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Galsworthy Court, Winstanley Community Centre

20231572City Council Regulation 3Approved

Approved on 1 March 2024

Council decision: Conditional approvalDelegated (officer decision)

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Proposal

Change of use from community centre (Class F2) to family contact centre (Sui Generis); installation of rooflights and alterations to elevations of existing building; construction of retaining wall and installation of fence enclosure; raising of ground at front and laying of hardsurfacing; and provision of car and cycle parking (AMENDED PLANS RECEIVED 08/02/2024)

Received
18 August 2023
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Braunstone Park & Rowley Fields
  1. Received18 Aug
  2. Validated30 Sep
  3. Consult.5 Dec
  4. Target1 Mar
  5. Decided1 Mar

Decided in 153 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a planning application for a change of use at Galsworthy Court, Winstanley Community Centre. Leicester has handled 28 applications of this type. This one was decided in 196 days, 20 weeks longer than Leicester's typical decision time. The site is in a conservation area. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 26 applications across Braunstone Park & Rowley Fields.

84% of all applications at Leicester City Council were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 8 weeks (median).

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Application details

Application type
City Council Regulation 3
Scale / size
Medium

Planning application dates

Date validated
30 September 2023
Consultation expiry
5 December 2023
Consultation start
4 October 2023
Consultation end
5 December 2023
Target decision date
1 March 2024

Applicant and agent

Agent address
LCB Depot 31 Rutland Street Leicester LE1 1RE

Planning decision

Statutory period
153 days

Publicity

Advertisement expiry
14 November 2023
Site notice start
23 October 2023

Additional information

Documents
33

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Tree Preservation Order: Ref 409Next to the site
  • Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
Also checked, none recorded (23)

flood storage areas, conservation areas, listed buildings, Article 4 directions, 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.

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