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346 Scraptoft Lane

20261133Certificate of lawful proposed use/developmentRefused
Outline / PiP

Refused on 11 September 2026

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

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Proposal

Certificate of lawful proposed development for construction of single storey extension at rear of dwellinghouse (Class C3)

Received
30 July 2026
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Humberstone & Hamilton
  1. Received30 Jul
  2. Validated31 Jul
  3. Consult.
  4. Target24 Sep
  5. Decided11 Sep

Decided in 42 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is an outline application for a new dwelling at 346 Scraptoft Lane. Leicester has handled 112 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 has been 1 other application at this address. In the past year there have been 40 applications across Humberstone & Hamilton. We hold 270 applications in total for the LE5 postcode area.

77% of outline 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 at rear of dwellinghouse; alterations will not comply with the relevant conditions and limitations of Class A of Part 1 of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development Order) (England) 2015 and would not be considered permitted development. The Council has refused to grant a Certificate Of Lawfulness of Proposed Use Or Development. Please read the following notes carefully. This Certificate is issued solely for the purpose of Section 191/192 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 (as amended).

From the council's decision notice.

Application details

Postcode
LE5 1PB
Application type
Certificate of lawful proposed use/development
Scale / size
Small

Planning application dates

Date validated
31 July 2026
Target decision date
24 September 2026

Applicant and agent

Agent address
Elk Architecture Ltd LCB Depot 31 Rutland Street Leicester LE1 1RE

Planning decision

Statutory period
55 days

Additional information

UPRN
2465140530
Documents
3

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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