Planning application
26-30 St James Road, John Frears House
Refused. Only the applicant can appeal, within the statutory time limit, and a revised scheme can be submitted instead.
Proposal
Change of use of student accommodation (31 bedrooms) (sui generis) to House in Multiple Occupation (31 bedrooms) (sui generis)
As published by the council, reference 20260928
Application record
- Reference
- 20260928
- Type
- Operational development - full application
- Status
- Refusal
- Decision
- Refusal
- Received
- 18 Jun 2026
- Validated
- 17 Jul 2026
- Decided
- 8 Sep 2026
- Ward
- Stoneygate
- Decision by
- Delegated
Timeline
Dates from the published record
-
18 Jun 2026
Received by Leicester
-
17 Jul 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
-
22 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
-
8 Sep 2026
Decision issued: Refusal
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
14 documents on file for this application
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