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20261392 - Operational development - full application Pending decision

Proposal

Installation of shopfront (Class E) Data via plota.co.uk

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View original council record ↗Last checked 8 Oct 2026, 01:15

Application progress

✓

Received

14 Sept 2026

✓

Validated

15 Sept 2026

Decision

Expected by 9 Nov 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision around 9 Nov 2026, from Leicester's recent commercial premises.

The consultation period closed on 6 Oct 2026.

Documents 4

Plans & drawings 2

PDF Plans - Existing Document · 14 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF Plans - Proposed Document · 14 Sept 2026 View ↗

Application forms 1

PDF Application Form - Without Personal Data Document · 14 Sept 2026 View ↗

Site constraints 4

In flood zones plus climate change

Inside the extent flood zones 2 and 3 could reach with climate change: the Central allowance for the 2080s on rivers, the Upper End allowance for sea level rise to 2125. From rivers. Defences are not counted.

The Environment Agency flood map for planning. Councils use it to decide when a flood risk assessment and the sequential test are needed. It is indicative and does not show whether a particular property will flood.

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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 ↗

Local nature reserve about 147 m away: Watermead Country Park

Work nearby can need a habitats assessment.

Harm to a protected site is only accepted where there is no alternative and an overriding public interest.

Also on the record

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: 14 Sept 2026
Validated: 15 Sept 2026
Ward: Belgrave
Case officer: Show
Target decision: 9 Nov 2026
Decision level: Delegated
Agent: Design Studio Architects

Decision outlook

Day 24 of the 56-day target. Leicester usually decides commercial premises by day 55.

prediction

Day 2432 days to the 56-day target

83%decided within 8 weeks

3%approved

161decided in the last year

Plota live figures for commercial premises decided by Leicester in the last twelve months, from validation. Leicester decision record →

Consultation & key dates

Planning Portal ref: OJF2924
Consultation: 14 Sept 2026
Comments by: 6 Oct 2026
Site or press notice: 14 Sept 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