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95 Birchwood Hill Shadwell Leeds LS17 8NT

26/04554/FUFull Planning ApplicationRefused
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Refused on 15 October 2026

Delegated (officer decision)1 reason for refusal

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Proposal

Porch to front

Received
24 August 2026
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Public comments
0 · last counted 1 November 2026
Ward
Alwoodley
  1. Received24 Aug
  2. Validated24 Aug
  3. Consult.16 Sep
  4. Target19 Oct
  5. Decided15 Oct

Decided in 52 days (council typically 49)

About this application

This is a full planning application for a porch at 95 Birchwood Hill Shadwell Leeds LS17 8NT. 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. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 158 applications across Alwoodley. We hold 1,297 applications in total for the LS17 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 front porch, by reason of its excessive scale, width, projection, design, prominence and detailing, would appear as a large, visually intrusive and incongruous addition that would erode the simple form and character of the host dwelling. The development would compete visually with, and diminish the prominence of, the original bay window feature, whilst also disrupting the balanced appearance of the semi-detached pair. As a result, the proposal would cause harm to the character and appearance of the application property and the wider street scene, contrary to Policies P10 and P12 of the Leeds Core Strategy (2019, as amended), Policies GP5 and BD6 of the Leeds Unitary Development Plan Review (2006, as amended), the Householder Design Guide SPD (2012), including Policy HDG1 and associated guidance relating to porches, and National Development Management Policy DP3 of the National Planning Policy Framework (as amended).

From the council's decision notice.

Application details

Postcode
LS17 8NT
Application type
Full Planning Application
Scale / size
Small

Planning application dates

Date validated
24 August 2026
Consultation start
24 August 2026
Neighbour consultation start
24 August 2026
Last date for comments
16 September 2026
Target decision date
19 October 2026

Applicant and agent

Applicant
Private applicant
Architect profile
2DIO ARCHITECTURE LTD
Agent address
Mr Irfan Khan 10 Preston Parade Preston Parade Leeds LS11 7ND GB

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Additional information

Documents
6

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Tree Preservation Order: TPO2002_097Next to 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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© Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2026. All rights reserved. Flood Map for Planning, Open Government Licence v3.0.

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