Four-adult care home at 7 Park Hill Drive, Leicester
Summary of planning committee decision
Decided by Leicester Planning and Development Control Committee on 21 Jan 2026.
No officer report was published for this decision; this summary is from the committee minutes.
Opposition was heard
[name withheld] and Councillor Porter spoke in opposition to the application.
“The Planning Officer presented the report.”
“[name withheld] and Councillor Porter spoke in opposition to the application.”
Minutes
Members considered the application
Members considered the application and officers responded to their comments and questions.
“Members of the Committee considered the report and Officers responded to the comments and questions raised.”
Minutes
The committee voted
The Chair moved refusal, Councillor Moore seconded it, and the motion was carried.
“The Chair summarised the application and points raised by Committee Members and moved that the application be refused. This was seconded by Councillor Moore, and upon being put to the vote, the motion was CARRIED.”
Minutes
Permission was refused
Permission was refused because the proposal would harm the amenity of nearby residential properties.
“RESOLVED: permission was refused - on the grounds of detrimental impacts to the amenity of occupiers of nearby residential properties, detailed drafting of the reason for refusal delegated to officers in consultation with the Chair and Vice Chair…”
Minutes
Reason for refusal
The cumulative impact of the proposal and nearby HMO use would cause disturbance and noise, harm residential amenity and erode the area’s residential character.
“The cumulative impact of the proposal and existing nearby HMO use in relation to disturbance and noise from the use of the properties, would cause adverse harm to residential amenity and add to the significant erosion of residential character of the area, contrary to Local Plan 2006 saved policy PS10, Core Strategy 2014 policy CS03, and National Planning Policy Framework 2024 paragraph 135.”
Minutes
Sources
- Leicester Planning and Development Control Committee minutes, 21 January 2026
- Agenda and papers (council website)
Source: Plota analysis of Leicester's committee minutes. Quotations are the council's own words; headings and summaries are Plota's.
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- Wednesday 21 January 2026
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- Refused
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