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20261463 - Notification of change of use from Class E to Housing C3 Pending decision

Proposal

Notification of change of use from offices (Class E) to 18 residential units (Class C3) Data via plota.co.uk

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View original council record ↗Last checked 8 Oct 2026, 01:15

Application progress

✓

Received

28 Sept 2026

✓

Validated

29 Sept 2026

Decision

Expected by 23 Nov 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision around 23 Nov 2026, from Leicester's recent changes of use.

Comments are open until 30 Oct 2026

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Documents 11

Plans & drawings 5

PDF Plans Document · 28 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF Plans Document · 28 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF Plans Document · 28 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF Plans - Existing Document · 28 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF Plans - Proposed Document · 28 Sept 2026 View ↗

Application forms 1

PDF Application Form - Without Personal Data Document · 28 Sept 2026 View ↗

Site constraints 3

Flood zone 2, rivers and sea

Medium chance: between a 1 in 100 and 1 in 1,000 annual chance from rivers, or 1 in 200 to 1 in 1,000 from the sea. Any development here needs a flood risk assessment. Defences are not counted.

The Environment Agency flood map for planning. Homes in zone 3 must also pass the sequential test. Surface water flooding is a separate map.

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Air quality management area: Leicester AQMA

The council has declared the area as failing an air quality objective.

Schemes that add traffic, parking or combustion plant are assessed against the area's action plan and may need an air quality assessment.

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Also on the record

Inside the Leicester built-up area.

Not affected

Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 6 October 2026. 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: Notification of change of use from Class E to Housing C3
Received: 28 Sept 2026
Validated: 29 Sept 2026
Ward: Belgrave
Case officer: Show
Target decision: 23 Nov 2026
Decision level: Delegated
Agent: Design Studio Architects

Decision outlook

Day 10 of the 91-day target. Leicester usually decides changes of use by day 55.

prediction

Day 1081 days to the 91-day target

76%decided within 8 weeks

2%approved

119decided in the last year

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: NJY6698
Consultation: 30 Sept 2026
Comments by: 30 Oct 2026
Site or press notice: 30 Sept 2026

Leicester

Planning Authority Score

2.2/10

Poor

#267 of 296 councils

Relevant to this application:

Change of use

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