Planning application
109-111 Princess Road East
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 from educational use (Class F1) to 15 (15x studio) student flats (Sui Generis)
As published by the council, reference 20260312
Application record
- Reference
- 20260312
- Type
- Operational development - full application
- Status
- Refusal
- Decision
- Refusal
- Received
- 9 Mar 2026
- Validated
- 29 Apr 2026
- Decided
- 28 Jul 2026
- Ward
- Castle
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- LE1 7LA
Timeline
Dates from the published record
-
9 Mar 2026
Received by Leicester
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29 Apr 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
-
22 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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28 Jul 2026
Decision issued: Refusal
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
21 documents on file for this application
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