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20261493 - Advertisement consent Pending decision

Proposal

Installation of five externally mounted and internally illuminated digital LED display signs in front of commercial, business & service uses (Class E) Data via plota.co.uk

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View original council record ↗Last checked 27 Oct 2026, 04:04

Application progress

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Received

2 Oct 2026

✓

Validated

3 Oct 2026

Decision

Expected by 27 Nov 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision around 27 Nov 2026, from Leicester's recent advertisement consent.

Comments are open until 10 Nov 2026

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Documents 4

Plans & drawings 2

PDF Plans Document · 2 Oct 2026 View ↗ PDF Site or Location Plan Document · 2 Oct 2026 View ↗

Application forms 1

PDF Application Form - Without Personal Data Document · 2 Oct 2026 View ↗

Site constraints 8

38 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin

Nearest: Sun Alliance Buildings, Grade II, about 9 m from the postcode pin · 1 Grade I, 3 Grade II*, 32 Grade II

The site itself is not listed. Listed building consent is needed for work that affects the special interest of a listed building, inside or out, on top of planning permission. Setting can be a consideration for buildings nearby; there is no fixed radius.

Show all 38 with distances

9 mSun Alliance BuildingsGrade II
18 mUnnamed
20 mWar memorial at north east corner of Town Hall SquareGrade II
20 mTown HallGrade II*
35 mFormer Barclays BankGrade II
43 mFountain, Town Hall SquareGrade II
49 mUnnamed
60 m1, Granby Street (Natwest) and 2, Horsefair StreetGrade II
63 mCorn ExchangeGrade II*
64 mFormer HSBC BankGrade II*
69 mNos 2-4, Market Place South and area railingsGrade II
72 m47, Market Place, LeicesterGrade II
76 m49 and 51, Market PlaceGrade II
83 m53 and 55, Market PlaceGrade II
83 mExtension to The City RoomsGrade II
83 mThe City Rooms and basement area railingsGrade I
86 m8 and 10, Bishop StreetGrade II
86 mBishop Street Methodist ChapelGrade II
88 m6 and 8, Market StreetGrade II
89 mAlliance HouseGrade II
91 mStatue of the Duke of RutlandGrade II
91 mLeicester Central LibraryGrade II
93 mKnight and Garter Public HouseGrade II
94 mRear elevation, 37 and 39, Gallowtree GateGrade II
100 m7 and 9, Market PlaceGrade II
109 m3 and 5, Market PlaceGrade II
113 m8, Market PlaceGrade II
115 m10, Hotel Street and 1 Market PlaceGrade II
122 m4, Market PlaceGrade II
122 m8, Bowling Green StreetGrade II
129 m1901 - The Turkey CafeGrade II
135 mHogarths, 5-9, Hotel Street and 10 Grey FriarsGrade II
140 m6, Friar LaneGrade II
142 m69 and 71, Market Place, and 1 and 3 Victoria ParadeGrade II
143 m8 and 10, Millstone LaneGrade II
148 m44, Market PlaceGrade II
149 mFour bollards at Victoria ParadeGrade II
150 m46,46a and 46b, Market PlaceGrade II

Historic England ↗

Town Hall Square conservation area

Demolition needs planning permission and permitted development is restricted.

The council must give weight to preserving or enhancing the area's character and appearance. Not every council has published its boundaries as open data.

Council document ↗

Public footpath about 12 m away

Matters where it crosses or adjoins the site: obstructing a path without a diversion order is an offence, and work cannot start until the order is confirmed.

Compiled from highway authority data, not the legal definitive map. A few authorities have not published, so no path shown is not proof there is none.

Also on the record

Heritage at risk about 21 m away: Market Place, Leicester; Scheduled monument about 190 m away: Greyfriars, Leicester; Registered park or garden about 236 m away: New Walk, Leicester; Inside the Leicester built-up area; Air quality management area about 43 m away: Leicester AQMA.

Not affected

Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt

Checked on 19 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: Advertisement consent
Received: 2 Oct 2026
Validated: 3 Oct 2026
Ward: Castle
Case officer: Show
Target decision: 27 Nov 2026
Decision level: Delegated
Agent: Show

Decision outlook

Day 25 of the 56-day target. Leicester usually decides advertisement consent by day 55.

prediction

Day 2531 days to the 56-day target

100%decided within 8 weeks

23%approved

57decided in the last year

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

Consultation & key dates

Planning Portal ref: MND1616
Consultation: 19 Oct 2026
Comments by: 10 Nov 2026
Site or press notice: 19 Oct 2026

Leicester

Planning Authority Score

2.2/10

Poor

#267 of 296 councils

Relevant to this application:

Other 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