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Planning appeals in Leicester

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Appeals the Planning Inspectorate has decided in Leicester since 2016, refreshed nightly. A decision the Inspectorate published without naming the authority in a form we can match is listed under its own address instead. Type a topic into the free search to read how Inspectors have reasoned here.

The Planning Inspectorate has decided 511 planning appeals in Leicester since 2016, of which 23% were allowed. In the last twelve months there were 71 decisions, 25% allowed. The median time from receipt of an appeal to its decision is 21 weeks. Figures as at 29 October 2026, from the Inspectorate's published decisions.

538

appeals on record since 2016

23%

of decided appeals allowed

21 wks

median receipt to decision

71

decisions in the last 12 months, 25% allowed

By appeal type

Householder149 decided
27% allowed
Minor212 decided
19% allowed
Major10 decided
30% allowed
Commercial45 decided
36% allowed
Enforcement61 decided
8% allowed
Other43 decided
23% allowed
Not classified18 decided
17% allowed

By procedure

Written representations530 decided
22% allowed
Hearings5 decided
40% allowed
Inquiries3 decided
33% allowed

Latest decisions in Leicester

  1. Dismissed14 October 20266008650
    3-5 London Street, Leicester, LE5 3RL

    change of use from (Class E) to a shisha café (sui generis); installation of roller shutter; retractable roof to courtyard; ventilation & extraction flue and rooflights

  2. Dismissed6 October 20266011885
    16 Sutton Avenue, Leicester, LE4 6RT

    for extensions and alterations to a two-storey residential property

  3. Dismissed6 October 20266011828
    48 Wintersdale Road, Leicester, LE5 2GJ

    change of use from residential dwelling (Class C3) to residential care home (up to 2 children) (Class C2)

  4. Dismissed5 October 20266009552
    Car Sales Rear Of 555 Aylestone Road, Leicester, LE2 8TD

    change of use from car sales (Sui Generis) and storage (Class B8) to the use of land for the storage of containers (Class B8)

  5. Dismissed29 September 2026· minor6007630
    16 Hobart Street, Leicester, LE2 0JS

    the change of use from house (Class C3) to house in multiple occupation (7 persons) (sui generis)

  6. Dismissed10 September 2026· minor6010557
    15 Sextant Road, Leicester, LE5 2JB

    1 dwelling with associated landscaping, parking and fencing

  7. Dismissed9 September 20266010783
    6 University Road, Leicester, LE1 7RB

    Change of use of property from offices (Class F1) to offices (Class E) and rear dormer to the property

  8. Dismissed7 September 2026· minor6009328
    184-186 Gipsy Lane, Leicester, LE4 6RG

    Notification of proposed change of use of first floor from Commercial, Business and Service use (Class E) to 1 flat (1x 1-bed) (Class C3)

  9. Dismissed7 September 20266009208
    Rccg Green Parish, 101 Jarrom Street, Leicester, LE2 7DX

    Construction of second floor extension; installation of balcony to front of place of worship (Class F1)

  10. Dismissed4 September 2026· minor6008277
    73 Henton Road, Leicester, LE3 6AY

    Conversion of existing workshop at the rear into a self-contained flat; single storey side extension and alterations; remove asbestos tiles and replace with concrete tiles

  11. Dismissed21 August 20266010430
    Regency House, 65 New Bridge Street, Leicester, LE2 7JR

    change of use from factory (Class B2 General Industrial) to car repair workshop and MOT test centre (Sui Generis)

  12. Dismissed13 August 20266010659
    178 Humberstone Drive, Leicester, LE5 0RD

    change of use from residential Class C3 to a children’s care home (Class C2)

  13. Allowed12 August 2026· minor6007781
    7 Park Hill Drive, Leicester, LE2 8HS

    the change of use from a dwelling (C3 Use Class) to a care home (C2 Use Class)

  14. Unknown10 August 20263375594
    337 Narborough Road, Leicester, LE3 2RD
  15. Unknown10 August 20263375593
    337 Narborough Road, Leicester, LE3 2RD

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Figures are computed from decisions the Planning Inspectorate has published for this authority area and refresh with the record; decisions without a published letter or a recorded authority may be missing. This page is research, not advice. Verify against the Inspectorate’s own record before relying on a decision. What is in the record.