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Prospect Nurseries Hillings Lane Hawksworth Leeds LS20 8PE

26/02887/FUFull Planning ApplicationRefused
Full

Refused on 15 July 2026

Delegated (officer decision)3 reasons for refusal

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

Part demolition and part Change of use of agricultural building to class C3 forming additional living space associated with the attached dwelling with alterations including installation of EVCP ASHP and PV panels, new mezzanine floor, hard and soft landscaping works

Received
26 May 2026
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Guiseley & Rawdon
  1. Received26 May
  2. Validated26 May
  3. Consult.3 Jul
  4. Target21 Jul
  5. Decided15 Jul

Decided in 50 days (council typically 49)

About this application

This is a full planning application for demolition at Prospect Nurseries Hillings Lane Hawksworth Leeds LS20 8PE. Leeds has handled 10,776 applications of this type. This one was decided in 50 days. The site is in a conservation area. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 188 applications across Guiseley & Rawdon. We hold 1,042 applications in total for the LS20 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 change of use of an agricultural building to a dwelling would be harmful to the character, appearance and openness of the Green Belt and would be contrary to one of the purposes of Green Belt control. The existing agricultural building, being constructed of lightweight materials including blockwork, timber boarding and metal sheeting would require substantial rebuilding of the walls and roof of the structure in order to create the proposed enlarged dwelling. The present building is therefore not considered to be of substantial construction nor capable of conversion without rebuilding, contrary to paragraph 154 of the NPPF and saved policy GB4 of the UDPR. Additionally, the creation of an enlarged dwelling with domestic curtilage including garden and patio areas etc would represent an encroachment of inappropriate domestic development into the countryside contrary to paragraph 143 of the NPPF.
  2. The Local Planning Authority considers that the proposed change of use of an agricultural building and its surroundings to a dwelling and domestic curtilage would be a visually intrusive intervention within an area of predominantly open rural landscape. The proposal would therefore be contrary to policies P10 and P12 of the Core Strategy, saved policy LD1 of the UDPR and to paragraph 135 of the National Planning Policy Framework.
  3. The Local Planning Authority considers that the proposed dwelling fails to provide details that demonstrate an appropriate level of bio-diversity net gain, such as new habitat provision or enhancement to existing on-site provision. The proposal is therefore contrary to policy G9 of the Leeds Core Strategy (2019), and paragraph 193 of the National Planning Policy Framework.

From the council's decision notice.

Application details

Postcode
LS20 8PE
Application type
Full Planning Application
Scale / size
Small

Planning application dates

Date validated
26 May 2026
Consultation expiry
12 June 2026
Consultation start
27 May 2026
Last date for comments
3 July 2026
Target decision date
21 July 2026

Applicant and agent

Applicant
Private applicant
Agent address
Mr John Steel 41 Tulyar Court Bingley BD16 3ND

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Publicity

Last advertised
12 June 2026

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.

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