Planning application
521 Abbey Lane, Mcdonald's Restaurant
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Change of use of part of adjacent unit from retail (Class E) to hot food takeaway (Suis Generis); construction of plant compound, installation of air handing units, condensers and exhaust flue at rear; alterations and cladding to building.
As published by the council, reference 20260617
Application record
- Reference
- 20260617
- Type
- Operational development - full application
- Status
- Determined
- Decision
- Conditional approval
- Received
- 1 May 2026
- Validated
- 21 May 2026
- Decided
- 15 Jul 2026
- Ward
- Abbey
- Decision by
- Delegated
Timeline
Dates from the published record
-
1 May 2026
Received by Leicester
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21 May 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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15 Jul 2026
Decision issued: Conditional approval
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22 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
16 documents on file for this application
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Leicester granted permission on 15 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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