Leeds planning applications
SiteLens tracks and classifies every planning application submitted to Leeds City Council, updated daily. Leeds City Council received 1,570 planning applications in the last 90 days, 32 of them major schemes. 84% of the applications it decided were approved.
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Recent applications in Leeds
See all →Majors and higher-value work first, tree works, condition discharges and adverts last.
19 Hanover Square Woodhouse Leeds LS3 1AP
Three-flat conversion of an office building, Leeds. Retrospective change of use of basement to second floor to create three homes, with demolition of rear outbuilding, boundary wall and gate, plus new dormer, windows and M&E at full application stage. Internal partitioning, rewiring, plumbing and…
Fit-outM&EDrainage
John Smeaton Leisure Centre Smeaton Approach Manston Leeds LS15 8TA
Synthetic turf pitch refurbishment at a Leeds leisure centre. Upgrades playing surface, installs new floodlighting and perimeter fencing at full application stage. Pitch installation, steel floodlight structures and electrical distribution drive the work, with ground preparation and drainage…
GroundworksDrainageSteel
Farsley Celtic Football Club Newlands Farsley Pudsey LS28 5BE
Two-storey educational building with timber outbuilding, Farsley. Erects a dual-use education and ancillary sports facility with external stairs and balcony, plus a single-storey timber teaching block at full application stage. Structural frame, cladding, timber joinery and M&E packages suit…
GroundworksStructural frameSteel
Swillington Organic Farm Coach Road Wakefield Road Swillington Leeds LS26 8QA
Agricultural barn conversion to equestrian therapy centre, Leeds. Repurposes a farm building and yard for disabled riding services with accessibility works and a 20m × 40m arena, at full application stage. Structural adaptation, accessible facilities fit-out, arena construction and drainage…
Structural repairFit-outM&E
City Varieties Music Hall Swan Street Leeds LS1 6LW
Listed building consent for City Varieties Music Hall, Leeds. Internal and external refurbishment including mosaic panel relocation, signage fixings and cable routing at listed building consent stage. Specialist masonry, heritage joinery and coordinated M&E routing align with conservation…
Façade repairM&EFit-out
Carlton Hall Farm Carlton Lane Yeadon Leeds LS19 7BG
Single dwelling with retrospective driveway, Carlton Lane Yeadon. Demolishes existing kennels building and erects a new house on a 0.15 hectare site at full application stage. Demolition, groundworks, foundations and build-to-completion packages follow site clearance, with driveway surfacing…
DemolitionGroundworksStructural frame
16 Tyersal Park Tyersal BD4 8EY
Single-storey rear extension, 6m deep, Leeds. Adds ground-floor living space to an existing house at full application stage. Brickwork, roofing and groundworks packages drive the scope, with glazing and internal joinery follow-on.
GroundworksBrickworkRoofing
39 Kingswood Gardens Moor Allerton Leeds LS8 2BH
Two-storey side extension with single-storey rear element, Leeds. Demolishes garage and adds part-two-storey side extension with Juliet balcony plus replacement windows and doors at full application stage. Structural steels, roofing, brickwork and joinery packages suit local subcontractors; window…
DemolitionGroundworksStructural frame
44 The Drive Lidgett Park Leeds LS8 1JH
Hip-to-gable roof extension with dormer and solar panels, Leeds. Converts an existing roof to gable form, adds a rear dormer and front rooflight, and installs solar panels at full application stage. Roofing, dormer joinery, structural steels and solar installation drive the specification; glazing…
RoofingJoinerySteel
2 Hall Park Garth Horsforth Leeds LS18 5LT
First-storey side extension and garage conversion, Horsforth. Adds a first-floor side extension and converts an integrated garage to habitable room at full application stage. Structural steels, groundworks and garage conversion fit-out are the live trades; windows and internal partitioning follow.
GroundworksStructural repairSteel
6 Station Crescent Armley Leeds LS12 3EZ
Single-storey side and rear extension, Leeds. Adds ground-floor space to an existing house at full application stage. Brickwork, roofing and groundworks packages suit local subcontractors, with glazing and M&E fit-out to follow.
BrickworkRoofingGroundworks
2 Thomas Drive Guiseley Leeds LS20 9PL
Part single-storey, part two-storey front and side extension, Guiseley. Adds a two-storey element to the front and side of an existing house at full application stage. Brickwork, roofing and groundworks packages suit local contractors; a two-storey frame adds steel and structural complexity.
