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Proposal
Retrospective application for the change of use from house (Class C3) to house in multiple occupation (7 persons) (sui generis) Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Refused on 16 Mar 2026 · Delegated · Last checked 8 Sept 2026
Documents 22
Decision & officer reports 2
Plans & drawings 17
Application forms 1
Site constraints 4
Show all 2 with distances
- 25 mFormer Collegiate School LeicesterGrade II
- 25 mCollegiate HouseGrade II
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Important details
- Council
- Leicester
- Application type
- Operational development - full application
- Postcode
- G22 5PE
- Received
- 19 Jan 2026
- Validated
- 20 Jan 2026
- Ward
- Stoneygate
- Case officer
- Show
- Target decision
- 16 Mar 2026
- Decision
- Refusal
- Decision date
- 16 Mar 2026
- Decision level
- Delegated
- Appeal
- Dismissed · 29 Sept 2026 · Written Representations · Inspectorate case 6007630 ↗
- Agent
- Show
How this decision compares
Decided in 55 days from validation, about the council's usual 55 days. Refused, as 98% of changes of use here are.
Plota live figures for changes of use decided by Leicester in the last twelve months, from validation. Leicester decision record →
Consultation & key dates
- Planning Portal ref
- ONV6142
- Consultation
- 9 Feb 2026
- Comments by
- 14 May 2026
- Site or press notice
- 9 Feb 2026
Historical activity at this location
25 nearby applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.
Nearby activity
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%).
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