Planning application
8 Bowling Green Street
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Change of use from a Bar (Sui Generis) to Theatre Arts and Cultural Institution (Class E); alterations
As published by the council, reference 20240599
Application record
- Reference
- 20240599
- Type
- Operational development - full application
- Status
- Determined
- Decision
- Conditional approval
- Received
- 29 Mar 2024
- Validated
- 17 May 2024
- Decided
- 24 Oct 2024
- Ward
- Castle
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- LE1 6AT
Site history
Applications at this address on the Leicester register
This site has had 2 applications since 2024: 2 approved, 0 refused.
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20240600 Granted
8 Bowling Green Street
Internal and external alterations to grade II listed building
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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29 Mar 2024
Received by Leicester
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17 May 2024
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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24 Oct 2024
Decision issued: Conditional approval
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9 Sep 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
17 documents on file for this application
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Leicester granted permission on 24 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.
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