Agenda and minutes

There were apologies of absence from Councillor Modhwadia and Councillor Singh Patel.

Councillor O’Neill was present at the meeting as a substitute for Councillor Joel.

Members will be asked to declare any interests they may have in the business to be discussed on the Agenda.

Members will be aware of the Code of Practice for Member involvement in Development Control decisions. They are also asked to declare any interest they might have in any matter on the committee agenda and/or contact with applicants, agents or third parties. The Chair, acting on advice from the Monitoring Officer, will then determine whether the interest disclosed is such to require the Member to withdraw from the committee during consideration of the relevant officer report.

Members who are not on the committee but who are attending to make representations in accordance with the Code of Practice are also required to declare any interest.  The Chair, acting on advice from the Monitoring Officer, will determine whether the interest disclosed is such that the Member is not able to make representations.  Members requiring guidance should contact the Monitoring Officer or the Committee's legal adviser prior to the committee meeting.

Members were asked to declare any interests they had in the business on the agenda.

There were no declarations of interest.

Members will be asked to confirm that the minutes of the meeting of the Planning and Development Control Committee held on 25 March 2026 are a correct record.

RESOLVED:

That the minutes of the meeting of the Planning and Development Control Committee held 25 March 2026 be confirmed as a correct record.

The Committee is asked to consider the recommendations of the Director, Planning, Development and Transportation contained in the attached reports, within the categories identified in the index appended with the reports.

20252035 - 83 Laverton Road

Ward: Humberstone & Hamilton

Proposal: Change of use from dwellinghouse (Class C3) to children's residential care home (max 3 children) (Class C2)

Applicant: Mr Neil Smith

The Planning Officer presented the report.

Leona White-Simmonds spoke in support of the application.

Councillor Cole attended the meeting at this point, however did not engage in discussions or vote on the application.

Harish Patel, Mukesh Patel and Leena Thakrar addressed the Committee and spoke against the application.

Members of the Committee considered the report and Officers responded to the comments and questions raised.

The Chair summarised the application and points raised by Committee Members and moved that the application be approved. This was seconded by Councillor Dr Lynn Moore, and upon being put to the vote, the motion was CARRIED.

RESOLVED: permission was granted subject to conditions

            CONDITIONS

1.         The development shall be begun within three years from the date of this permission. (To comply with Section 91 of the Town & Country Planning Act 1990.)

2.         The use hereby permitted shall be carried on only by Treasure Nest Ltd (company number 12602940). When the premises cease to be operated by Treasure Nest Ltd, the use hereby permitted shall cease and the property reverted back to a family house (Class C3). (To ensure the use addresses the qualitative need evidenced by the Social Care Team and Local Housing Needs Assessment and is in accordance with Core Strategy policies CS06 and CS08 and 2026 Local Plan policy Ho03).

3.         The premises shall not accommodate any more than 3 residents in care at any one time, unless otherwise approved in writing by the local planning authority. (To enable consideration of the amenity of residents and parking impacts of a more intensive use, in accordance with Policy CS14 of the Leicester Core Strategy, saved Policy PS10 of the Local Plan, and 2026 Local Plan policy DQP06).

4.         Development shall be carried out in full accordance with the following approved plans:

LUX_054-20 70 01, Proposed Elevations, Revision P01, Received 12 January 2026

LUX_054-20 00 01, Proposed Floor Plans, Revision P01, Received 12 January 2026

LUX_054-00 00 02, Proposed Site Plan, Revision P01, Received 19 January 2026

(For the avoidance of doubt).

            NOTES FOR APPLICANT

1.         There are statutory exemptions and transitional arrangements which mean that the biodiversity gain condition does not always apply.

Based on the information available, this permission is considered to be one which will not require the approval of a biodiversity gain plan before development is begun because the following statutory exemption/transitional arrangement is considered to apply:

Development below the de minimis threshold, meaning development which:

i) does not impact an onsite priority habitat (a habitat specified in a list published under section 41 of the Natural Environment and Rural Communities Act 2006); and

ii) impacts less than 25 square metres of onsite habitat that has biodiversity value greater than zero and less than 5 metres in length of onsite linear habitat (as defined in the statutory metric).

