Leeds United Training Ground Walton Road Thorp Arch Wetherby LS23 7BA Data via plota.co.uk

26/03551/FU - Full Planning Application Current

Proposal

Provision of new groundskeepers facility; a new drive access off Wetherby Road, including access track, landscaping, laydown and compound area with associated fencing; retention of existing temporary academy building on a permanent basis; replacement changing rooms and glass door parent facilities with raised ramp/railings; additional car parking; improvements and amendments to pitches; playing areas and associated ancillary development Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
2 Jul 2026
✓
Consultation
15 Jul 2026
Decision
Expected by 21 Dec 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicted a decision soon after comments close on 7 Sept 2026; it is now day 99.

The consultation period closed on 7 Sept 2026.

Documents 26

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 4

Habitat network: Network Expansion Zone
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Also on the record
Radon affected area, class 2; Tree preservation order about 12 m away: A1; Inside the Thorp Arch built-up area.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 6 October 2026. The pin for this application is the centre of its postcode rather than the building, so distances to nearby designations are measured from the postcode and can be out by the width of the postcode area. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England, the British Geological Survey and UK Health Security Agency (radon, contains BGS materials © UKRI) and council datasets, Open Government Licence. A boundary can run through a site and the council holds the definitive record: confirm with the council before relying on this.

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Important details

Council
Leeds
Application type
Full Planning Application
Postcode
LS23 7BA
Received
2 Jul 2026
Validated
2 Jul 2026
Ward
Wetherby
Parish
Thorp Arch Parish Council
Target decision
21 Dec 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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Agent
Sheppard Planning

Decision outlook

Day 99, past the statutory target. 82% of commercial and major works in Leeds are decided within thirteen weeks; extensions of time are common, and the council need not decide on the day. Last seen undecided on 2 Oct 2026.

Day 9943 days past the 56-day target
67%decided within 8 weeks
82%approved
123decided in the last year

Plota live figures for commercial and major works decided by Leeds in the last twelve months, from validation. Leeds decision record →

Public comments

7comments received
1 objecting1 neutral5 supporting

71% support · above the UK average of 16%

Last counted 2 Oct 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Consultation
15 Jul 2026
Comments by
7 Sept 2026
Site or press notice
14 Aug 2026
Statutory expiry
1 Oct 2026
Env. assessment
No
Leeds
Planning Authority Score
5.3/10
Average
#131 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder decisions

Leeds is faster than most councils at deciding householder applications, ranking #95 out of 296. Householder applications are slightly less likely to be approved here (85%) than the national average (90%).

Faster than most councils
for householder decisions
These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
Leeds decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
83%
Overall approval rate
Below avg (87%) #238 of 296
85%
Householder approved
Below avg (90%) #249 of 296
73%
Decided in 8 weeks
Above avg (63%) #95 of 296
33%
Extended time limit
Below avg (41%) #78 of 296
70%
Minor dwellings approved
208 decided (1-9 homes)
86%
Major dwellings approved
36 decided (10+ homes)
68%
Change of use approved
279 decided
3,681
Total decisions
613 refused in the year to March 2026