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London Road, Leicester Railway Station, Midland Main Line

Granted Leicester 20240594 Operational development - full application

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

Proposal

Redevelopment of Leicester Railway Station to include new entrance to ticket hall; pedestrian ramp; erection of a canopy, pedestrianisation and regrading of Station Street to create public realm; relocation of Grade II listed gate piers; relocation of Thomas Cook statue; replacement cycle storage; soft and hard landscaping, lighting and CCTV; relocation of taxi rank, pick up/drop off point, reduced mobility parking bays; refurbishment works to porte cochere; provision of heating and cooling units; services and boundary treatment and other associated works.

As published by the council, reference 20240594

Application record

Reference
20240594
Type
Operational development - full application
Status
Determined
Decision
Conditional approval
Received
5 Apr 2024
Validated
1 May 2024
Decided
3 Oct 2024
Ward
Castle
Decision by
Committee

Site history

Applications at this address on the Leicester register

This site has had 3 applications since 2024: 2 approved, 0 refused.

  • 20261222 Awaiting decision

    London Road, Leicester Railway Station, Midland Main Line

    Approval of details reserved by Condition 3 (Phasing Strategy) attached to planning permission 20240594

    Submitted 13 Aug 2026 Conditions
  • 20240595 Granted

    London Road, Leicester Railway Station, Midland Main Line

    Internal and external alterations to Grade II listed building and relocation of Grade II listed gate piers.

    Decided 3 Oct 2024 Heritage and listed buildings

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 5 Apr 2024

    Received by Leicester

  2. 1 May 2024

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 3 Oct 2024

    Decision issued: Conditional approval

  4. 9 Sep 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

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

64 documents on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

Leicester granted permission on 3 October 2024, 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

Within 500 metres

  • London Road, Leicester Railway Station, Midland Main Line

    20240595 Submitted 2 Apr 2024 0m away

    Internal and external alterations to Grade II listed building and relocation of Grade II listed gate piers.

    Granted Heritage and listed buildings 58 docs
  • London Road, Leicester Railway Station, Midland Main Line

    20261222 Submitted 13 Aug 2026 0m away

    94% historically approved · decision due ~10 Oct

    Approval of details reserved by Condition 3 (Phasing Strategy) attached to planning permission 20240594

    Awaiting decision Conditions 3 docs
  • Midland Main Line Leicester Railway Station London Road

    20261105 Submitted 23 Jul 2026 56m away

    Internal and external alterations to Grade II listed building

    Withdrawn Heritage and listed buildings 4 docs
  • 1 Waterloo Way, Peat House

    20241568 Submitted 4 Sep 2024 167m away

    Change of use of fourth floor from office (Class E) to education (Class F1)

    Granted Full applications 10 docs
  • 31 Waterloo Way, Arnhem House

    20260543 Submitted 20 Apr 2026 177m away

    81% historically approved · decision due ~24 Jun

    Construction of housing for electrical transformer in the car park; installation of three cycle shelters; conversion of ground floor parking spaces to form extension providing co-working and gym space; alterations to building (Class E)

    Awaiting decision Full applications Extension 14 docs
  • 30 East Street, St Johns House

    20260192 Submitted 13 Feb 2026 196m away

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    Granted Conditions 8 docs

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