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66-68 Charles Street, First And Second Floors

Refused Leicester 20213047 Notification of change of use from Class E to Housing C3

Works: New dwelling

Refused. Only the applicant can appeal, within the statutory time limit, and a revised scheme can be submitted instead.

Proposal

Change of use of first and second floor from Commercial, Business and Service (Use Class E) to twenty flats (Class C3)

As published by the council, reference 20213047

Application record

Reference
20213047
Type
Notification of change of use from Class E to Housing C3
Status
Refusal
Decision
Refused As published: Refusal
Received
16 Dec 2021
Validated
21 Dec 2021
Decided
6 Jan 2022
Ward
Castle
Decision by
Delegated

Site history

Applications at this address on the Leicester register

This site has had 2 applications since 2021: 0 approved, 1 refused.

  • 20250402 Awaiting decision

    66-68 Charles Street, First And Second Floors

    Change of use of first and second floor from education and training (Class F1) to 12 self-contained flats (8 x 1 bed & 4 x 2 bed) (Class C3); replacement windows & doors and bricking up of existing side facing garage style door (amended plans received 09/07/2025) (subject to section 106 agreement)

    Submitted 10 Mar 2025 Full applications

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 16 Dec 2021

    Received by Leicester

  2. 21 Dec 2021

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 6 Jan 2022

    Decision issued: Refusal

  4. 8 Oct 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

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

16 documents on file for this application

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What this refusal means

Leicester refused this application for the reasons on the decision notice; only the applicant can appeal, and refused schemes often return in revised form. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.

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Nearby applications

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  • 66-68 Charles Street, First And Second Floors

    20250402 Submitted 10 Mar 2025 50 yards away

    80% historically approved · decision due ~12 Jun

    Change of use of first and second floor from education and training (Class F1) to 12 self-contained flats (8 x 1 bed & 4 x 2 bed) (Class C3); replacement windows & doors and bricking up of existing side facing garage style door (amended plans received 09/07/2025) (subject to section 106 agreement)

    Awaiting decision Full applications New dwelling Windows or glazing 30 docs
  • 66-68 Charles Street, Twenty Twenty

    20232295 Submitted 4 Dec 2023 50 yards away

    Change of use of first and second floor from education and training (Class F1) to aparthotel (10 x 1 bed units) (Class C1) on the first floor and six flats (4 x 1 bed, 2 x 2 bed) (Class C3) on the second floor; new windows and front door

    Withdrawn Full applications New dwelling Windows or glazing 20 docs
    Several homes
  • 78 Charles Street

    20212549 Submitted 11 Oct 2021 50 yards away

    Installation of alterations to shopfront (Class E)

    Granted Full applications Windows or glazing 6 docs
  • Yeoman Lane, Car Park rear of 60 Charles Street

    20211364 Submitted 27 May 2021 50 yards away

    Discharge of condition 18 (Bird and bat provision) of application 20180456

    Granted Conditions 6 docs
  • Yeoman Lane, Car Park rear of 60 Charles Street

    20210473 Submitted 25 Feb 2021 50 yards away

    Discharge of conditions attached to planning permission 20180456: condition 2 (materials), condition 3 (design detail), condition 4 (archaeological investigation), condition 5 (archaeological recording), condition 6 (energy), condition 8 (foul drainage), condition 9 (SuDS) and condition 15 (construction method statement).

    Granted Conditions 21 docs
  • Car Park rear of 60 Charles Street, Yeoman Lane

    20212936 Submitted 2 Dec 2021 50 yards away

    Approval of details reserved by condition attached to planning permission 20180456: Condition 7 (noise mitigation)

    Granted Conditions 6 docs

In Leicester

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    Received 1 Aug, published by the council 22 Jul 2026 Full applications
  • 20261147 Granted

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    Received 3 Aug, published by the council 27 Aug 2026 Full applications
  • 20261109 Granted

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  • 20261018 Granted

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