308 St Saviours Road Data via plota.co.uk

20260931 - Operational development - full application Refused

Proposal

Removal of existing ground floor window and installation of aluminium-framed double entrance door and roller shutter at front (Class E) Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

✓
Received
19 Jun 2026
✓
Validated
4 Aug 2026
✗
Refused
28 Sept 2026
Appeal
Not lodged

Refused on 28 Sept 2026 · Delegated · Last checked 29 Sept 2026

Site constraints 3

Article 4 direction
LL/175 Former Smith, Faire & Co. factory, 308 St Saviours Road. Named permitted development rights are withdrawn here.
An Article 4 direction withdraws particular permitted development rights, so work that would normally need no application needs one here. Not every council has published its directions.
Also on the record
Radon affected area, class 3; Inside the Leicester built-up area.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 6 October 2026. 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

Council
Leicester
Application type
Operational development - full application
Postcode
LE5 4HJ
Received
19 Jun 2026
Validated
4 Aug 2026
Ward
North Evington
Case officer
Show
Target decision
28 Sept 2026
Decision
Refusal
Decision date
28 Sept 2026
Decision level
Delegated
Agent
W D Harley

How this decision compares

Decided in 55 days from validation, about the council's usual 55 days. Refused, as 99% of extensions here are.

88%decided within 8 weeks
1%approved
631decided in the last year

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

Consultation & key dates

Planning Portal ref
RNF4974
Consultation
5 Aug 2026
Comments by
10 Sept 2026
Site or press notice
5 Aug 2026
Leicester
Planning Authority Score
2.2/10
Poor
#267 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder 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