Unit 14 Putney Road West, The Beaver Centre Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
Change of use from light industrial (Class E) to motor vehicle repair garage and MOT testing centre (Sui Generis) ( Planning permission granted on Appeal - 27/07/2026) Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Refused on 9 Mar 2026 · Delegated · Last checked 8 Sept 2026
Documents 13
Decision & officer reports 2
Plans & drawings 8
Application forms 1
Site constraints 3
Checked on 6 October 2026. The pin for this application is the centre of its postcode rather than the building, so distances to nearby designations are measured from the postcode and can be out by the width of the postcode area. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England and council datasets, Open Government Licence. A boundary can run through a site and the council holds the definitive record: confirm with the council before relying on this.
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Important details
- Council
- Leicester
- Application type
- Operational development - full application
- Postcode
- LE2 7LF
- Received
- 5 Jan 2026
- Validated
- 13 Jan 2026
- Ward
- Saffron
- Case officer
- Show
- Target decision
- 9 Mar 2026
- Decision
- Refusal
- Decision date
- 9 Mar 2026
- Decision level
- Delegated
- Appeal
- Allowed · 27 Jul 2026 · Written Representations · Inspectorate case 6006989 ↗
- Agent
- Show
How this decision compares
Decided in 55 days from validation, about the council's usual 55 days. Approved, as 2% 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
- MQQ6034
- Consultation
- 13 Jan 2026
- Comments by
- 3 Feb 2026
Historical activity at this location
1 nearby application on record - archival context, not part of the live application.
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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