15 Stonecrop Road. Annexe at side Data via plota.co.uk

20261216 - Change of use Pending Decision

Proposal

Change of use from residential detached annexe to side of house to self-contained residential dwelling (1X 1 bed) (Class C3); construction of hardstanding at front ; installation of 1.8m fence and gates at side Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

✓
Received
12 Aug 2026
✓
Validated
28 Aug 2026
Decision
Target date was 22 Oct 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicted a decision soon after comments close on 5 Nov 2026; it is now day 61.

Comments are open until 5 Nov 2026

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Site constraints 5

Article 4 direction
The Beeches/Stonecrop, L18. Named permitted development rights are withdrawn here.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.
Tree preservation order: No info.
Consent is needed before work on protected trees.
Not every council has published its orders as open data, so no order shown is not proof there is none.
Air quality management area: Liverpool City 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 285 m away: Childwall Woods & Fields
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 Liverpool built-up area.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No listed building at the site

Checked on 17 October 2026. 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
Change of use
Received
12 Aug 2026
Validated
28 Aug 2026
Ward
Humberstone & Hamilton
Case officer
Show
Target decision
22 Oct 2026
Decision level
Delegated

Decision outlook

Day 61, past the statutory target. 93% of changes of use in Leicester are decided within thirteen weeks, which runs to 27 Nov 2026; extensions of time are common, and the council need not decide on the day. Last seen undecided on 27 Oct 2026.

Day 619 days to the predicted decision (day 70)
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
VIH4549
Consultation
1 Oct 2026
Comments by
5 Nov 2026
Site or press notice
7 Oct 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