Bengal Lounge 27 Kingswear Parade Leeds LS15 8LJ
Refused on 22 September 2026
Delegated (officer decision)1 reason for refusal
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Proposal
Retrospective application for single storey front extension and ramp
- Received
- 29 July 2026
- Decision level
- Delegated (officer decision)
- Public comments
- 0 · last counted 21 October 2026
- Council
- Leeds City Council
- Ward
- Crossgates & Whinmoor
- ReceivedReceived29 Jul
- ValidatedValidated29 Jul
- Consult.Consultation20 Aug
- TargetTarget Date23 Sep
- DecidedDecided22 Sep
Decided in 55 days (council typically 49)
About this application
This is a full planning application for a front extension at Bengal Lounge 27 Kingswear Parade Leeds LS15 8LJ. Leeds has handled 10,776 applications of this type. This one was decided in 55 days, 6 days longer than Leeds's typical decision time. The site is in a conservation area. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 97 applications across Crossgates & Whinmoor. We hold 1,087 applications in total for the LS15 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
- The proposed front extension, by virtue of its scale, siting and prominence, would result in a disproportionate, visually intrusive and incongruous addition that fails to respect the scale, form and character of the host building and wider shopping parade. Whilst amendments have been made to the proposed external treatment of the extension, no detailed specification, finish or material schedule has been provided and the changes do not overcome the fundamental concerns relating to the scale, prominence and siting of the development. Furthermore, whilst the proposal includes the provision of an access ramp and glazed balustrading, the submitted ramp does not accord with the requirements of the Council's adopted accessibility guidance and therefore fails to provide an acceptable and inclusive means of access for all users. The Local Planning Authority previously refused planning permission for substantially the same development under application reference 25/05045/FU, and it is considered that the amendments submitted under the current application fail to overcome the reasons for that refusal. Accordingly, the proposal remains harmful to the character and appearance of the site and surrounding area and fails to achieve an appropriate standard of inclusive design, contrary to Leeds Core Strategy Policy P10, Saved Unitary Development Plan Merrion House 110 Merrion Centre Leeds LS2 8BB Town and Country Planning Act 1990 Review Policies GP5, BD6 and BD7, the Accessible Leeds SPD (2016) and the design objectives of the National Planning Policy Framework.
From the council's decision notice.
Application details
- Postcode
- LS15 8LJ
- Application type
- Full Planning Application
- Scale / size
- Small
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 29 July 2026
- Consultation start
- 30 July 2026
- Last date for comments
- 20 August 2026
- Target decision date
- 23 September 2026
Applicant and agent
- Applicant
- Private applicant
- Architect profile
- RIYAT ASSOCIATES LIMITED
- Agent address
- Benson House 14 Benson Street Leeds LS7 1BL
Planning decision
- Statutory period
- 56 days
Additional information
- Documents
- 9
Site constraints
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.
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1 other application at this property, newest first.
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