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3 Station Road Otley LS21 3HX

26/01778/FUFull Planning ApplicationRefused
Full

Refused on 4 June 2026

Delegated (officer decision)2 reasons for refusal

Proposal

Change of use from takeaway to form extension to existing flat with new window to side

Received
14 April 2026
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Otley & Yeadon
  1. Received14 Apr
  2. Validated14 Apr
  3. Consult.
  4. Target9 Jun
  5. Decided4 Jun

Decided in 51 days (council typically 49)

About this application

This is a full planning application for a change of use at 3 Station Road Otley LS21 3HX. Leeds has handled 10,776 applications of this type. This one was decided in 51 days. The site is in a conservation area, with 17 listed buildings nearby. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 188 applications across Otley & Yeadon. 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 site lies within an area at medium probability of flooding (Flood Zone 2) as evidenced by the Flood Map for Planning and the SFRA 2025. The proposal is not supported by a Flood Risk Assessment and as such does not adequately demonstrate that a safe building environment (including emergency access and egress) can be provided for the lifetime of the development. In the absence of a Flood Risk Assessment the proposal is therefore contrary to saved policy GP5 of the UDPR, policy EN5 of the Core Strategy, policies Water 4 and Water 6 of the Natural Resources and Waste Local Plan, and to paragraph 176 of the NPPF.
  2. The Local Planning Authority considers that the proposal lacks adequate provision for cycle parking. The proposal is therefore contrary to policy T2 of the Core Strategy, saved policy GP5 of the UDPR and to the guidance of the Transport SPD.

From the council's decision notice.

Application details

Postcode
LS21 3HX
Application type
Full Planning Application
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Otley Town Council

Planning application dates

Date validated
14 April 2026
Consultation start
16 April 2026
Target decision date
9 June 2026

Applicant and agent

Architect profile
SAFE INNOVATIONS LIMITED
Agent address
Mr Karl Lenton Quaker Cotage Back Lane Askwith LS21 2JA

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Additional information

Documents
18

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations at the address point. Ones next to the site may also apply.

  • Flood zone 2: Medium probability (rivers and sea)
  • Conservation area: Otley
  • Listed building: Grade II: 3, BondgateOn or next to this site · +2 more
Also checked, none recorded (22)

flood storage areas, 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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