Planning application
Visitor Centre St Aidans Nature Reserve Astley Lane Swillington Leeds LS26 8AL
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Retrospective application for the siting of a timber outbuilding for ancillary use to the visitors centre
As published by the council, reference 26/00564/FU
Application record
- Reference
- 26/00564/FU
- Type
- Full Planning Application
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Granted As published: Approved
- Received
- 9 Feb 2026
- Validated
- 9 Feb 2026
- Decided
- 16 Apr 2026
- Ward
- Garforth & Swillington
- Parish
- Great And Little Preston Parish Council
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- LS26 8AL
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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9 Feb 2026
Received by Leeds
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16 Apr 2026
Decision issued: Approved
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20 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
10 documents on file for this application
- GRANT OF FULL PLANNING PERMISSION
- OFFICER REPORT
- - CONTAMINATED LAND TEAM
- - THE COAL AUTHORITY
- DESIGN AND ACCESS STATEMENT
- WELCOME HUT ELEVATIONS
- APPLICATION FORM - WITHOUT PERSONAL DATA
- BLOCK PLAN OF THE SITE
- PHOTO
- THE LOCATION PLAN
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Leeds granted permission on 16 April 2026, subject to any conditions on the decision notice. Work must normally begin within three years or the permission lapses. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.
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