56-66 Great Central Street Data via plota.co.uk

20260596 - Operational development - full application Decided

Proposal

Variation of Conditions 2 (sections), 3 (materials), 21 (land contamination), 23 (energy efficiency) and 25 (approved plans) approved under Planning Permission 20251660, (Retention of existing steel structure and existing floorplate on existing B2 land and construction of no.6 commercial units to accommodate flexible commercial uses including Class B2, Classes E (a, b, c, d, e, f and g (ii) & g (iii)), F1 (b, c & d), cinema (sui generis), microbrewery (sui generis)) to allow for alterations to the building frontages and internal layout Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
28 Apr 2026
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Validated
12 Jun 2026
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Decided
10 Sept 2026

Decided on 10 Sept 2026 · Delegated · Last checked 13 Sept 2026

Site constraints 5

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.
Council record ↗
Conservation area about 4 m away: All Saints'
The edge of the area; work outside it can still affect its setting.
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 ↗
3 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin
Nearest: 107 and 109, High Cross Street, Grade II, about 57 m from the postcode pin · 1 Grade I, 1 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.
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Historic England ↗
Also on the record
Heritage at risk about 4 m away: All Saints, Leicester; 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. 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
Operational development - full application
Received
28 Apr 2026
Validated
12 Jun 2026
Ward
Abbey
Case officer
Show
Target decision
10 Sept 2026
Decision date
10 Sept 2026
Decision level
Delegated

Consultation & key dates

Planning Portal ref
LML9774
Comments by
14 Jul 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