79 Church Lane Methley Leeds LS26 9HN Data via plota.co.uk

26/03854/FU Approved
Extensions & alterations

Proposal

Single storey side extension Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
8 Jul 2026
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Consultation
9 Jul 2026
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Approved
2 Sept 2026

Approved on 2 Sept 2026 · Last checked 3 Sept 2026

Documents 4

Decision & officer reports 2

PDF GRANT OF FULL PLANNING PERMISSION Decision · 2 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF OFFICER REPORT Report · 2 Sept 2026 View ↗

Statements & assessments 1

PDF COVERING STATEMENT BackGround Papers · 8 Jul 2026 View ↗

Application forms 1

PDF APPLICATION FORM - WITHOUT PERSONAL DATA Application Form · 8 Jul 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 3

Flood zone 3, rivers and sea
High chance: a 1 in 100 or greater annual chance from rivers, or 1 in 200 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.
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Also on the record
Inside the Mickletown built-up area; the 1970s provisional farmland map had this area as grade 2, but it predates the buildings here and the current map does not class it as farmland.
Not affected
Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 11 September 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England 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
Postcode
LS26 9HN
Received
8 Jul 2026
Validated
8 Jul 2026
Target decision
2 Sept 2026
Decision
Approved
Decision date
2 Sept 2026

How this decision compares

Decided in 56 days from validation, 4 days slower than Leeds's median of 52 for extensions. Approved, as 82% of extensions here are.

83%decided within 8 weeks
82%approved
1,630decided in the last year

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

Public comments

No public comments yet.

8 neighbours consulted · Last counted 3 Sept 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Neighbours
9 Jul 2026
Consultation
9 Jul 2026
Comments by
14 Aug 2026
Site or press notice
23 Jul 2026

Historical activity at this location

21 previous applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.

This property

Previous applications at this address

2024 Refused
Render to external elevations
24/05995/FU
2024 Approved
Conversion of loft area to form habitable rooms and raised roof height; dormer window to…
24/03215/FU
2024 Refused
First floor extension to side/rear; one dormer window to side and two dormer windows to o…
24/01787/FU
Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2025 Approved
51 Church Lane Methley Leeds LS26 9HN
Single storey front, side and rear extension
25/07070/FU
2025 Approved
35 Church Lane Methley Leeds LS26 9HN
Certificate of Proposed Lawful Development for an extension to the gable and dormer windo…
25/05926/CLP
2024 Approved
59 Church Lane Methley Leeds LS26 9HN
Single storey side and rear extension
24/02188/FU
2022 Refused
53 Church Lane Methley Leeds LS26 9HN
Alterations including two storey and single storey side/rear extension; canopy to front
22/06284/FU
2022 Approved
40 Church Lane Methley Leeds LS26 9HL
Certificate of Proposed Lawful Development for an extension to gable, dormer window to th…
22/02795/CLP
2021 Approved
40 Church Lane Methley Leeds LS26 9HL
single storey rear extension.
21/05576/FU
2021 Approved
33 Church Lane Methley Leeds LS26 9HN
Certificate of Proposed Lawful Development for an extension to the gable, dormer window t…
21/05671/CLP
2020
58 Church Lane Methley Leeds LS26 9HL
Retrospective application for a two storey and single storey side/rear extension; gable w…
20/01527/FU
2019 Refused
58 Church Lane Methley Leeds LS26 9HL
Two storey side; part two storey part single storey rear extension - NON MATERIAL AMENDME…
19/9/00268/MOD
2019 Approved
47 Church Lane Methley Leeds LS26 9HN
Part two storey, part single storey front/side/rear extension
19/05651/FU
2019 Approved
58 Church Lane Methley Leeds LS26 9HL
Two storey side; part two storey part single storey rear extension
19/01597/FU
2018 Approved
36 Church Lane Methley Leeds LS26 9HL
Single storey rear extension
18/05522/FU
2018 Withdrawn
36 Church Lane Methley Leeds LS26 9HL
Part two storey part single storey rear extension - NON-MATERIAL AMENDMENT to 17/07102/FU…
18/9/00189/MOD
2017 Approved
36 Church Lane Methley Leeds LS26 9HL
Part two storey part single storey rear extension
17/07102/FU
2017 Approved
12 Fennel Court Methley Leeds LS26 9LG
Change of use of part of garage to habitable room
17/01227/FU
2016 Refused
43 Church Lane Methley Leeds LS26 9HN
Extension to form gable roof with dormers windows to rear.
16/07881/FU
2016 Approved
34 Church Lane Methley Leeds LS26 9HL
Single storey and two storey front, side and rear extension. NON MATERIAL AMENDMENT to ap…
16/9/00224/MOD
2016 Approved
34 Church Lane Methley LS26 9HL
Single storey and two storey front, side and rear extension
16/02350/FU
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
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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
Source: MHCLG planning statistics · See full council rankings