2.         The  ...  view the full minutes text for item 4a

20251959 - 4 Burnaston Road

Ward: Aylestone

Proposal: Construction of two storey extension at side and rear; single storey extension to rear of house (Class C3) (amended plans received 12 March 2026)

Applicant: Mr T Mushambadope

The Planning Officer presented the report.

Councillor Porter addressed the Committee and spoke in opposition to the application.

Members of the Committee considered the report and Officers responded to the comments and questions raised.

The Chair summarised the application and points raised by Committee Members and moved that the application be approved. This was seconded by Councillor Mohammed, and upon being put to the vote, the motion was CARRIED.

RESOLVED: permission was granted subject to conditions

              CONDITIONS

1.           The development shall be begun within three years from the date of this permission. (To comply with Section 91 of the Town & Country Planning Act 1990.)

2.           The new walls and roof shall be constructed in materials to match those existing. (In the interests of visual amenity, and in accordance with Core Strategy policy CS3.)

3.           The proposed render as identified on 'Proposed Elevations' that were received by the local authority on the 12 March 2026, shall be finished in render to match the existing. (In the interests of visual amenity, and in accordance with Core Strategy policy CS3.)

4.           Should the development not commence within 18 months of the date of the last protected species survey (15/12/2025), then a further protected species survey shall be carried out of all buildings by a suitably qualified ecologist. The survey results and any revised mitigation             shall be submitted to and agreed in writing with the local planning authority and any identified mitigation measures carried out in accordance with the approved plan. Thereafter the survey should be repeated every 18 months and any mitigation measures reviewed by the LPA until the development commences. (To comply with the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 (as amended by the CRoW Act 2000), the Habitat & Species Regulations 2017 and CS 17 of the Core Strategy).

5.           Development shall be carried out in full accordance with the following approved plans:

DRAWING NUMBER 2025/11/238/A, Page Number 2, received 12 March 2026

DRAWING NUMBER 2025/11/238/A, Page Number 4, received 12 March 2026

DRAWING NUMBER 2025/11/238/A, Page Number 5, received 12 March 2026

DRAWING NUMBER 2025/11/238/A, Page Number 6, received 12 March 2026

DRAWING NUMBER 2025/11/238/A, Page Number 7, received 12 March 2026

DRAWING NUMBER 2025/11/238/A, Page Number 11, received 12 March 2026

(For the avoidance of doubt).

              NOTES FOR APPLICANT

1.           There are statutory exemptions and transitional arrangements which mean that the biodiversity gain condition does not always apply.

Based on the information available this permission is considered to be one which will not require the approval of a biodiversity gain plan before development is begun because the following statutory exemption/transitional arrangement is considered to apply:

Development which is subject of a householder application within the meaning of article 2(1) of the Town and Country Planning (Development Management Procedure) (England) Order 2015. A "householder application" means  ...  view the full minutes text for item 4b

20242042 - 122a - 182 Western Road

Ward: Westcotes

Proposal: Construction of four and six storey block of 46 apartments (29 x 1bed, 17 x 2bed) (Class C3) (amended plans)

Applicant: Mr Mitchell

The Planning Officer presented the report.

Jacqueline Jackson addressed the Committee and spoke in support of the application.

Members of the Committee considered the report and Officers responded to the comments and questions raised.

The Chair summarised the application and points raised by Committee Members and moved that the application be approved. This was seconded by Councillor O’Neill, and upon being put to the vote, the motion was CARRIED.

RESOLVED: permission was granted subject to conditions

            CONDITIONS

1.         The development shall be begun within three years from the date of this permission. (To comply with Section 91 of the Town & Country Planning Act 1990.)

2.         No work shall take place outside of the hours of 0800 to 1800 Monday to Friday, 0800 to 1300 Saturday or at any time on Sundays or Bank Holidays. (In the interests of the amenities of nearby occupiers, and in accordance with saved policies PS10 and PS11 of the City of Leicester Local Plan.)

