Planning application
31 Horsefair Street, Permanent House, Ground, Part First, Third And Fifth Floors
Works: New dwelling Major scheme
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
Notification of change of use from bank offices to 27 flats on levels 1-7
As published by the council, reference 20261329
Application record
- Reference
- 20261329
- Type
- Notification of change of use from Class E to Housing C3
- Status
- Pending decision
- Received
- 2 Sep 2026
- Validated
- 2 Sep 2026
- Ward
- Castle
- Decision by
- Delegated
Comment by 28 September 2026
The council is taking comments on this application until then. Comments go to Leicester through their own planning portal.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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2 Sep 2026
Received by Leicester
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9 Sep 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 28 October 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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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 full applications in a median of 57 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.
About full applications
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