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Ballards Close, Ballards Close Play Area

20260359Operational development - full applicationAwaiting decision
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Proposal

Variation of condition 8 (Approved Plans) attached to planning permission 20250726 (Installation of playzone MUGA with associated fencing, lighting and infrastructure (Class F2)) to amend the drainage details from an impermeable surface draining to gullies, to a permeable surface draining to a catchment area.

Received
17 March 2026
Decision due
27 May 2026
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Beaumont Leys
  1. Received17 Mar
  2. Validated2 Apr
  3. Consult.1 May
  4. Target27 May
  5. Decided

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About this application

This is a full planning application at Ballards Close, Ballards Close Play Area. Leicester has handled 1,027 applications of this type. It has been with the council since 17 March 2026 and is still awaiting a decision. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 17 applications across Beaumont Leys.

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Application details

Application type
Operational development - full application
Scale / size
Small

Planning application dates

Date validated
2 April 2026
Consultation expiry
1 May 2026
Consultation start
9 April 2026
Consultation end
1 May 2026

Applicant and agent

Agent address
Third Floor - Silver Arcade Silver Street Leicester LE1 5FA

Planning decision

Statutory period
55 days

Publicity

Site notice start
9 April 2026

Additional information

Documents
8

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Local nature reserve: Goss MeadowsPart of 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, 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, 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

Contains public sector information from planning.data.gov.uk (MHCLG and local planning authorities), licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

© 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.

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

Source: Office for National Statistics licensed under the Open Government Licence v.3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

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