Planning helps to deliver high quality and sustainable development with the aim of making Leeds one of the most attractive cities in Europe.
Besides the needs of customers, stakeholders and citizens of Leeds, planning takes account of national and regional guidelines.
Latest happenings in planning
Find out about recent changes in the planning system, including legislation.
Applications received and decisions made
View and monitor planning application and appeals information, submit comments and search for applications using our Public Access system.
Commenting on applications
How to comment on applications and what happens to your comments.
Application forms and guidance notes
Forms, guidance notes, validation criteria and fees. The new national application form and validation criteria will be introduced from Monday 17th March 2008. Submitting applications online. List of publications.
Planning application process
What happens to an application, validation, publicity and consultation, commenting, consideration, decision and appeal.
Pre Application enquiries
Useful information before you make an application. Planning performance agreements for largescale majors and other key regeneration projects.
Consultation on validation criteria for submitting planning applications.
Consultation on the validation criteria has now closed and the validation criteria has been adopted for use from 17th March 2008.
Permitted development- do I need planning permission?
Find out if you can build in gardens, add fences, porches or extensions or alter the roof of your home.
Planning constraints
Issues that need to be taken into account when applying for planning permission.
What are Plans Panels?
What panels are, when they meet, making planning decisions, agendas, reports and minutes, procedures and protocols.
Planning appeals
View and monitor appeals information for planning. How ro make an appeal and the appeal process.
Planning enforcement What happens if someone builds without permission. How to make an enforcement complaint. Register of notices.
Planning policy
Unitary development plan, local development framework and other policy guidance.
About planning and development services
A guide to planning services and service standards.
Other Useful pages and websites
Guidance on Residential Planning Permission, building your own house, satellite dishes, telecommunications masts and so on
Frequently asked questions
Answers to customer's questions about planning.