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20260225 - Operational development - full application Refused

Proposal

Construction of five two-storey houses (2x3 beds, 3x4 beds) with associated landscaping, cycle and waste storage, boundary treatment, parking and access (amended plans) Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

✓
Received
19 Feb 2026
✓
Validated
20 Feb 2026
✓
Committee
1 Jul 2026
✗
Refused
7 Jul 2026
Appeal
Not lodged

Refused on 7 Jul 2026 · Committee · Last checked 7 Sept 2026

Planning committee

Decided by Leicester Planning and Development Control Committee on 1 Jul 2026.

Refused

No officer report was published for this decision; this summary is from the committee minutes.

  • The officer recommendation was to approve the application.
  • The applicant’s planning consultant spoke in favour, while another speaker and a councillor spoke against.
  • The committee refused the application after voting six to four, citing disturbance and loss of privacy from the narrow access.
Read how the committee decided The proposed houses, speakers’ views, committee debate, vote and reasons for refusal.

Source: Plota analysis of Leicester's committee minutes of 1 Jul 2026.

Documents 59

Consultation & comments 29

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Important details

Council
Leicester
Application type
Operational development - full application
Postcode
S71 5NG
Received
19 Feb 2026
Validated
20 Feb 2026
Ward
Humberstone & Hamilton
Case officer
Show
Target decision
3 Jul 2026
Decision
Refusal
Decision date
7 Jul 2026
Decision level
Committee

How this decision compares

Decided in 137 days from validation, 82 days slower than Leicester's median of 55 for new homes. Refused, as 100% of new homes here are.

75%decided within 8 weeks
0%approved
65decided in the last year

Plota live figures for new homes decided by Leicester in the last twelve months, from validation. Leicester decision record →

Consultation & key dates

Planning Portal ref
UKT5250
Consultation
3 Mar 2026
Comments by
27 Apr 2026
Site or press notice
3 Mar 2026
Committee
1 Jul 2026
Leicester
Planning Authority Score
2.2/10
Poor
#267 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder decisions

Leicester is slower than most councils at deciding householder applications, ranking #232 out of 296. 48% of applications have the time limit extended, above the 41% national average. Householder applications are slightly less likely to be approved here (85%) than the national average (90%).

Slower than most councils
for householder decisions
These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
Leicester decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
82%
Overall approval rate
Below avg (87%) #249 of 296
85%
Householder approved
Below avg (90%) #250 of 296
51%
Decided in 8 weeks
Below avg (63%) #232 of 296
48%
Extended time limit
Above avg (41%) #215 of 296
68%
Minor dwellings approved
85 decided (1-9 homes)
100%
Major dwellings approved
17 decided (10+ homes)
62%
Change of use approved
85 decided
1,069
Total decisions
195 refused in the year to March 2026