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185 Ratcliffe Road, Dover Court

20240559Operational development - full applicationRefused
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Refused on 24 February 2025

Council decision: RefusalDelegated (officer decision)

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

Construction of single storey extension at side of house (Class C3)

Received
25 March 2024
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Knighton
  1. Received25 Mar
  2. Validated26 Mar
  3. Consult.17 Sep
  4. Target20 May
  5. Decided24 Feb

Decided in 335 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a full planning application for an extension at 185 Ratcliffe Road, Dover Court. Leicester has handled 1,027 applications of this type. This one was decided in 336 days, 40 weeks longer than Leicester's typical decision time. 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
26 March 2024
Consultation expiry
17 September 2024
Consultation start
17 August 2024
Consultation end
17 September 2024
Target decision date
20 May 2024

Applicant and agent

Agent address
20 Stockton Road Leicester LE4 9DS

Planning decision

Statutory period
55 days

Publicity

Advertisement expiry
17 September 2024
Site notice start
17 August 2024

Appeal history

3366042
Dismissed
Type: Householder (HAS)Procedure: Written RepresentationsDecision: 27 October 2025Dev Type: Householder developmentsReason: Refusal

Additional information

Documents
17

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.

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

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