Howley Beck Cottage 201 Scotchman Lane Morley Leeds LS27 0PA Data via plota.co.uk

26/04708/FU - Full Planning Application Current

Proposal

Demolition of existing side extensions; construction of part single-storey, part two-storey side and rear extension; conversion of integrated garage to form habitable space; new raised terrace and steps to side Data via plota.co.uk

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View original council record ↗Last checked 28 Oct 2026, 01:59

Application progress

✓

Received

4 Sept 2026

✓

Consultation

14 Oct 2026

Decision

Expected by 30 Oct 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision soon after comments close on 4 Nov 2026, from Leeds's recent demolitions.

A re-consultation started on 14 Oct 2026. The council has not yet published the new comment deadline.

Comment on this application ↗

Documents 2

Statements & assessments 1

PDF PLANNING SUPPORTING STATEMENT. BackGround Papers · 4 Sept 2026 View ↗

Application forms 1

PDF PLANNING APPLICATION FORM Application Form · 4 Sept 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 7

Green belt: South and West Yorkshire

Inappropriate development needs very special circumstances.

Green belt policy allows a short list of exceptions, such as limited extensions and replacement buildings. Anything else needs very special circumstances that clearly outweigh the harm. Some green belt land can count as grey belt, where it does not strongly serve the green belt's purposes. The council decides this in its green belt assessment or on each application, so we do not mark it here.

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Flood zone 2, rivers and sea

Medium chance: between a 1 in 100 and 1 in 1,000 annual chance from rivers, or 1 in 200 to 1 in 1,000 from the sea. Any development here needs a flood risk assessment. Defences are not counted.

The Environment Agency flood map for planning. Homes in zone 3 must also pass the sequential test. Surface water flooding is a separate map.

Flood map ↗

Coal mining development high risk area

Recorded coal mining features at or near the surface. Most planning applications here need a coal mining risk assessment.

From the Mining Remediation Authority, formerly the Coal Authority. The development high risk area marks recorded coal mining features at or near the surface: mine shafts and adits, shallow workings, mine gas and former opencast sites. Most planning applications there need a coal mining risk assessment; householder applications, changes of use and some minor works are exempt. Mine entry positions come from old plans and can be out by several metres, and unrecorded workings can exist anywhere in the coalfield.

Coal mining risk assessments ↗

Public footpath about 18 m away

Matters where it crosses or adjoins the site: obstructing a path without a diversion order is an offence, and work cannot start until the order is confirmed.

Compiled from highway authority data, not the legal definitive map. A few authorities have not published, so no path shown is not proof there is none.

Also on the record

Radon affected area, class 4; Inside the Batley built-up area; Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) had this area as grade 3, but it predates the buildings here and the current map does not class it as farmland.

Not affected

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 Mining Remediation Authority, 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.

Building

Floor area103 m² (1,109 sq ft)

Energy ratingD (58 out of 100), could reach A

PropertyDetached house, 4 habitable rooms

BuiltBefore 1900

HeatingBoiler and radiators, mains gas

WallsSandstone or limestone, as built, no insulation (assumed)

From the energy performance certificate lodged in March 2025, the latest held for this property, matched to this application by its address. The building may have changed since. View the certificate

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Important details

Council: Leeds
Application type: Full Planning Application
Postcode: LS27 0PA
Received: 4 Sept 2026
Validated: 4 Sept 2026
Ward: Morley South
Parish: Morley Town Council
Target decision: 30 Oct 2026
Decision level: Delegated Decision
Applicant: Show
Agent: Orange Design Studio LTD

Decision outlook

Day 55, past Leeds's usual 54 days for demolitions. 93% are decided within thirteen weeks, so most likely by 4 Dec 2026.

predicted

Day 557 days to the predicted decision (day 62)

77%decided within 8 weeks

82%approved

417decided in the last year

Plota live figures for demolitions decided by Leeds in the last twelve months, from validation. Leeds decision record →

Public comments

2comments received

1 objecting1 neutral

2 neighbours consulted · Last counted 27 Oct 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Neighbours: 4 Sept 2026
Consultation: 14 Oct 2026
Comments by: 27 Sept 2026
Statutory expiry: 30 Oct 2026
Env. assessment: No

Historical activity at this location

2 nearby applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.

Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2019 Approved

Field View Scotchman Lane Morley Leeds LS27 0NZ

First floor extension to rear and new juliet balcony to ground floor to rear

19/04374/FU 13 Sep 2019

2019 Withdrawn

Field View Scotchman Lane Morley Leeds LS27 0NZ

First floor side extension, with new terrace to the side

19/00956/FU 15 Apr 2019

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

Energy performance: Energy performance certificates from the Energy Performance of Buildings Register, Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright 2026.