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66 Winchester Avenue

20260422Notification of extension to a dwellinghouseRefused
Prior approval

Refused on 7 April 2026

Council decision: RefusalDelegated (officer decision)1 reason for refusal

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

Notification of proposed single storey extension at rear of dwellinghouse of dimensions: 6 metres beyond the rear wall of the original dwellinghouse; maximum height 2.8 metres; height of the eaves 2.8 metres (Class C3)

Received
30 March 2026
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Braunstone Park & Rowley Fields
  1. Received30 Mar
  2. Validated30 Mar
  3. Consult.
  4. Target10 May
  5. Decided7 Apr

Decided in 8 days

About this application

This is a planning application for a new dwelling at 66 Winchester Avenue. Leicester has handled 2,222 applications of this type. This one was decided in 8 days, 7 weeks quicker 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 26 applications across Braunstone Park & Rowley Fields. We hold 323 applications in total for the LE3 postcode area.

Why it was refused

  1. The proposed larger rear house extension would not comply with the limitation set out in paragraph A.1 (j) (iii) of Class A, Schedule 2, Part 1 of The Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) Order 2015 (as amended) because the enlarged part of the dwelling house would extend beyond a wall forming a side elevation of the original dwelling house and the proposal would have a width greater than half the width of the original dwelling house. Therefore, it is not permitted development.

From the council's decision notice.

Application details

Postcode
LE3 1AW
Application type
Notification of extension to a dwellinghouse
Scale / size
Small

Planning application dates

Date validated
30 March 2026
Target decision date
10 May 2026

Applicant and agent

Agent address
66 Winchester Avenue Leicester LE3 1AW

Planning decision

Statutory period
41 days

Additional information

UPRN
2465036738
Documents
5

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Article 4 direction: Leicester City Council HMO Article 4 Direction 2021
  • Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
Also checked, none recorded (23)

flood storage areas, conservation 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.

Data © Crown copyright and others · sources and licences

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© 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.

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