Planning application
20 Battenberg Road
Refused. Only the applicant can appeal, within the statutory time limit, and a revised scheme can be submitted instead.
Proposal
Change of Use from Dwellinghouse (Class C3) to Children’s Home for one child (Class C2)
As published by the council, reference 20260272
Application record
- Reference
- 20260272
- Type
- Operational development - full application
- Status
- Refusal
- Decision
- Refused As published: Refusal
- Received
- 27 Feb 2026
- Validated
- 28 Feb 2026
- Decided
- 21 May 2026
- Ward
- Fosse
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- LE3 5HA
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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27 Feb 2026
Received by Leicester
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28 Feb 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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21 May 2026
Decision issued: Refusal
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9 Sep 2026
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Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
9 documents on file for this application
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