Leeds City Council planning applications
Data as of 5 November 2026
Leeds City Council decided more than 6,800 planning applications in the twelve months to 5 November 2026. It refused 18% of those it approved or refused, higher than the middle UK council (9%), and took a median of 52 days to decide one.
Look up one application
Search by reference or address on Leeds City Council’s own planning portal. Or ask Claude, with the PlanningLedger connector, to find it and read its officer report and decision notice (mcp.planningledger.com).
Recent major decisions
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23 October 2026 · Approved
Lloyds Banking Group Cote Lane Farsley Pudsey Leeds LS28 5ED · 25/06067/FU
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15 September 2026 · Approved
Unit 1 And Part Unit 2 Leeds Twelve Business Park Barras Garth Road Upper Wortley Leeds LS12 4JY · 26/02241/FU
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8 September 2026 · Approved
Land South Of Sweet Street West Leeds · 25/06747/RM
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20 August 2026 · Approved
Land At Long Causeway Cross Green Leeds LS9 0NY · 25/07502/FU
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13 August 2026 · Approved
Hayton House Farm Great North Road Leeds LS25 3AU · 25/02505/FU
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31 July 2026 · Approved
Phase E Northern Quadrant East Leeds Extension A64 York Road · 24/00640/RM
Figures for Leeds City Council
| Applications decided | more than 6,800 |
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| Share refusedof those approved or refused | 18%middle UK council 9% |
| Median time to a decisionfrom the valid date | 52 daysmiddle UK council 55 days |
| Householder applications refusedextensions, lofts, outbuildings | Not enough typed decisions |
| Appeals decidedin the last three years | more than 610 |
| Appeals allowedof those decided on their merits | 27%about one in four |
| Officer reports and decision notices searchable | back to 2017 |
| Local Plan policies held | 51plan adopted 2019 |
What inspectors decide appeals on
In their own words, from recent appeal decisions on Leeds City Council’s planning applications.
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“The main issue is the effect of the development on the character and appearance of the area.”
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“The main issue is the effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area.”
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“The main issue is the effect of the development on the character and appearance of the surrounding area.”
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“The main issues are: • Whether the proposal would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt, having regard to the National Planning Policy Framework (the Framework) and any relevant development plan policies; • The effect of the proposal on the…”
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“The main issues in the appeal are: • The effect of the proposed development on the vitality and viability of nearby centres; • The effect of the proposed development on greenspace provision; • The effect of the proposed development on…”
How we count, and what each figure leaves out: methodology. The council’s own register is the record, and each application links to it.