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185 Ratcliffe Road, Dover Court

20231960Operational development - full applicationApproved
Full

Approved on 11 December 2023

Council decision: Conditional approvalDelegated (officer decision)

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

Demolition of garages; construction of single and two storey extensions at side and rear of house (Class C3); alterations to house and boundary

Received
13 October 2023
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Knighton
  1. Received13 Oct
  2. Validated17 Oct
  3. Consult.5 Dec
  4. Target11 Dec
  5. Decided11 Dec

Decided in 55 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a full planning application for demolition at 185 Ratcliffe Road, Dover Court. Leicester has handled 1,027 applications of this type. This one was decided in 59 days, 3 days longer than Leicester's typical decision time. The site is in a conservation area, with 1 listed building nearby. There have been 3 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 86 applications across Knighton.

84% of full 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
Operational development - full application
Scale / size
Small

Planning application dates

Date validated
17 October 2023
Consultation expiry
5 December 2023
Consultation start
3 November 2023
Consultation end
5 December 2023
Target decision date
11 December 2023

Applicant and agent

Agent address
Mr George Weightman 144 New Walk Leicester LE17JA

Planning decision

Statutory period
55 days

Publicity

Advertisement expiry
5 December 2023
Site notice start
13 November 2023

Additional information

Documents
18

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Conservation area: Knighton VillagePart of the site
  • Article 4 direction: Knighton Village Conservation AreaPart of the site
  • Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
Also checked, none recorded (22)

flood storage areas, listed buildings, tree preservation orders, 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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