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20 Elms Road, Burnham House

20251626Operational development - full applicationApproved
Full

Approved on 14 April 2026

Council decision: Conditional approvalDelegated (officer decision)4 conditions

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Proposal

Installation of solar panels on part of roof of flats (Class C3)

Received
7 October 2025
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Knighton
  1. Received7 Oct
  2. Validated17 Dec
  3. Consult.16 Jan
  4. Target10 Feb
  5. Decided14 Apr

Decided in 118 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a full planning application for a solar installation at 20 Elms Road, Burnham House. Leicester has handled 1,027 applications of this type. This one was decided in 189 days, 19 weeks longer than Leicester's typical decision time. The site is in a conservation area, with 1 listed building nearby. There are no previous applications recorded 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 December 2025
Consultation expiry
16 January 2026
Consultation start
18 December 2025
Consultation end
16 January 2026
Target decision date
10 February 2026

Applicant and agent

Agent address
The Warehouse 1a Stamford Street Leicester LE1 6NL

Planning decision

Statutory period
55 days

Publicity

Advertisement expiry
16 January 2026
Site notice start
18 December 2025

Additional information

Documents
11

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Conservation area: Stoneygate
  • Article 4 direction: Stoneygate Conservation Area
  • 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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