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The Greek Orthodox Church Harehills Avenue Chapeltown Leeds LS8 4EU

26/02032/FUFull Planning ApplicationRefused
Full

Refused on 8 June 2026

Delegated (officer decision)1 reason for refusal

Proposal

Retrospective application for timber fence above stone wall

Received
17 April 2026
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Chapel Allerton
  1. Received17 Apr
  2. Validated17 Apr
  3. Consult.26 May
  4. Target12 Jun
  5. Decided8 Jun

Decided in 52 days (council typically 49)

About this application

This is a full planning application at The Greek Orthodox Church Harehills Avenue Chapeltown Leeds LS8 4EU. 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, with 1 listed building nearby. There has been 1 other application at this address. In the past year there have been 133 applications across Chapel Allerton. We hold 1,798 applications in total for the LS8 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 proposal materially and adversely impacts on the setting of this Grade II Listed Building by reason of the harmful impact on the setting of the listed building. The boundary treatment proposed is also out of keeping with the wider streetscene. This harm identified in 2014 is exacerbated by the passage of time and such whilst the heritage harm identified is less than substantial in terms used by the NPPF, this is not outweighed by any public benefits of the scheme. As such the retention of the unauthorised fencing is contrary to Policies P10, P11 and P12 of the Core Strategy, saved Policies GP5, N14, N25 and LD1 of the Unitary Development Plan and contrary to advice in section 16 of the NPPF relating to the Historic Environment.

From the council's decision notice.

Application details

Postcode
LS8 4EU
Application type
Full Planning Application
Scale / size
Small

Planning application dates

Date validated
17 April 2026
Consultation expiry
1 May 2026
Consultation start
17 April 2026
Last date for comments
26 May 2026
Target decision date
12 June 2026

Applicant and agent

Architect profile
STUDIO J ARCHITECTS LIMITED
Agent address
James Butterworth Office 35 The Junction Charles Street Horbury WF4 5FD

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Publicity

Last advertised
1 May 2026

Additional information

Documents
11

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

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

Also checked, none recorded (22)

flood storage areas, conservation areas, 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.

Associated applications

  1. 2026
    17 Apr

    Retrospective application for timber fence above stone wall

    This applicationRefusedFull26/02032/FU
  2. 2026
    17 Apr

    Listed building application for retrospective timber fence above stone wall

    RefusedListed building consentFiled alongside26/02033/LI

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