Planning application
25/06228/CLE
Lake Accessed Via Otley Sailing Club Private Track.
Proposal
Certificate of Existing Lawful Development for Use of a fishing pond
As published by the council, reference 25/06228/CLE
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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22 Oct 2025
Received by Leeds
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16 Dec 2025
Decision issued: Refused
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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.
Nearby applications
Within 500 metres
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26/03564/TR Granted
Wharfebank Mills Ilkley Road Otley LS21 3JP
T1 - Birch tree to crown lift to give 4m clearance above road. T3 - Conifer to crown lift to 5.2 m above highway bin wagon access. T4 - Ash - remove 2 low limbs over the entrance and clear telephone wires T10 - Sycamore - cut back to give 2.5m - 3m clearance from pegholme buildings. T9 and T11 to Crown lift to give 4m clearance from ground level.
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26/9/00042/MOD Refused
39 Ilkley Road Otley LS21 3LP
Change of use of dwelling (C3) to office (B1) - NON MATERIAL AMENDMENT TO 16/07445/FU - Convert commercial space back to original, dwelling space.
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25/06136/TR Granted
To The Side Of Beechwood Westbourne Close Otley LS21 3LG
G1 mainly Sycamore - Crown lift to give 4m clearance from the ground. Draw back on the north, east and west aspects by 1m on the lower and mid parts of the canopy. The reason for the works is to give a greater clearance from the ground, reduce the overhang and expose more of the view, trees overhang the property
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23/00492/TR Granted
Ashfield House Ashfield Park Weston Lane Otley
T3) To balance and aid stability for longer retention of the tree. Reduce leaning Beech tree in height by approximately 5m maximum leaving 10m overall height, and radial spread over the south side to reduce weight load by 4m max, leaving 3m. (difficult to gauge spread given the severity of the lean and limited access to the filed side) The root flare has lifted and the ground is visibly sinking behind it. Disregard T1 & T2 on the photos, these were part of RWC's original visit but not part of this application.
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26/02134/FU Granted
41 Westbourne Grove Otley LS21 3LJ
Replacement porch to front; demolition of garage and construction of new garage
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25/04484/CLP Granted
35 Westbourne Grove Otley LS21 3LJ
Certificate of Proposed Lawful Development for single storey side extension
Other lawful development applications
In Leeds
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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
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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
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26/02855/CLP Awaiting decision
18 Thomas Drive Guiseley Leeds LS20 9PL
Certificate of Proposed Lawful Development for an outbuilding to the rear
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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
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26/03317/CLP Granted
5 Keldy Gardens Bramhope Leeds LS16 9GA
Certificate of Proposed Lawful Development for a single storey rear extension