12-20 Market Place and Car Park Adjacent 44-46 Cank Street Data via plota.co.uk

20261475 - Operational development - full application Pending decision

Proposal

Demolition of 12-20 Market Place, construction of new buttress supporting walls and creation of a new landscaped pedestrian link Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
29 Sept 2026
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Validated
30 Sept 2026
Decision
Expected by 29 Dec 2026

This application is under consideration - no decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision around 24 Nov 2026, from Leicester's recent full applications. Comments are open until 27 Oct 2026.

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Documents 29

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Site constraints 6

47 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin
Nearest: 4, Market Place, Grade II, about 30 m from the postcode pin · 1 Grade I, 4 Grade II*, 40 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 ↗
Market Place 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 ↗
Heritage at risk: Market Place, Leicester
On the register of historic places assessed as at risk.
A designated building, monument, park or conservation area assessed as at risk from neglect, decay or development. Proposals that secure its future are looked on favourably.
Historic England ↗
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 ↗
Scheduled monument about 101 m away: Greyfriars, Leicester
Its setting is a consideration for work nearby.
Nationally important archaeology protected by the Secretary of State. Work that affects the monument or its setting is rarely permitted.
Historic England ↗
Also on the record
Inside the Leicester built-up area.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt

Checked on 4 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
29 Sept 2026
Validated
30 Sept 2026
Ward
Castle
Case officer
Show
Target decision
29 Dec 2026
Decision level
Delegated

Decision outlook

Day 6 of the 56-day target. Leicester usually decides full applications by day 55.

Day 650 days to the 56-day target
79%decided within 8 weeks
2%approved
606decided in the last year

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

Consultation & key dates

Planning Portal ref
MNB8042
Consultation
6 Oct 2026
Comments by
27 Oct 2026
Site or press notice
6 Oct 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