Planning application
Hinckley Road, Western Park Open Air School
Works: Extension Demolition
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Variation of condition 19 (Use restriction buildings 1 - 7) attached to planning permission 20202126 (Change of use to office (use class E(g)(i)) and community building with cafe; demolition of two buildings and fire damaged elements; construction of three new elements/extensions; construction of bridge over watercourse; new internal driveway and external lighting) to allow greater flexibility in the use of Buildings 1-7 to all Class E uses
As published by the council, reference 20260636
Application record
- Reference
- 20260636
- Type
- Operational development - full application
- Status
- Pending Decision
- Received
- 5 May 2026
- Validated
- 2 Jun 2026
- Ward
- Western
- Decision by
- Delegated
Site history
Applications at this address on the Leicester register
This site has had 2 applications since 2026.
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20260671 Awaiting decision
Hinckley Road, Western Park Open Air School
Approval of details for Building 7 only reserved by Conditions 2 (works schedule), 3 (Exterior cleaning), 4 (external surfaces), 5 (window frames), 6 (Roof timbers), and 7 (mechanical/electrical services) attached to planning permission 20202119
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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5 May 2026
Received by Leicester
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2 Jun 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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22 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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3 Sep 2026
Status changed to Pending Decision
Previously Pending decision.
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 28 July 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
3 documents on file for this application
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