94-98 Regent Road Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
Change of use from educational use (Class F1) to student accommodation (16 cluster flats including 98 bedrooms) (Sui Generis); construction of single storey extension at front; infill third floor extensions at the rear; access gate; associated landscaping and parking; alterations (amended plans received 12/03/2026 and 23/04/2026) (subject to section 106 agreement) Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Decided on 1 Jul 2026 · Committee · Last checked 10 Oct 2026
Planning committee
Decided by Leicester Planning and Development Control Committee on 6 May 2026. The council has not yet issued its decision notice.
Approved
No officer report was published for this decision; this summary is from the committee minutes.
- A supporter spoke in favour, while a councillor spoke against the application.
- The committee approved the application by vote, subject to conditions and a section 106 agreement.
Source: Plota analysis of Leicester's committee minutes, Leicester Planning and Development Control Committee minutes, 6 May 2026 .
Documents 59
Plans & drawings 34
Application forms 1
Consultation & comments 1
Other documents 23
Site constraints 7
Show all 10 with distances
- 15 mFormer Fielding Johnson HospitalGrade II
- 65 mPaget HouseGrade II
- 94 mNew Walk MuseumGrade II
- 98 m59 and 61, Princess Road West including 1 West StreetGrade II
- 99 mDe Montfort HouseGrade II
- 114 mUnnamed
- 117 m10 and 12, Newton StreetGrade II
- 133 mUnnamed
- 136 m54-58, Regent RoadGrade II
- 144 mUnnamed
Checked on 17 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, the British Geological Survey and UK Health Security Agency (radon, contains BGS materials © UKRI) 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
Consultation & key dates
- Planning Portal ref
- NOR2561
- Consultation
- 5 Nov 2025
- Comments by
- 26 Mar 2026
- Site or press notice
- 5 Nov 2025
- Committee
- 6 May 2026
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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