BrickworkRoofingGroundworks
11 Grange Avenue Garforth Leeds LS25 1HQ
Single-storey wrap-around extension with driveway, Garforth. Replaces detached garage and earlier extensions with a new single-storey extension and canopy, plus off-street parking at full application stage. Groundworks, driveway surfacing, brickwork and roofing suit local subcontractors.
DemolitionGroundworksBrickwork
8 Holmsley Lane Woodlesford Leeds LS26 8RN
Single-storey side and rear extension with garage conversion, Woodlesford. Adds living space via extension and habitable conversion, plus a front bay window at full application stage. Groundworks, brickwork and roofing open the site, with joinery and internal fit-out following.
GroundworksBrickworkRoofing
6 Elmet Road Barwick In Elmet Leeds LS15 4HE
Single-storey front, side and rear extension, Leeds. Adds living space across three elevations to an existing house at full application stage. Brickwork, roofing, groundworks and glazing packages suit local subcontractors with coordinated site sequencing.
BrickworkRoofingGroundworks
Planning appeals in Leeds City Council
An allowed appeal is one the council lost. Some kinds of appeal succeed far more often than others, so Leeds City Council is compared with the national rate for its own mix.
Leeds City Council, raw rate
26%
of judged appeals were allowed
Expected for this mix of appeals
30.8%
national rates applied to this caseload
4.8 percentage points below expected. Leeds City Council's decisions are overturned less often than the national record predicts.
2,202 appeals counted, 2,118 judged either way (551 allowed, 1,567 dismissed), 84 judged neither way. These are appeals decided 2016-07 to 2026-06.
By kind of appeal
| Appeal type | This council | National | Cases | Judged | Allowed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Planning Appeal | 25.7% | 28.8% | 890 | 881 | 226 |
| Householder (HAS) | 29.4% | 35.6% | 863 | 844 | 248 |
| Enforcement Notice | 7.8% | 13.5% | 188 | 154 | 12 |
| Commercial Appeal Service (CAS) | 26.4% | 33.3% | 129 | 125 | 33 |
| Lawful Development Certificate | 26.9% | 36.9% | 55 | 52 | 14 |
| Tree Preservation Order | 23.5% | 20.6% | 20 | 17 | 4 |
| Advertisement Appeal | 36.8% | 36% | 19 | 19 | 7 |
| Listed Building Consent & Conservation Area Consent Appeal | 27.8% | 25% | 18 | 18 | 5 |
10 more appeal types with fewer than 5 judged
| Appeal type | This council | National | Cases | Judged | Allowed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Appeal against Enforcement Listed Building Notice/Enforcement Conservation Area Notice | Too few judged | 8.1% | 5 | 2 | 0 |
| Environmental | None judged | Not published | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Rights of Way Opposed Orders | None judged | Not published | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Commercial Appeals Service (Adverts) | Too few judged | 27.6% | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| Section 106 Agreement | Too few judged | 39.8% | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| Advert Discontinuance | Too few judged | 19.1% | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Common Land | None judged | Not published | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| High Hedges | Too few judged | 28.5% | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Rights Of Way - Schedule 14A | None judged | Not published | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Rights Of Way - Schedule 14D | None judged | Not published | 1 | 0 | 0 |
How we calculate this
Judged means allowed or dismissed. Withdrawn, invalid, split and unrecorded appeals are counted but never treated as appeals the council won. Expected applies the national rate for each appeal type to this council's own caseload. National rates by type are in The State of UK Planning.
Source: the Planning Inspectorate's Casework Database on GOV.UK, not the council's own planning register. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Money behind development in Leeds City Council
Leeds City Council's developer contribution register is not yet in SiteLens.
Affordable housing grant in Leeds City Council
What central government confirmed: schemes in the area with Homes England grant agreed.
- Social rent45 homes
- Affordable rent63 homes
- Shared ownership7 homes
Source: Homes England Affordable Homes Programme 2021 to 2026, GOV.UK transparency data, as at 31 March 2025. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Grant requested is the figure when grant was confirmed, not money drawn down. Schemes are placed by local authority name.
Leeds City Council approval rates by application type
Share of decided applications approved in the last 12 months.
- householder81% (548 decided)
- other91% (489 decided)
- commercial90% (73 decided)
- residential62% (58 decided)
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