Councillors were faced with a planning conundrum - how to save four English oaks and give a young family a home.
But members of the plans panel north and east came up with a solution that could let both grow side-by-side.
Applicant James Marshall was told yesterday that a two storey side extension could not be built at his home on Penlands Crescent in Colton as it would affect the protected trees. He said his family had outgrown the house after five years there.
Leeds City Council tree specialist Richard Lapish said the buildings foundations were likely to put pressure on the roots.
However in a bid to save the trees and help the family, members of the plans panel agreed an extension to the front of the property could be the way forward.
A previous application to do exactly that was turned down in 2011, but members said such a development would not affect neighbours as the Marshalls lived on a corner plot in a cul-de-sac. The decision was deferred and delegated to planning officers, who were asked to find a positive way forward.
Coun Andrew McKenna (Lab, Garforth and Swillington) said: ?The applicant?s got a young family and we ought to be looking at it much more sympathetically.?
Coun Colin Campbell (Lib Dem, Otley and Yeadon) said: ?These trees are good for another 100 or 150 years.?
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