23/00489/CLE

1. 9 Feb 2023

   Received by Leeds

2. 17 Mar 2023

   Decision issued: Refused

3. 27 Jul 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

The council refused this application for the reasons set out on the decision notice, which the council portal holds in full. Only the applicant can appeal a refusal; the time limit runs from the decision date and is shorter for householder schemes.

Refusal does not prevent a fresh attempt. Applicants often address the reasons for refusal and resubmit, so a refused scheme is not necessarily the end of proposals for the site.

A lawful development certificate is a legal determination, not a planning judgement. It asks the council to confirm either that existing use or works are lawful, often through the passage of time, or that a proposal would not need planning permission at all. The applicant must prove the facts; the merits of the scheme are not considered.

More on lawful development applications in our guide

• 24/05601/TR Decided

  68 St Michaels Road Headingley Leeds LS6 3BG

  T1 Beech: Drawback and crown lift, 2m reduction on lower half of crown. pruning back towards neighbouring boundary, crown lifting to around 20ft. T2 Goat Willow: Drawback to stem - Lateral reduction to the stem, cutting to 1m inside boundary of number 66.

  26 Sep 2024 16m away Trees
• 25/05764/TR Granted

  70 St Michaels Road Headingley Leeds LS6 3BG

  Ground works and associated root severance to install root barrier (20m in length/ 3.5m deep)

  1 Oct 2025 22m away Trees
• 26/03725/TR Granted

  11 St Michaels Terrace Headingley Leeds LS6 3BQ

  T1 - Copper beach - to cut back overhanging branches to give a minimum of 3m clearance up to a height of 7 metres.

  1 Jul 2026 24m away Trees
• 26/02430/TR Granted

  68 St Michaels Road Headingley Leeds LS6 3BG

  Cherry Blossom: Trimming over extended branches to the north and dead branches (smothered by TPO beech next door to the south. Reduction of the northward branches extending towards the house to be reduced to two thirds of their length, and one or two of the higher centre branches the same, in order to encourage the tree to bush out more evenly.

  29 Apr 2026 24m away Trees
• 26/03730/TR Awaiting decision

  70 St Michaels Road Headingley Leeds LS6 3BG

  T1 Beech: Cut back by 2.5m to suitable unions to maintain the shape and form.

  1 Jul 2026 27m away Trees
• 26/01773/TR Granted

  68 St Michaels Road Headingley Leeds LS6 3BG

  T1 Oak: Fell, Further details attached with application.

  27 Mar 2026 71m away Trees

• 26/04000/CLE Awaiting decision

  Block A SoYo Quarry Hill Leeds LS2 7UE

  Certificate of Existing Lawful Development to demonstrate that the piling works carried out are lawful pursuant to planning permission 23/04778/FU

  27 Jul 2026 Lawful development
• 26/02980/CLP Granted

  17 Alwoodley Gardens Alwoodley Leeds LS17 7BQ

  Certificate of Proposed Lawful Development for an extension to the gable, dormer window to the rear and rooflights to the front

  2 Jun 2026 Lawful development
• 26/02855/CLP Awaiting decision

  18 Thomas Drive Guiseley Leeds LS20 9PL

  Certificate of Proposed Lawful Development for an outbuilding to the rear

  24 Jul 2026 Lawful development
• 26/03638/CLE Awaiting decision

  32 Edinburgh Grove Armley Leeds LS12 3RL

  Certificate of Existing Lawful Development for Use as a house in multiple occupation

  24 Jul 2026 Lawful development
• 26/03317/CLP Granted

  5 Keldy Gardens Bramhope Leeds LS16 9GA

  Certificate of Proposed Lawful Development for a single storey rear extension

  18 Jun 2026 Lawful development