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20260927 - Operational development - full application Refused

Proposal

Change of use from Student Accommodation (30 bedrooms) (sui generis) to House in Multiple Occupation (30 bedrooms) (sui generis) Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

✓
Received
18 Jun 2026
✓
Validated
17 Jul 2026
✗
Refused
8 Sept 2026
Appeal
Not lodged

Refused on 8 Sept 2026 · Delegated · Last checked 13 Sept 2026

Documents 22

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Site constraints 7

New Walk 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 ↗
3 Article 4 directions
Houses in Multiple Occupation - 2013 · Holy Trinity Housing Action Area · New Walk 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 Named permitted development rights are withdrawn here.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.
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 ↗
15 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin
Nearest: Former Fielding Johnson Hospital, Grade II, about 27 m from the postcode pin · 1 Grade II*, 9 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
Registered park or garden about 113 m away: New Walk, Leicester; 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. 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.

Sales history 2

Last sold for £1,250,000 in June 2023. Other property, freehold.

16 June 2023£1,250,000Recorded as a transfer outside a standard sale
23 November 2016£920,000Recorded as a transfer outside a standard sale

Sale prices from HM Land Registry's price paid record, matched to this application by its address.

Building

Floor area760 m² (8,181 sq ft)
Energy ratingC (asset rating 59)
UseC2 Residential Institutions - Universities and colleges
HeatingHeating and Natural Ventilation

From the energy performance certificate lodged in February 2018, the latest held for this property, matched to this application by its address. The building may have changed since. View the certificate

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Important details

Council
Leicester
Application type
Operational development - full application
Postcode
LE1 6YF
Received
18 Jun 2026
Validated
17 Jul 2026
Ward
Castle
Case officer
Show
Target decision
10 Sept 2026
Decision
Refusal
Decision date
8 Sept 2026
Decision level
Delegated
Agent
Holloway and Holloway
Freehold owner
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How this decision compares

Decided in 53 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
NOK4509
Consultation
17 Jul 2026
Comments by
25 Aug 2026
Site or press notice
17 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

Sale prices: Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Energy performance: Energy performance certificates from the Energy Performance of Buildings Register, Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright 2026.

Freehold owner: Information produced by HM Land Registry. © Crown copyright 2026. Source: HM Land Registry, UK and overseas companies that own property in England and Wales, September 2026 release.