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2 Crofters Drive

20260415Operational development - full applicationRefused
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Refused on 2 July 2026

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

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Proposal

Construction of single-storey extension to the front of house; construction of a detached double garage; alterations (Class C3)

Received
30 March 2026
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Thurncourt
  1. Received30 Mar
  2. Validated8 May
  3. Consult.12 Jun
  4. Target2 Jul
  5. Decided2 Jul

Decided in 55 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a full planning application for a garage at 2 Crofters Drive. Leicester has handled 1,027 applications of this type. This one was decided in 94 days, 5 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 32 applications across Thurncourt. We hold 266 applications in total for the LE5 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 single storey extension and garage by reason of their design and location would fail to respond positively to the context of the site and its surroundings and therefore represents poor design. The proposals would result in a detrimental impact on the appearance of the host property and would appear as an overly dominant and incongruous addition to Crofters Drive's street scene. The proposal is therefore in conflict with Emerging Local Plan Policy DQP01, and paragraph 135 of the National Planning Policy Framework (2024).
  2. Insufficient information has been submitted in the form of an Arboricultural Impact Assessment (AIA) to allow for the impact upon the existing trees to be determined. The proposal is therefore contrary to Policies DQP04 and NE01 of the Leicester Local Plan (2026).

From the council's decision notice.

Application details

Postcode
LE5 2FH
Application type
Operational development - full application
Scale / size
Small

Planning application dates

Date validated
8 May 2026
Consultation expiry
12 June 2026
Consultation start
21 May 2026
Consultation end
12 June 2026
Target decision date
2 July 2026

Applicant and agent

Agent address
Suite G04 1 Quality Court, Chancery Lane London WC2A 1HR

Planning decision

Statutory period
55 days

Publicity

Site notice start
21 May 2026

Additional information

UPRN
2465001448
Documents
10

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
Also checked, none recorded (24)

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, 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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