended) and the National Planning Policy Framework regarding achieving well-designed places.

From the council's decision notice.

Application details

Postcode
LS9 6BG
Application type
Full Planning Application
Scale / size
Small

Planning application dates

Date validated
28 May 2026
Consultation start
28 May 2026
Last date for comments
7 July 2026
Target decision date
23 July 2026

Applicant and agent

Agent address
Faiz Rasool Preston House Preston Street Bradford BD7 1EJ United Kingdom

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Publicity

Site notice start
16 June 2026

Additional information

Documents
9

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Article 4 direction: A4D01
  • Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
Also checked, none recorded (23)

flood storage areas, conservation areas, listed buildings, 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.

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© 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.

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