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51 Averil Road

20260474Notification of extension to a dwellinghouseRefused
Prior approval

Refused on 20 May 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: 4.725 metres beyond the rear wall of the original dwellinghouse; maximum height 3.9 metres; height of the eaves 2.7 metres (Class C3)

Received
7 April 2026
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Thurncourt
  1. Received7 Apr
  2. Validated9 Apr
  3. Consult.13 May
  4. Target20 May
  5. Decided20 May

Decided in 41 days

About this application

This is a planning application for a new dwelling at 51 Averil Road. Leicester has handled 2,222 applications of this type. This one was decided in 43 days, 13 days 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 32 applications across Thurncourt. We hold 266 applications in total for the LE5 postcode area.

Why it was refused

  1. The proposed single storey 4.7m deep rear extension with 2.7m high eaves height along the boundary of 49 Averil Road by virtue of its siting, depth and mass would have adverse impact and outlook and some loss of light. Therefore it would be contrary to policy PS10 of the City of Leicester Local Plan (2006), the emerging policy DQP06 of local plan (2026), paragraph 135(f) of the National Planning Policy Framework 2024, which requires development to afford a high standard of amenity for existing and future occupiers and Supplementary Planning Document – ‘Residential Amenity’ (2008)(Appendix G).

From the council's decision notice.

Application details

Postcode
LE5 2DD
Application type
Notification of extension to a dwellinghouse
Scale / size
Small

Planning application dates

Date validated
9 April 2026
Consultation expiry
13 May 2026
Consultation start
14 April 2026
Consultation end
13 May 2026
Target decision date
20 May 2026

Planning decision

Statutory period
41 days

Publicity

Site notice start
21 April 2026

Additional information

UPRN
2465001169
Documents
4

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.

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.

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