Watermead Way Sports Ground Watermead Way Data via plota.co.uk

20261520 - Advertisement consent Pending decision

Proposal

Installation of five digital hoardings to side of sports ground (Class F2) Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
7 Oct 2026
✓
Validated
8 Oct 2026
Decision
Expected by 2 Dec 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision around 2 Dec 2026, from Leicester's recent advertisement consent.

The consultation period closed on 26 Oct 2026.

Site constraints 5

Flood zone 3, rivers and sea
High chance: a 1 in 100 or greater annual chance from rivers, or 1 in 200 from the sea. Any development here needs a flood risk assessment. Defences are not counted.
The Environment Agency flood map for planning. Homes in zone 3 must also pass the sequential test. Surface water flooding is a separate map.
Flood map ↗
Local nature reserve about 73 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
Tree preservation order about 8 m away: Belgrave Pumping Station, Uxbridge Road; Priority habitat about 6 m away: Deciduous woodland; Inside the Leicester built-up area.
Not affected
Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 17 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
Advertisement consent
Received
7 Oct 2026
Validated
8 Oct 2026
Ward
Rushey Mead
Case officer
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Target decision
2 Dec 2026

Decision outlook

Day 20 of the 56-day target. Leicester usually decides advertisement consent by day 55.

Day 2036 days to the 56-day target
100%decided within 8 weeks
23%approved
57decided in the last year

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

Consultation & key dates

Planning Portal ref
PFS0694
Comments by
26 Oct 2026
Leicester
Planning Authority Score
2.2/10
Poor
#267 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Other 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