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Abbey Meadows, site of former Bestway Cash & Carry

Granted Leicester 20202559 Operational development - full application

Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.

Proposal

Variation of Condition 30 (Plans) and discharge of conditions 2 (materials) 3 (landscaping), 5 (boundary details), 6 (ecological mitigation), 7 (canal towpath), 13 (pedestrian crossings), 14 (internal roads), 15 (parking surfacing), 16 (parking layout), 17 (bin storage), 18 (SuDS) and 20 (drainage) attached to planning permission 20180464: (Construction of 82 dwellings (36 x 2 bed, 36 x 3 bed, 10 x 4 bed) with associated infrastructure including access from Abbey Meadows; car parking and landscaping (amended plans) (subject to section 106 agreement)); to alter the internal road layout; alter parking layout; amend brick detailing; include cladding to half gables; relocation of meters; provision of additional detailing within rear gardens; alter rear access to some plots (amended plans received)

As published by the council, reference 20202559

Application record

Reference
20202559
Type
Operational development - full application
Status
Determined
Decision
Granted As published: Conditional approval
Received
15 Dec 2020
Validated
16 Dec 2020
Decided
13 Oct 2021
Ward
Abbey
Decision by
Delegated

Site history

Applications at this address on the Leicester register

This site has had 2 applications since 2019: 1 approved, 0 refused.

  • 20192420 Split decision

    Abbey Meadows, site of former Bestway Cash & Carry

    Discharge of conditions attached to planning permission 20180464: condition 2 (materials to be approved); condition 9 (construction method statement); condition 21 (monitoring and maintenance plan in respect of contamination)

    Decided 25 Jun 2020 Conditions

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 15 Dec 2020

    Received by Leicester

  2. 16 Dec 2020

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 13 Oct 2021

    Decision issued: Conditional approval

  4. 4 Oct 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report

66 documents on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

Leicester granted permission on 13 October 2021, 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 full applications

A full application seeks permission for a complete, detailed proposal in one go, with siting, design, access and landscaping all fixed at this stage. More in our guide to planning application types.

Nearby applications

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  • Abbey Meadows, site of former Bestway Cash & Carry

    20192420 Submitted 17 Dec 2019 50 yards away

    Discharge of conditions attached to planning permission 20180464: condition 2 (materials to be approved); condition 9 (construction method statement); condition 21 (monitoring and maintenance plan in respect of contamination)

    Split decision Conditions 14 docs

  • Abbey Meadows, Site of Former Bestway

    20200764 Submitted 28 Apr 2020 50 yards away

    Discharge of conditions attached to planning application 20180464: Condition 8 (External Lighting), condition 28 (Energy) and condition 29 (Oil Interceptors)

    Split decision Conditions 30 docs

  • ABBEY MEADOWS, SITE OF FORMER WOLSEY WORKS

    20192311 Submitted 3 Dec 2019 50 yards away

    Discharge of condition attached to planning permission 20160614: Condition 5 (Landscape Management Plan

    Granted Conditions 5 docs

  • Land at Former Rocket Studios, Abbey Meadows

    20212835 Submitted 16 Nov 2021 100 yards away

    Discharge of condition attached to planning permission 20211692 (Non Material amendment to planning permission 20190515 - correction of plot numbering): Condition 1 (canal bank integrity)

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  • Abbey Meadows, Rocket Studios

    20211943 Submitted 3 Aug 2021 100 yards away

    Discharge of conditions attached to planning permission 20190515: condition 5 (boundary treatments) & condition 7 (lighting strategy)

    Granted Conditions 8 docs

  • 49 Abbey Park Road, The Shoe Factory Rear of

    20241133 Submitted 25 Jun 2024 200 yards away

    Approval of details reserved by condition 2 (materials), condition 3 (archaeology), condition 4 (construction method statement), condition 5 (flood and surface water), condition 6 (contamination scheme) attached to planning permission 20221781

    Granted Conditions 15 docs

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