Public Open Space Land Off Belcher Close Heather Leicestershire Data via plota.co.uk

25/01231/FUL - Full Application Validated

Proposal

Change of use from public open space to a cemetery Data via plota.co.uk

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View original council record ↗Last checked 20 Oct 2026, 13:12

Application progress

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Received

10 Sept 2025

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Validated

19 Sept 2025

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Consultation

1 Oct 2025

Decision

Target date was 14 Nov 2025

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicted a decision around 28 Oct 2026; it is now day 404.

The consultation period closed on 29 Oct 2025.

Documents 14

Consultation & comments 9

Site constraints 4

Public footpath about 5 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

Coalfield, development low risk area; Inside the Heather built-up area; Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) had this area as grade 2, but it predates the buildings here and the current map does not class it as farmland.

Not affected

Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

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 Mining Remediation Authority 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: North West Leicestershire
Application type: Full Application
Received: 10 Sept 2025
Validated: 19 Sept 2025
Ward: Sence Valley
Parish: Heather
Case officer: Show
Target decision: 14 Nov 2025
Applicant: Show

Decision outlook

Day 404, past the statutory target. 71% of full applications in North West Leicestershire are decided within thirteen weeks; extensions of time are common, and the council need not decide on the day. Last seen undecided on 20 Oct 2026.

target

predicted

Day 404348 days past the 56-day target

40%decided within 8 weeks

97%approved

346decided in the last year

Plota live figures for full applications decided by North West Leicestershire in the last twelve months, from validation. North West Leicestershire decision record →

Public comments

No public comments yet.

11 neighbours consulted · Last counted 20 Oct 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference: PP-14060380
Planning Portal ref: PP-14060380
Neighbours: 1 Oct 2025
Consultation: 1 Oct 2025
Comments by: 29 Oct 2025
Site or press notice: 2 Oct 2025
Statutory expiry: 14 Nov 2025
Env. assessment: No

North West Leicestershire

Planning Authority Score

4.6/10

Below average

#170 of 296 councils

Relevant to this application:

Change of use

North West Leicestershire is slower than most councils at deciding householder applications, ranking #211 out of 296. 51% of applications have the time limit extended, above the 41% national average. Householder applications are more likely to be approved here than most councils, with a 97% approval rate vs 90% nationally.

More permissive than most councils

97% approved vs 90% nationally

These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance

North West Leicestershire decision statistics

Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026

95%

Overall approval rate

Above avg (87%) #23 of 296

97%

Householder approved

Above avg (90%) #38 of 296

55%

Decided in 8 weeks

Below avg (63%) #211 of 296

51%

Extended time limit

Above avg (41%) #231 of 296

84%

Minor dwellings approved

82 decided (1-9 homes)

100%

Major dwellings approved

16 decided (10+ homes)

97%

Change of use approved

38 decided

555

Total decisions

25 refused in the year to March 2026