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20260941 - Operational development - full application Refused

Proposal

Demolition of rear store; change of use from small house in multiple occupation (5 persons) (Class C4) to larger house in multiple occupation (7 persons) (sui generis); construction of single storey extension to rear; dormer to rear Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

✓
Received
22 Jun 2026
✓
Validated
14 Jul 2026
✗
Refused
7 Sept 2026
Appeal
Not lodged

Refused on 7 Sept 2026 · Delegated · Last checked 13 Sept 2026

Site constraints 8

South Highfields 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 ↗
2 Article 4 directions
Leicester City Council HMO Article 4 Direction 2021 · South Highfields Conservation Area. Named permitted development rights are withdrawn here.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
3 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin; Radon affected area, class 3; Registered park or garden about 227 m away: New Walk, Leicester; Inside the Leicester built-up area; Heritage at risk about 90 m away: Leicester Hebrew Congregation, Highfield Street, Leicester; Air quality management area about 67 m away: Leicester AQMA.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

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, 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
BN1 1UR
Received
22 Jun 2026
Validated
14 Jul 2026
Ward
Stoneygate
Case officer
Show
Target decision
7 Sept 2026
Decision
Refusal
Decision date
7 Sept 2026
Decision level
Delegated

How this decision compares

Decided in 55 days from validation, about the council's usual 55 days. Refused, as 98% of changes of use here are.

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
OOH0612
Consultation
16 Jul 2026
Comments by
25 Aug 2026
Site or press notice
16 Jul 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