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48 Princess Road East, St Andrews House

20260997Notification of change of use from Class E to Housing C3Approved
Prior approval

Approved on 24 August 2026

Council decision: Conditional approvalDelegated (officer decision)6 conditions

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

Notification of change of use of first, second and third floors from Office (Class E) to 28 residential flats (Class C3)

Received
30 June 2026
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Castle
  1. Received30 Jun
  2. Validated30 Jun
  3. Consult.24 Jul
  4. Target24 Aug
  5. Decided24 Aug

Decided in 55 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is an application to amend a permission at 48 Princess Road East, St Andrews House. Leicester has handled 158 applications of this type. This one was decided in 55 days. The site is in a conservation area, with 2 listed buildings nearby. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 94 applications across Castle.

71% of amendment 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
Notification of change of use from Class E to Housing C3
Scale / size
Medium
Number of dwellings
28

Planning application dates

Date validated
30 June 2026
Consultation expiry
24 July 2026
Consultation start
3 July 2026
Consultation end
24 July 2026
Target decision date
24 August 2026

Applicant and agent

Agent address
St Andrews House 48 Princess Road East Leicester LE1 7DR

Planning decision

Statutory period
55 days

Additional information

Documents
17

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Conservation area: New Walk
  • Article 4 direction: Leicester City Council HMO Article 4 Direction 2021+1 more
  • Brownfield land register: 57 The Oval - New WalkRegister site at or near this address
  • Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
Also checked, none recorded (21)

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 and heritage coasts.

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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© Historic England 2026. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. The Historic England GIS Data contained in this material was obtained on 2026-11-03. The most publicly available up to date Historic England GIS Data can be obtained from HistoricEngland.org.uk.

© 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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Source: Leicester

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