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Woodcock Farm Back Lane New Farnley Leeds LS12 5HJ

26/01731/FUFull Planning ApplicationRefused
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Refused on 14 May 2026

Delegated (officer decision)1 reason for refusal

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Proposal

Two storey side extension

Received
25 March 2026
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Farnley & Wortley
  1. Received25 Mar
  2. Validated25 Mar
  3. Consult.22 Apr
  4. Target20 May
  5. Decided14 May

Decided in 50 days (council typically 49)

About this application

This is a full planning application for a two storey side extension at Woodcock Farm Back Lane New Farnley Leeds LS12 5HJ. Leeds has handled 10,776 applications of this type. This one was decided in 50 days. The site is in a conservation area. There have been 3 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 60 applications across Farnley & Wortley. We hold 303 applications in total for the LS12 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 works represent a disproportionate addition to the property and as such constitutes inappropriate development within the Green Belt that would also have an adverse impact on its openness by reason of its location and overall scale. Inappropriate development is, by definition, harmful to the Green Belt and should not be approved except in very special circumstances. In the absence of such circumstances the application is therefore contrary to saved policies GP5 and N33 of the Leeds Unitary Development Plan (Review) 2006, to policy HDG3 of the House Holder Design Guide Supplementary Planning Document and to policy set out in the National Planning Policy Framework.

From the council's decision notice.

Application details

Postcode
LS12 5HJ
Application type
Full Planning Application
Scale / size
Small

Planning application dates

Date validated
25 March 2026
Consultation start
30 March 2026
Neighbour consultation start
30 March 2026
Last date for comments
22 April 2026
Target decision date
20 May 2026

Applicant and agent

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

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Additional information

Documents
15

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Green belt: Leeds
  • Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
Also checked, none recorded (23)

flood storage areas, conservation areas, listed buildings, Article 4 directions, tree preservation orders, 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

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© Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2026. All rights reserved. Flood Map for Planning, Open Government Licence v3.0.

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