Planning appeal decision
163 Evington Road, Leicester, LE2 1QL
Planning appeal 3313532 at 163 Evington Road, Leicester, LE2 1QL (Leicester City Council) was allowed on 19 September 2023 by Inspector Townend K, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: the effect of the proposed hot food takeaway on the vitality and viability of the Evington Road District Centre.
change of use from A1 shop to hot food takeaway and the installation of ventilation system
- Authority
- Leicester City Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- retail · Change of use
- Inspector
- Townend K
- Postcode
- LE2 1QL
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- the effect of the proposed hot food takeaway on the vitality and viability of the Evington Road District Centre
- the effect of the proposed hot food takeaway on the living conditions of nearby residents, with particular regard to noise and general disturbance
- the effect of the proposed hot food takeaway on the safety of pedestrians
What decided it
The absence of substantive evidence that the addition of one further hot food takeaway use would adversely affect the retail function, viability or vitality of the Evington Road District Centre as a whole, particularly given the centre's existing character and the block's predominance of similar uses.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- CS Policy 11Policy PS10
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 56
How the Inspector dealt with each one is set out in the app, in order: the development plan, national policy, housing land supply, other considerations and the planning balance, beside the letter.
See how each was appliedThe decision letter
Town Planner Pro holds this letter. The Appeals plan opens it and every other letter we hold, all of them searchable, with the main issues and what decided each case picked out. We do not show letters on the free site because they carry people’s names and addresses.
With an account
What an account adds to this decision


More decisions in Leicester
The authority’s record since 2016 · every decision in 2023
- Dismissed14 October 202660086503-5 London Street, Leicester, LE5 3RL
- Dismissed29 September 2026600763016 Hobart Street, Leicester, LE2 0JS
- Dismissed7 September 20266009328184-186 Gipsy Lane, Leicester, LE4 6RG
- Dismissed21 August 20266010430Regency House, 65 New Bridge Street, Leicester, LE2 7JR
- Allowed12 August 202660077817 Park Hill Drive, Leicester, LE2 8HS
The main issues, what decided it, the planning balance and the policies and judgments listed as cited are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro and are our summary, not the Inspector’s words; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.
®