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40 Nelson Street

Awaiting decision Leicester 20261402 Notification of change of use from Class E to Housing C3

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Proposal

Notification of change of use of offices (Class E) to 5 residential units (Class C3)

As published by the council, reference 20261402

Application record

Reference
20261402
Type
Notification of change of use from Class E to Housing C3
Status
Pending decision
Received
15 Sep 2026
Validated
23 Sep 2026
Ward
Castle
Decision by
Delegated
Postcode
LE1 7BA

Comment by 28 October 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

  1. 15 Sep 2026

    Received by Leicester

  2. 23 Sep 2026

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 3 Oct 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  4. Decision

    Awaiting decision

    Decision expected by 18 November 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

19 documents on file for this application

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What 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 61 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.

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