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The Cottage 7B Spofforth Hill Wetherby LS22 6SF

26/03432/FUFull Planning ApplicationRefused
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Refused on 21 September 2026

Delegated (officer decision)2 reasons for refusal

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Proposal

Erection of gates to two existing vehicular accesses

Received
28 July 2026
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Public comments
0 · last counted 21 October 2026
Ward
Wetherby
  1. Received28 Jul
  2. Validated28 Jul
  3. Consult.21 Aug
  4. Target22 Sep
  5. Decided21 Sep

Decided in 55 days (council typically 49)

About this application

This is a full planning application at The Cottage 7B Spofforth Hill Wetherby LS22 6SF. 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 300 applications across Wetherby. We hold 1,283 applications in total for the LS22 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 manually operated gate and electrically operated sliding gate, by reason of their insufficient set-back from the highway boundary, would lead to vehicles waiting on the highway whilst the gates are opened. As a consequence, vehicles would obstruct oncoming traffic on this busy section of Spofforth Hill, leading to increased congestion and conflict with other highway users. The development therefore gives rise to significant harm in respect of highway safety, and is contrary to Policy T2 of the Core Strategy (as amended), the Transport SPD and National Development Management Policies TR3 and TR4 of the National Planning Policy Framework (as amended)
  2. The Local Planning Authority considers that the submitted drawings fail to adequately demonstrate how the proposed gates would appear within the wider street scene. By reason of the absence of sufficient contextual information, it has not been demonstrated that the appearance and visual prominence of the proposed gates would be appropriate to their surroundings. As such, the proposal fails to demonstrate that it would respect the character and appearance of the area and could lead to harm in these respects. The proposal therefore does not adequately demonstrate compliance with Policies P10 and P12 of the Core Strategy (as amended), Saved Unitary Development Plan Review (2006) Merrion House 110 Merrion Centre Leeds LS2 8BB Town and Country Planning Act 1990 Policies GP5, N25 and LD1, guidance contained within the Householder Design Guide and National Planning Policy Framework (as amended) National Development Management Policy DP3.

From the council's decision notice.

Application details

Postcode
LS22 6SF
Application type
Full Planning Application
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Wetherby Town Council

Planning application dates

Date validated
28 July 2026
Consultation start
29 July 2026
Neighbour consultation start
29 July 2026
Last date for comments
21 August 2026
Target decision date
22 September 2026

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Additional information

Documents
20

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Tree Preservation Order: TPO1952_001WTHPart of the site
  • Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
Also checked, none recorded (23)

flood storage areas, conservation areas, listed buildings, Article 4 directions, 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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