Planning application
7 Vicarage Gardens
Works: Loft or dormer Windows or glazing Domestic
Read from the description, not a valuation. How we read the register
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Installation of 3 rooflights and 1 window at front; construction of dormer at rear; alterations to dwellinghouse (Class C3) (amendments received 17/08/2026)
As published by the council, reference 20261142
Application record
- Reference
- 20261142
- Type
- Certificate of lawful proposed use/development
- Status
- Pending decision
- Received
- 31 Jul 2026
- Validated
- 4 Aug 2026
- Ward
- Humberstone & Hamilton
- Decision by
- Delegated
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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31 Jul 2026
Received by Leicester
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4 Aug 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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7 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 29 September 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
8 documents on file for this application
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Trade members open them from here.
Open the documentsWhat happens while it is decided
This application is with Leicester for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year Leicester decided lawful development applications in a median of 48 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.
About lawful development applications
A lawful development certificate is a legal determination that existing or proposed works do not need planning permission; the merits of the scheme are not considered. More in our guide to planning application types.
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