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20261150 - Certificate of lawful existing use/development Decided

Proposal

Certificate of lawful existing development for use as House in Multiple Occupation (Class C4) Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
3 Aug 2026
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Validated
4 Aug 2026
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Decided
25 Sept 2026

Decided on 25 Sept 2026 · Delegated · Last checked 25 Sept 2026

Site constraints 5

Coal mining development high risk area
Recorded coal mining features at or near the surface. Most planning applications here need a coal mining risk assessment.
From the Mining Remediation Authority, formerly the Coal Authority. The development high risk area marks recorded coal mining features at or near the surface: mine shafts and adits, shallow workings, mine gas and former opencast sites. Most planning applications there need a coal mining risk assessment; householder applications, changes of use and some minor works are exempt. Mine entry positions come from old plans and can be out by several metres, and unrecorded workings can exist anywhere in the coalfield.
Coal mining risk assessments ↗
Radon affected area, class 5
An estimated 10 to 30% of homes reach the radon action level. Indicative for the 1 km square, which takes the highest class found in it; a radon test gives the answer for a building.
From the British Geological Survey and UK Health Security Agency indicative atlas. Under building regulations, as the BRE guide BR 211 (2023) sets out, new buildings and extensions need basic radon protection from class 3 in England and Wales and from class 2 in Scotland, and full protection from class 5. The class at the site itself, from the detailed BGS map, decides which.
UKHSA radon ↗
Also on the record
National infrastructure project 797 m away: Chesterfield to Willington, at pre-application; Inside the Morton (North East Derbyshire) built-up area; Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) had this area as grade 4, 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 listed building at the site

Checked on 6 October 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England, the Mining Remediation Authority, the Planning Inspectorate, 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
Certificate of lawful existing use/development
Received
3 Aug 2026
Validated
4 Aug 2026
Ward
Westcotes
Case officer
Show
Target decision
28 Sept 2026
Decision date
25 Sept 2026
Decision level
Delegated

Consultation & key dates

Planning Portal ref
JNM3486
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