Planning application
Watermill Apartments The Watermill Station Road South Luffenham Rutland LE15 8NG
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Retrospective change of use of guest suites 3 and 6 from holiday lets to C3 Residential Use.
As published by the council, reference 2025/1404/LBA
Application record
- Reference
- 2025/1404/LBA
- Type
- Listed Building Application
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Granted As published: Approve
- Received
- 31 Oct 2025
- Validated
- 6 Nov 2025
- Decided
- 29 Dec 2025
- Ward
- Normanton Ward
- Parish
- South Luffenham Parish Council
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- LE15 8NG
Site history
Applications at this address on the Rutland register
This site has had 4 applications since 2025: 4 approved, 0 refused.
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2026/0059/FUL Granted
Watermill Apartments The Watermill Station Road South Luffenham Rutland LE15 8NG
Retrospective change of use of guest suites 1 and 2 from holiday lets to C3 Residential Use.
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2026/0060/LBA Granted
Watermill Apartments The Watermill Station Road South Luffenham Rutland LE15 8NG
Retrospective change of use of guest suites 1 and 2 from holiday lets to C3 Residential Use.
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2025/1403/FUL Granted
Watermill Apartments The Watermill Station Road South Luffenham Rutland LE15 8NG
Retrospective change of use of guest suites 3 and 6 from holiday lets to C3 Residential Use.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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31 Oct 2025
Received by Rutland
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6 Nov 2025
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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29 Dec 2025
Decision issued: Approve
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20 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Related applications
Cases linked to this one on the register
- Application: 2025/1403/FUL (Decided)
Who's behind it
Company information only, from the register and Companies House
Paul Bancroft Architects Agent, an architecture practice
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Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
15 documents on file for this application
- OFFICER DELEGATED REPORT
- DECISION NOTICE
- APPLICATION FORM - WITHOUT PERSONAL DATA
- FLOOD RISK ASSESSMENT
- ELEVATIONS
- SITE PLAN
- DESIGN AND ACCESS STATEMENT & HERITAGE IMPACT ASSESSMENT
- FLOOD RISK STATEMENT
- GUEST SUITE 3 AND 6 HERITAGE STATEMENT
- GUEST SUITE 3 AND 6 PLANNING STATEMENT
- SITE PLAN
- GUEST SUITE 3 FLOOR PLANS
- GUEST SUITE 6 FLOOR PLAN & APARTMENT LOCATION PLAN
- FULL FLOOR PLANS
- LOCATION PLAN
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Rutland granted permission on 29 December 2025, subject to any conditions on the decision notice. Work must normally begin within three years or the permission lapses. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.
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