3.         Prior to the commencement of development, a Construction Method Statement (CMS), with consideration being given to highway management and safety, the water environment and flood risk management, shall be submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority. The approved CMS shall be adhered to throughout the construction period. The CMS shall provide for: (i) the vehicle and pedestrian temporary access arrangements including the parking of vehicles of site operatives and visitors, (ii) the loading and unloading of plant and materials, (iii) the storage of plant and materials used in the development, (iv) the erection and maintenance of security hoarding including decorative displays and facilities for public viewing, where appropriate, (v) wheel washing facilities, (vi) measures to control the emission of dust and dirt during construction, (vii) a scheme for storage and management of waste resulting from excavation works, (viii) the proposed phasing of development and a detailed description of the works in each phase, (ix) the temporary access arrangement to the construction site, (x) procedures to ensure flood risk is managed on site during the period of works for personnel, plant and members of the public, (xi) the procedures to ensure flood risk is not increased anywhere outside of the site for the duration of the works, (xii) the procedures to ensure pollution and sedimentation is minimised to any adjacent watercourse and the procedure to be used in case of a pollution incident, (xiii) the measures that will be undertaken to ensure the structure of any  adjacent watercourse is not impacted by the proposed development. (To ensure the satisfactory development of the site, and in accordance with saved policies AM01, PS10, PS11 and UD06 of the City of Leicester Local Plan and policies CS02, CS03 and CS14 of the Core Strategy.) (To ensure that the details are approved in time to be  ...  view the full minutes text for item 4c

20260077 - 12 Goodwood Road, St Josephs Church presbytery

Ward: Evington

Proposal: Alterations to presbytery ancillary to St Josephs Church (Class F1)

Applicant: Fr David Cain

The Planning Officer presented the report.

There were no other speakers on the item.

Members of the Committee considered the report and Officers responded to the comments and questions raised.

The Chair summarised the application and points raised by Committee Members and moved that the application be approved. This was seconded by Councillor Kennedy-Lount, and upon being put to the vote, the motion was CARRIED.

RESOLVED: permission was granted subject to conditions

            CONDITIONS

1.         The development shall be begun within three years from the date of this permission. (To comply with Section 91 of the Town & Country Planning Act 1990.)

2.         The new doors and infill shall be constructed in materials to match those existing. (In the interests of visual amenity, and in accordance with Core Strategy policy CS03 and Emerging Local Plan Policy DQP01.)

3.         The presbytery shall only be used in conjunction with the main Church, shall be occupied solely by members of the Church's Clergy, and shall not be occupied, let, sold or otherwise disposed of separate to the Church. (Such development would be a material change of use and require further planning permissions and assessments from the Local Planning Authority).

4.         Development shall be carried out in full accordance with the following approved plans:

25-12-13 P4, Proposed Ground Floor Plan, Received 22 January 2026

25-12-13 P5, Proposed First Floor plan, Received 22 January 2026

25-12-13 P6, Proposed Elevations, Received 22 January 2026

(For the avoidance of doubt).

            NOTES FOR APPLICANT

1.         There are statutory exemptions and transitional arrangements which mean that the biodiversity gain condition does not always apply.

Based on the information available, this permission is considered to be one which will not require the approval of a biodiversity gain plan before development is begun because the following statutory exemption/transitional arrangement is considered to apply:

Development below the de minimis threshold, meaning development which:

i) does not impact an onsite priority habitat (a habitat specified in a list published under section 41 of the Natural Environment and Rural Communities Act 2006); and

ii) impacts less than 25 square metres of onsite habitat that has biodiversity value greater than zero and less than 5 metres in length of onsite linear habitat (as defined in the statutory metric).       

2.         The City Council, as local planning authority has acted positively and proactively in determining this application by assessing the proposal against all material planning considerations, including planning policies and representations that may have been received and subsequently determining to grant planning permission with appropriate conditions taking account of those material considerations in accordance with the presumption in favour of sustainable development as set out in the NPPF 2024.