Agenda and minutes

N. Finn (LAHS), S. Bird (DAC), S. Bowyer (LCS), M. Davies (RICS), D. Fountain (LSA)

None.

The Minutes of the meeting held on 16^th July 2025 are attached and the Panel is asked to confirm them as a correct record.

The Panel agreed the notes.

The Director of Planning, Development and Transportation submits a report on planning applications received for consideration by the Panel.

A.   Application for development at the Redeemed Christian Church of God, 196 Hinckley Road

Whilst no objections were raised to the principle of development, the panel were critical of the design of the proposed scheme. It was agreed that this was a prominent landmark site within a Conservation Area and there was a good opportunity for high-quality architecture to be presented. Panellists remarked that the quality of the submission was poor, making it difficult to accurately assess the plans put forward. The panel criticised the design of the proposed building, commenting that it did not respond to the neighbouring buildings. For example, the building line and detailing were crude and did not respond positively to the setting of the church or adjacent residential terrace. The dimensions of the building were out of proportion, there was no appropriate sense of scale and the footprint should not fill the entire site. Not enough consideration was given to landscaping or parking. More of a gap was needed between the new building and the church itself to avoid squashing the existing building and consideration was lacking for the relationship between the new building and the historic ones. Junctions between the new buildings and its established neighbours were clumsy. The rear elevation was particularly criticised, with panellists commenting on its lack of relationship to the church’s architecture and utilitarian appearance.

Objections

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Some comments were raised on a number of schemes mentioned in Appendix B; however, officers clarified that those mentioned were repeat submissions that had been discussed at previous CAP meetings, with the detail being substantially the same and the former CAP comments carried across.

As such, the panel made no comment on the following applications: 
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Car park after 2 Vernon Street

Planning Application 20250677

Construction of 2 two-storey dwellings (2x2 Bed); associated landscaping and parking (Class C3)

1 Belvoir Street

Listed Building Consent Application 20251133

External alterations to Grade II listed building

Fosse Recreation Ground, Glenfield Road

Planning Application 20250724

Installation of refurbished MUGA to provide new football and basketball court with associated fencing, lighting, footpaths and waste and recycling facilities.

Rutland Street, Athena

Planning Application 20250185

Removal of gate at front; installation of gate and fence at front of events venue (Class F1)

12 Peacock Lane

Planning Application 20250949

Change of use from 8 bedroom HMO (sui generis) to basement and ground floor HMO (3 bed) (Class C4); first and second floor HMO (6 bed) (Class C4) construction of bin and bike stores to rear of building

Land at junction of Vaughan Way and St Margarets Way

Planning Application 20250484

Outline application for construction of an 8 & 7 storey building to provide 81 flats (44 x 1 bed, 30 x 2 bed, 7 x 3 bed) (Class C3) with access, appearance, layout and scale committed and other matters (landscaping) reserved

26 Granby Street

Planning Application 20250612

Change of use of first and second floors from a restaurant (Class E) to 4 self-contained studio flats (4x1 bed) (Class C3); construction of second  ...  view the full minutes text for item 308.