Scarcroft Lodge Newman Drive Scarcroft Leeds Data via plota.co.uk

26/9/00138/MOD - Non Material Amendment Current
Change of useDemolitionNew homesCommercial premises

Proposal

Development of C2 care community comprising 172 units of accommodation with associated communal facilities through demolition of existing office buildings with part conversion and extension of Scarcroft Lodge together with new build accommodation and car parking; retention of existing lodges as dwellings (C3) with alterations; erection of two dwellings (C3); conversion of Woodlands into five apartments (C3); provision of associated infrastructure, landscaping and parking; formation of additional car parking area to serve existing cricket pitch NON MATERIAL AMENDMENT to ( and 25/9/00157/MOD) - To alter two ground floor windows to the main bedroom of apartment no1 (north-west elevation) Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
4 Sept 2026
Decision
Expected by 3 Nov 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision around 30 Oct 2026, from Leeds's recent changes of use.

Documents 2

Application forms 1

PDF APPLICATION FORM - WITHOUT PERSONAL DATA Application Form · 3 Sept 2026 View ↗

Other documents 1

PDF COVERING LETTER BackGround Papers · 3 Sept 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Associated applications 8

Site constraints 4

2 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin
Nearest: Scarcroft Toll Bar at Junction With Wetherby Road, Grade II, about 19 m from the postcode pin · 2 Grade II
The site itself is not listed. Listed building consent is needed for work that affects the special interest of a listed building, inside or out, on top of planning permission. Setting can be a consideration for buildings nearby; there is no fixed radius.
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Historic England ↗
Also on the record
Radon affected area, class 2; Inside the Scarcroft 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
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
Non Material Amendment
Received
4 Sept 2026
Validated
4 Sept 2026
Ward
Harewood
Parish
Scarcroft Parish Council
Target decision
3 Nov 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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Agent
Addison Planning Consultants Ltd

Decision outlook

Day 54 of the 56-day target. Leeds usually decides changes of use by day 56.

Day 542 days to the 56-day target
61%decided within 8 weeks
68%approved
253decided in the last year

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

Public comments

No public comments yet.

Last counted 26 Oct 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Statutory expiry
28 Sept 2026
Env. assessment
No
Leeds
Planning Authority Score
5.3/10
Average
#131 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Major dwellings

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
Source: MHCLG planning statistics · See full council rankings