2, Leicester Square, Boston PE21 8RR Data via plota.co.uk

B/25/0485 - Full Planning Permission Awaiting decision

Proposal

Proposed external steel staircase to serve first floor apartment/Flats 03 & 04, including removal of a first floor window in lieu of a new access door at first floor level Data via plota.co.uk

View original council record ↗Last checked

Application progress

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Received
16 Dec 2025
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Validated
12 Jan 2026
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Consultation
13 Jan 2026
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Committee
24 Mar 2026
Decision
Expected by 9 Mar 2026

This application is under consideration - no decision has been issued yet. Plota predicted a decision around 5 Oct 2026; it is now day 266. The consultation period closed on 3 Feb 2026.

Planning committee

Decided by Boston Planning Committee on 24 Mar 2026. The council has not yet issued its decision notice.

Approved

As officers recommended.

No officer report was published for this decision; this summary is from the committee minutes.

  • Officers found the staircase would sit in an enclosed rear yard with little public visibility and no loss of amenity, and recommended approval.
  • No objections were received from neighbouring residents or consultees.
  • Members agreed the staircase was for fire escape only and granted permission in line with the officer recommendation.
Read how the committee decided The officers' assessment and the committee's decision to approve. Includes the meeting recording

Source: Plota analysis of Boston's committee minutes of 24 Mar 2026.

Site constraints 3

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 ↗
Also on the record
1 listed building within 150 m; Inside the Boston built-up area.
Not affected
Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 24 September 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
Boston
Application type
Full Planning Permission
Postcode
PE21 8RR
Received
16 Dec 2025
Validated
12 Jan 2026
Ward
Station Ward
Parish
Boston
Case officer
Show
Target decision
9 Mar 2026
Applicant
Show
Agent
Design Space Architecture

Decision outlook

Day 266, past the statutory target. 91% of extensions in Boston are decided within thirteen weeks; extensions of time are common, and the council need not decide on the day. Last seen undecided on 30 Sept 2026.

Day 266210 days past the 56-day target
67%decided within 8 weeks
95%approved
88decided in the last year

Plota live figures for extensions decided by Boston in the last twelve months, from validation. Boston decision record →

Public comments

No public comments yet.

Last counted 30 Sept 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14563701
Consultation
13 Jan 2026
Comments by
3 Feb 2026
Statutory expiry
9 Mar 2026
Env. assessment
No