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Soldiers Field And Connaught Field Roundhay Park Roundhay Leeds

26/02714/FUFull Planning ApplicationPermitted
Full

Proposal

Installation placement of approximately 125no sandstone boulders, 7no bollards, 909 linear metres of earth mounding and 5no vehicle access barriers for prevention of access onto Soldiers Field and Connaught Field

Received
26 May 2026
Decided
6 August 2026 · Approved
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Roundhay
Approximate site (title boundary)
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  1. Received26 May
  2. Validated26 May
  3. Consult.4 Aug
  4. Target25 Aug
  5. Decided6 Aug

Decided in 72 days (council typically 49)

7 weeks typical decision time in Leeds82% of full applications approved

This is a full planning application at Soldiers Field And Connaught Field Roundhay Park Roundhay Leeds. Leeds has handled 10,776 applications of this type and approves 85% of them, typically deciding them in 56 days. This one was decided in 72 days, 2 weeks longer than Leeds's median. The site is in a conservation area. There has been 1 other application at this address. In the past year there have been 236 applications across Roundhay.

Application Details

Reference
26/02714/FU
Address
Soldiers Field And Connaught Field Roundhay Park Roundhay Leeds
Local Authority
Leeds
Application Type
Full Planning Application
Scale / Size
Medium
Decision Status
Permitted
Current Status
Decided
Ward
Roundhay

Applicant & Agent

Agent Address
Mr Dave Bennison Farnley Hall Park Hall Lane Leeds LS12 5HA

Planning Application Dates

Date Received
26 May 2026
Consultation Expiry
12 June 2026
Target Decision Date
25 August 2026
Date Decided
6 August 2026
Date Validated
26 May 2026
Date Submitted
26 May 2026
Consultation Start
28 July 2026
Last Date for Comments
4 August 2026

Planning Decision

Decision
Approved
Decided By
Delegated Decision
Statutory Period
91 days

Publicity

Last Advertised
12 June 2026
Site Notice Start
8 June 2026

Appeal

Additional Information

Documents
32
Coordinates
53.832790, -1.502787
Enriching application data
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Source: Leeds

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Planning constraints

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Conservation area: Roundhay
  • Green belt: Leeds
  • Registered park and garden: Roundhay Park
  • Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
Also checked, none recorded (21)

flood storage areas, listed buildings, Article 4 directions, tree preservation orders, scheduled monuments, World Heritage Sites, World Heritage Site buffer zones, 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.

Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

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