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18 Sandown Road

20260392Operational development - full applicationRefused
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Refused on 8 June 2026

Council decision: RefusalDelegated (officer decision)2 reasons for refusal

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Proposal

Change of use from house (Class C3) to three self-contained flats (2 x 1 bed & 1 x 2 bed) (Class C3)

Received
24 March 2026
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Knighton
  1. Received24 Mar
  2. Validated14 Apr
  3. Consult.29 May
  4. Target8 Jun
  5. Decided8 Jun

Decided in 55 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a full planning application for a change of use at 18 Sandown Road. Leicester has handled 1,027 applications of this type. This one was decided in 76 days, 3 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 86 applications across Knighton. We hold 1,245 applications in total for the LE2 postcode area.

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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Why it was refused

  1. The proposed ground floor Flat 1, by reason of its proximity and layout in relation to 16 Sandown Road, would result in an overbearing impact, restricted outlook, and inadequate natural light for future occupiers of the proposed flat. Furthermore, the proposed flat due to position of windows and single aspect would result in material loss of privacy and overlooking to the detriment of the residential amenity and living conditions of the proposed flat, contrary to saved policies H07 and PS10 of the City of Leicester Local Plan, emerging Local Plan policy DQP06, and paragraph 135 of the National Planning Policy Framework 2024.
  2. The proposed first floor Flat 2 fails to comply with the prescribed gross internal floor area and storage requirements mandated by the Nationally Described Space Standards (NDSS). By reason of this spatial deficiency, the unit is incapable of supporting the essential day-to-day internal functionality of future occupiers or providing adequate capacity for domestic storage. Consequently, the scheme fails to secure a satisfactory standard of environment or provide acceptable living conditions for future occupants, contrary to Saved Policies H07 and PS10 of the City of Leicester Local Plan, emerging Local Plan Policy DQP06, and paragraph 135 of the National Planning Policy Framework 2024.

From the council's decision notice.

Application details

Postcode
LE2 2BJ
Application type
Operational development - full application
Scale / size
Small

Planning application dates

Date validated
14 April 2026
Consultation expiry
29 May 2026
Consultation start
30 April 2026
Consultation end
29 May 2026
Target decision date
8 June 2026

Applicant and agent

Agent address
1F 144-146 Kings Cross Road London WC1X 9DU

Planning decision

Statutory period
55 days

Publicity

Site notice start
6 May 2026

Additional information

UPRN
2465092786
Documents
7

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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