Planning application
Northgate Street, Soar Lane, Leicester Waterside
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Proposal
Variation of conditions 6 (ventilation strategy), 9 (Energy), and 17 (Approved Plans Condition) attached to planning permission 20231899 (Details of appearance, landscaping, layout and scale of supported housing building (Class C2) and electricity sub-station (being matters reserved by Outline permission 20172480). (Amended plans)(s106 agreement)); modification of S106 Planning Obligation attached to planning permission 20231899
As published by the council, reference 20260871
Application record
- Reference
- 20260871
- Type
- Operational development - full application
- Status
- Pending decision
- Received
- 12 Jun 2026
- Validated
- 17 Jun 2026
- Ward
- Abbey
- Decision by
- Delegated
Site history
Applications at this address on the Leicester register
This site has had 5 applications since 2025: 1 approved, 0 refused.
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20261294 Awaiting decision
Northgate Street, Soar Lane, Leicester Waterside
Approval of details reserved by Condition 2 (Foundations Construction Method Statement) attached to planning permission 20231899
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20261295 Awaiting decision
Northgate Street, Soar Lane, Leicester Waterside
Approval of details reserved by conditions 3 (SuDs) and 4 (Foul Drainage) attached to planning permission 20231899
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20261296 Awaiting decision
Northgate Street, Soar Lane, Leicester Waterside
Approval of details reserved by Condition 8 (Construction Management Plan) attached to planning permission 20231899
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20251281 Granted
Northgate Street, Soar Lane, Leicester Waterside
Variation of conditions 2 (Approved Details) and 11 (Approved Landscaping) attached to reserved matters approval 20182255 (Details of appearance, landscaping, layout and scale for 367 residential units (95 X 1 BED, 98 X 2 BED, 143 X 3 BED, 31 X 4 BED) (CLASS C3); (Being matters reserved by Outline Permission 20172480 - Variation of conditions: 1, 3, 6, 7, 9, 12, 15, 16, 19, 20, 23, 27, 29, 31, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48 AND 50 attached to planning permission 20162006) and details submitted to discharge conditions 3 (Reserved matters), 6 (Phasing), 7 (Design codes), 8 (Construction management), 9 (Sustainability), 10 (Affordable housing), 12 (Drainage Strategy), 13 (Suspended soils), 14 (Floor levels), 15 (River bank landscaping), 16 (Contamination), 19 (Drainage), 20 (Green Infrastructure), 21 (Landscaping), 22 (Trees), 23 (Ecology), 25 (Open space), 26 AND 27 (Archaeology), 28 (Education), 29 (Noise), 31 (Streetworks), 38 (TA), 39 (Travel plan), 40 (Travel pack), 41 (Cycle parking), 42 (TRO'S), 43 (Parking strategy), 44 (ESP), 45, 46 AND 47 (Canal wall and works near) 20172480 (Amended plans)) to update revisions of drawing numbers to regularise changes in terms of street trees, boundary treatments, and landscaping across the site. (amended plans received 27/03/2026 and 20/05/2026)
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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12 Jun 2026
Received by Leicester
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17 Jun 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 12 August 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
36 documents on file for this application
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About full applications
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Nearby applications
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Northgate Street, Soar Lane, Leicester Waterside
Variation of conditions 2 (Approved Details) and 11 (Approved Landscaping) attached to reserved matters approval 20182255 (Details of appearance, landscaping, layout and scale for 367 residential units (95 X 1 BED, 98 X 2 BED, 143 X 3 BED, 31 X 4 BED) (CLASS C3); (Being matters reserved by Outline Permission 20172480 - Variation of conditions: 1, 3, 6, 7, 9, 12, 15, 16, 19, 20, 23, 27, 29, 31, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48 AND 50 attached to planning permission 20162006) and details submitted to discharge conditions 3 (Reserved matters), 6 (Phasing), 7 (Design codes), 8 (Construction management), 9 (Sustainability), 10 (Affordable housing), 12 (Drainage Strategy), 13 (Suspended soils), 14 (Floor levels), 15 (River bank landscaping), 16 (Contamination), 19 (Drainage), 20 (Green Infrastructure), 21 (Landscaping), 22 (Trees), 23 (Ecology), 25 (Open space), 26 AND 27 (Archaeology), 28 (Education), 29 (Noise), 31 (Streetworks), 38 (TA), 39 (Travel plan), 40 (Travel pack), 41 (Cycle parking), 42 (TRO'S), 43 (Parking strategy), 44 (ESP), 45, 46 AND 47 (Canal wall and works near) 20172480 (Amended plans)) to update revisions of drawing numbers to regularise changes in terms of street trees, boundary treatments, and landscaping across the site. (amended plans received 27/03/2026 and 20/05/2026)
Granted Full applications Trees 19 docs -
Northgate Street, Soar Lane, Leicester Waterside Leicester
93% historically approved · decision due ~30 Oct
Approval of details reserved by Condition 15 (EMP) attached to planning permission 20231899
Awaiting decision Conditions 3 docs -
Northgate Street, Soar Lane, Leicester Waterside
93% historically approved · decision due ~21 Oct
Approval of details reserved by Condition 2 (Foundations Construction Method Statement) attached to planning permission 20231899
Awaiting decision Conditions 3 docs -
Northgate Street, Soar Lane, Leicester Waterside
93% historically approved · decision due ~21 Oct
Approval of details reserved by conditions 3 (SuDs) and 4 (Foul Drainage) attached to planning permission 20231899
Awaiting decision Conditions 11 docs -
Northgate Street, Soar Lane, Leicester Waterside
93% historically approved · decision due ~22 Oct
Approval of details reserved by Condition 8 (Construction Management Plan) attached to planning permission 20231899
Awaiting decision Conditions 2 docs -
176-178 Highcross Street
Approval of details reserved by Condition 6 (drainage) attached to planning permission 20222241
Granted Conditions 6 docs
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