Planning application
Ballards Close, Ballards Close Play Area
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Variation of condition 8 (Approved Plans) attached to planning permission 20250726 (Installation of playzone MUGA with associated fencing, lighting and infrastructure (Class F2)) to amend the drainage details from an impermeable surface draining to gullies, to a permeable surface draining to a catchment area.
As published by the council, reference 20260359
Application record
- Reference
- 20260359
- Type
- Operational development - full application
- Status
- Pending Decision
- Received
- 17 Mar 2026
- Validated
- 2 Apr 2026
- Ward
- Beaumont Leys
- Decision by
- Delegated
Site history
Applications at this address on the Leicester register
This site has had 2 applications since 2025.
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20251880 Awaiting decision
Ballards Close, Ballards Close Play Area
Approval of details reserved by Condition 5 (Sustainable Drainage System), 6 (development details of drainage), 7 (Landscape and Ecological Management Plan (LEMP)) attached to planning permission 20250726
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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17 Mar 2026
Received by Leicester
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2 Apr 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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22 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 28 May 2026, 8 weeks from validation under the statutory target for most applications. Extensions of time are common and are agreed case by case.
Leicester took a median of 56 days over the applications it decided in the last year.
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
8 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat happens while it is decided
This application is with Leicester for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year Leicester decided full applications in a median of 61 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.
About full applications
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