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31 Wakefield Road Oulton Leeds LS26 8EL

26/01939/FUFull Planning ApplicationRefused
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Refused on 5 June 2026

Delegated (officer decision)1 reason for refusal

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Proposal

Part two storey, part single storey side/rear extension; solar panels to front and boundary fence to side

Received
2 April 2026
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Rothwell
  1. Received2 Apr
  2. Validated2 Apr
  3. Consult.10 May
  4. Target28 May
  5. Decided5 Jun

Decided in 64 days (council typically 49)

About this application

This is a full planning application for a rear extension at 31 Wakefield Road Oulton Leeds LS26 8EL. Leeds has handled 10,776 applications of this type. This one was decided in 64 days, 2 weeks 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 159 applications across Rothwell. We hold 1,811 applications in total for the LS26 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 consider the proposed development to cause serious and significant harm to visual amenity and the character of the area, for the following reasons. - The proposed hip-to-gable alteration to the main dwelling, by reason of its design will result in an alteration which would visually harm the character and appearance of the host dwelling and unbalance the pair of dwellings. - The proposed two storey side extension by reason of its size, design and lack of a sufficient elevational subservience will result in an extension which is disproportionate and unsympathetic to the application property, as well as unbalancing the semi-detached pair. - Similarly, the size, siting and design of the front porch results in a visually dominant and incongruous feature which harmfully detracts from the characteristic design of the application dwelling. Merrion House 110 Merrion Centre Leeds LS2 8BB Town and Country Planning Act 1990 As such, the proposal is contrary to the aims and intentions of policies GP5 and BD6 of the UDP Review (2006), policy P10 of the Core Strategy (as amended 2019), Policy HDG1 of the Householder Design Guide (2012) and the guidance contained within section 12 of the Framework as well as the Oulton and Woodlesford Neighbourhood Plan.

From the council's decision notice.

Application details

Postcode
LS26 8EL
Application type
Full Planning Application
Scale / size
Small

Planning application dates

Date validated
2 April 2026
Consultation start
17 April 2026
Neighbour consultation start
17 April 2026
Last date for comments
10 May 2026
Target decision date
28 May 2026

Applicant and agent

Agent address
Mr Robert Gandy Fox Valley Way Sheffield S36 2AA

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Additional information

Documents
11

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
Also checked, none recorded (24)

flood storage areas, conservation 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.

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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