Skip to content
PlanIndex Get alerts
Menu

Planning application

25/04996/CLP

The Grove Centre New Street Horsforth Leeds LS18 4BH

Refused Leeds Certificate of Proposed Lawful Use

Proposal

Certificate of Proposed Lawful Development for siting of 35 solar panels on pitched roof of Grove Centre

As published by the council, reference 25/04996/CLP

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 26 Aug 2025

    Received by Leeds

  2. 20 Oct 2025

    Decision issued: Refused

  3. 20 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

What refusal means

The process from here

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.

About lawful development applications

How this application type works

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

Nearby applications

Within 500 metres

  • 26/00721/FU Granted

    Grove Methodist Church Town Street Horsforth Leeds LS18 4RJ

    Installation of roof mounted solar panels

    12 Feb 2026 9m away Full applications
  • 27/156/03/FU Refused

    32 Town Street Horsforth 2373-3797

    Disabled access ramp to front of bank

    9 Jun 2003 42m away Full applications
  • 27/157/03/SI Granted

    36 Town Street Horsforth 2374-3798

    1 part internally illuminated part externally illuminated fascia sign and 1 internally illuminated projecting sign

    9 Jun 2003 53m away Advertising
  • 25/07113/FU Granted

    46 New Crescent Horsforth Leeds LS18 4RR

    Conversion of garage to form a store; single storey side extension; porch to front; widening of driveway access and dropped kerb to accommodate two car parking spaces to front

    9 Dec 2025 60m away Full applications
  • 26/00981/FU Granted

    Provincial Building 42 Town Street Horsforth Leeds LS18 4AP

    New shop front with new entrance and removal of side entrance; replacement windows

    18 Feb 2026 77m away Full applications
  • 25/06257/FU Granted

    15 Town Street Horsforth Leeds LS18 5LJ

    Variation of Condition 4 (opening hours) to previously approved planning application 27/261/04/FU (Part single storey and part two storey rear extension to restaurant) for extension to opening hours on new years eve only whereby the premises may remain open until 01:30am

    28 Oct 2025 100m away Full applications

In Leeds

  • 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