Leeds planning appeals
Inspectors allowed 26% of the planning appeals decided against Leeds, 5 points below the England figure of 31%.
That ranks Leeds 125 of 195 English councils with at least 20 appeals decided, counting from the most often overturned.
What this means if you are objecting
Roughly one appeal in three succeeds here, as across England. A refusal is not the end of the matter, so an objection grounded in the adopted local plan is worth more than one that is not, because the same policies are what an inspector would weigh.
Householder appeals
100 householder appeals were decided against Leeds, with 27% allowed. These are extensions, loft conversions and the like, and they are decided under a faster procedure than a full planning appeal.
Against the rest of Yorkshire & Humberside
Across Yorkshire & Humberside, inspectors allowed 27% of planning appeals on average. Leeds is a metropolitan district.
Other councils in Yorkshire & Humberside
- Sheffield45% (19/42)
- Wakefield41% (14/34)
- North Yorkshire34% (51/150)
- North Lincolnshire33% (12/36)
- Doncaster27% (8/30)
- East Riding of Yorkshire24% (18/75)
- Calderdale19% (7/37)
- Kirklees17% (7/41)
Objecting to an application in Leeds?
Enter the planning reference and we will check the designations on the site, the adopted local plan and the applicant's own documents, then tell you which grounds you actually have. That part is free.
Check my grounds, freeFigures cover April 2025 to March 2026 and come from the Planning Inspectorate, Decisions by LPA and decision maker, published under the Open Government Licence. Section 78 planning appeals only. “Allowed” means the inspector granted permission the council had refused. Source data.