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University Road, University of Leicester, Engineering Building

20260986Listed building consentApproved

Approved on 21 August 2026

Council decision: Conditional approvalDelegated (officer decision)2 conditions

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

Internal alterations to Grade II* listed building

Received
26 June 2026
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Castle
  1. Received26 Jun
  2. Validated27 Jun
  3. Consult.11 Aug
  4. Target21 Aug
  5. Decided21 Aug

Decided in 55 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a heritage application at University Road, University of Leicester, Engineering Building. Leicester has handled 39 applications of this type. This one was decided in 56 days. The site is in a conservation area, with 1 listed building nearby. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 94 applications across Castle.

94% of heritage applications at Leicester City Council were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 8 weeks (median).

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Application details

Application type
Listed building consent
Scale / size
Small

Planning application dates

Date validated
27 June 2026
Consultation expiry
11 August 2026
Consultation start
2 July 2026
Consultation end
11 August 2026
Target decision date
21 August 2026

Applicant and agent

Agent address
Arup West Offices Station Rise York YO1 6GA

Planning decision

Case officer
Craig Waite
Statutory period
55 days

Publicity

Advertisement expiry
11 August 2026
Site notice start
2 July 2026

Additional information

Documents
4

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

Also checked, none recorded (21)

flood storage areas, conservation areas, tree preservation orders, green belt, scheduled monuments, World Heritage Sites, World Heritage Site buffer zones, 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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