Planning application
16 Town Square, Syston, Leicestershire, LE7 1GZ
Works: New dwelling Several homes
Read from the description, not a valuation. How we read the register
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Prior Notification - Class MA of Part 3 to the GPDO - Conversion of first floor into 4no. flats
As published by the council, reference P/26/0642/2
Application record
- Reference
- P/26/0642/2
- Type
- Prior Approval - CoU - Class E to Dwellings (C3)
- Status
- Decided: PRIOR APPROVAL NOT REQUIRED
- Decision
- PRIOR APPROVAL NOT REQUIRED
- Received
- 31 Mar 2026
- Validated
- 10 Apr 2026
- Ward
- Syston
- Parish
- Syston
- Postcode
- LE7 1GZ
Site history
Applications at this address on the Charnwood register
This site has had 2 applications since 2025: 1 approved, 1 refused.
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P/25/1997/2 Refused
16 Town Square, Syston, Leicestershire, LE7 1GZ
Change of use of first floor (Class E) to 4no. one-bed apartments (Class C3)
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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31 Mar 2026
Received by Charnwood
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10 Apr 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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22 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
8 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Charnwood granted permission, subject to any conditions on the decision notice. Work must normally begin within three years or the permission lapses. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.
About prior approval applications
Prior approval applies where permitted development rights already grant the principle of the work, leaving the council only the specific matters the rules name, commonly within 56 days. More in our guide to planning application types.
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