Planning application
55-57 Wellington Street
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Change of use from Professional and Financial Services (Class E) to either a Place of Worship (Class F1) or a Community Hall and Meeting Place (Class F2)
As published by the council, reference 20260574
Application record
- Reference
- 20260574
- Type
- Operational development - full application
- Status
- Determined
- Decision
- Conditional approval
- Received
- 24 Apr 2026
- Validated
- 25 Apr 2026
- Decided
- 23 Jul 2026
- Ward
- Castle
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- LE1 6HJ
Timeline
Dates from the published record
-
24 Apr 2026
Received by Leicester
-
25 Apr 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
-
22 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
-
23 Jul 2026
Decision issued: Conditional approval
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
11 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Leicester granted permission on 23 July 2026, 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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