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12 Victoria Road Whetstone Leicester Leicestershire LE8 6JX

25/0987/FULFull ApplicationRefused
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Refused on 8 January 2026

Delegated (officer decision)1 reason for refusal

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

Erection of a 2-bedroom dwelling to the rear of 12 Victoria Road.

Received
6 November 2025
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Public comments
6
Ward
North Whetstone
Agent
DJS Architectural Services Ltd
  1. Received6 Nov
  2. Validated12 Nov
  3. Consult.15 Dec
  4. Target7 Jan
  5. Decided8 Jan

Decided in 57 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a full planning application at 12 Victoria Road Whetstone Leicester Leicestershire LE8 6JX. Blaby has handled 954 applications of this type. This one was decided in 63 days, 7 days longer than Blaby's typical decision time. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 16 applications across North Whetstone. We hold 1,732 applications in total for the LE8 postcode area.

95% of full applications at Blaby District Council were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 8 weeks (median).

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Why it was refused

  1. The siting of a new dwelling to the rear of No.12 is not considered to reflect the local pattern of development on Victoria Road or Charnwood Avenue and would result in the overdevelopment of the application site, which typically comprises of the adjoining long rear gardens in the local area. Accordingly, the application proposal will result in the creation of two smaller plots which will appear cramped and contrived in this location as they fail to take account of local patterns of development. Furthermore, the dwelling has been specifically designed to provide all first-floor windows to the side and rear of the proposed dwelling with obscure glazing to avoid overlooking which is further evidence that this proposal is an overdevelopment of the site. The impact of the development on the character and appearance of the area is unacceptable. The proposed development is contrary to Policy CS2 of the Blaby District Local Plan (Core Strategy) Development Plan Document (2013) and Policy

From the council's decision notice.

Application details

Postcode
LE8 6JX
Application type
Full Application
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Whetstone Parish Council

Planning application dates

Date validated
12 November 2025
Consultation expiry
15 December 2025
Consultation end
15 December 2025
Neighbour consultation end
3 December 2025
Last date for comments
15 December 2025
Target decision date
7 January 2026

Applicant and agent

Applicant
Private applicant
Agent
DJS Architectural Services Ltd
Architect profile
D.J.S. ARCHITECTURAL SERVICES LIMITED
Agent address
2 Grange Drive Long Eaton NG10 2DQ United Kingdom

Planning decision

Case officer
Rebekah Newman
Statutory period
56 days

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-14429531
Documents
22

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)

Not published by this council, so not checked: Article 4 directions. Ask the council if these matter.

Possibly incomplete for this council: tree preservation orders.

Also checked, none recorded (22)

flood storage areas, conservation areas, listed buildings, green belt, scheduled monuments, World Heritage Sites, World Heritage Site buffer zones, registered parks and gardens, registered battlefields, Heritage at Risk entries, nutrient neutrality catchments, national parks, National Landscapes, SSSIs, Special Areas of Conservation, Special Protection Areas, Ramsar sites, ancient woodland, national nature reserves, local nature reserves, heritage coasts and brownfield registers.

A guide only, from official open data; it is not a planning search. Flood zones cover rivers and sea, not surface water.

Data © Crown copyright and others · sources and licences

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© Historic England 2026. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. The Historic England GIS Data contained in this material was obtained on 2026-11-03. The most publicly available up to date Historic England GIS Data can be obtained from HistoricEngland.org.uk.

© Natural England copyright. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

© Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2026. All rights reserved. Flood Map for Planning, Open Government Licence v3.0.

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