10 Holbrook Oadby Leicestershire LE2 4UP

24/00423/COUChange of UseRefused

Discharge / amendments

Refused on 10 October 2025

Council decision: REFUSEDelegated (officer decision)4 reasons for refusal

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Proposal

Change of use of dwelling (Class C3) to a childrens' care home (Class C2) for up to 2no. children.

Received: 23 October 2024
Decision level: Delegated (officer decision)
Public comments: 45
Council: Oadby and Wigston Borough Council
Ward: Oadby Woodlands Ward

ReceivedReceived23 Oct
ValidatedValidated23 Oct
Consult.Consultation4 Dec
TargetTarget Date10 Oct
DecidedDecided10 Oct

Decided in 352 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is an application to amend a permission at 10 Holbrook Oadby Leicestershire LE2 4UP. Oadby and Wigston has handled 25 applications of this type. This one was decided in 352 days, 42 weeks longer than Oadby and Wigston's typical decision time. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 11 applications across Oadby Woodlands Ward. We hold 1,245 applications in total for the LE2 postcode area.

65% of amendment applications at Oadby and Wigston Borough Council were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 8 weeks (median).

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Why it was refused

The proposal does not comply with the requirements of Policy 11 of the Borough of Oadby and Wigston Local Plan (April 2019) in that an identified need for the proposed accommodation has not been demonstrated.
The proposal does not comply with the requirements of Policy 2 (Spatial Strategy for Development within the Borough) and Policy 11 (Housing Choices) of the Borough of Oadby and Wigston Local Plan (April 2019) as incremental loss of a Class C3 dwelling would undermine the Council's strategy for increasing the supply of housing which meet the needs of the Borough.
The fear of crime or anti-social behaviour would undermine community safety and cohesion, and noise and disturbance arising from the proposed use is likely to be harmful to the amenities of the occupiers of neighbouring homes and as such the proposal would conflict with the objectives of paragraphs 96 and 135 (f) of the NPPF and Policy 6 (Housing Delivery) of the Borough of Oadby and Wigston Local Plan (April 2019).
The proposal has failed to adequately demonstrate that staff bedroom 2 would have sufficient living space for future occupiers as it does not accord with minimum room sizes set out in the DCLG Technical Housing Standards - nationally described standard (2015). The proposal would therefore fail to comply with the requirements of Policy 11 of the Borough of Oadby and Wigston Local Plan (April 2019) and the Council's Residential Development 24/00423/COU Supplementary Planning Document (2015) which both relate to the Technical Housing Standards.

From the council's decision notice.

Application details

Postcode: LE2 4UP
Application type: Change of Use
Scale / size: Small

Planning application dates

Date validated: 23 October 2024
Consultation expiry: 6 December 2024
Consultation start: 13 November 2024
Consultation end: 4 December 2024
Target decision date: 10 October 2025
Application expires: 18 December 2024

Applicant and agent

Agent address: Knights The Brampton Newcastle-under-Lyme ST5 0QW

Planning decision

Statutory period: 56 days

Publicity

Site notice start: 15 November 2024
Site notice end: 6 December 2024

Additional information

Documents: 6

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)

Not published by this council, so not checked: Article 4 directions and tree preservation orders. Ask the council if these matter.

Also checked, none recorded (22)

flood storage areas, conservation areas, listed buildings, 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.

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