Agenda and minutes

Apologies were received from Councillor Kennedy-Lount and Councillor Kitterick.

Councillor Kitterick attended the meeting as a registered speaker in relation to the planning application 20251441.

Members are 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.

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

There were no declarations of interest.

Minutes from the meeting held on the 15^th of April will come to the next meeting.

RESOLVED

Minutes from the meeting held on the 15th of April will come to the next meeting. 

The chair agreed to accept this as an urgent item in accordance with Section 100B (4)(a) Local Government Act 1972, due to special circumstance for the following application:

·         20251441 - 94-98 Regent Road

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.

The Chair informed the Committee that the application 20251441 94-98 Regent Road was accepted as an urgent item in accordance with Section 100 B (4)(a) Local Government Act 1972, due to special circumstances.

20251441 - 94-98 Regent Road

Ward: Castle

Proposal: Change of use from educational use (Class F1) to student accommodation (16 cluster flats including 98 bedrooms) (Sui Generis); construction of single storey extension at front; infill third floor extensions at the rear; access gate; associated landscaping and parking; alterations (amended plans received 12/03/2026 and 23/04/2026) (subject to section 106 agreement)

Applicant: Mr Charles Simmons

The Planning Officer presented the report.

David Kemp addressed the Committee and spoke in support of the application.

Councillor Kitterick 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 Mohammed, and upon being put to the vote, the motion was CARRIED.

RESOLVED: Permission was granted subject to conditions and section 106 agreement

            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 flats shall only be occupied by students enrolled on full-time courses at further and higher education establishments, or students working at a medical or educational institution as part of their medical or education course. The owner, landlord or authority in control of the development shall keep an up-to-date register of the name of each person in occupation of the development together with course(s) attended, and shall make the register available for inspection by the Local Planning Authority on demand at all reasonable times. (To enable the Local Planning Authority to consider the need for affordable housing in accordance with Core Strategy Policy CS07, and residential amenity standards for any alternative residential use in accordance with saved policies H07 and PS10 of the City of Leicester Local Plan and Core Strategy policies CS03 and CS06, and parking provision in accordance with saved policies AM02 and AM12 of the City of Leicester Local Plan.)

3.         No construction or demolition work, other than unforeseen emergency work, shall be undertaken outside of the hours of 0730 to 1800 Monday to Friday, 0730 to 1300 Saturday or at any time on Sundays or Bank Holidays, unless the methodology has been submitted to the City Council Noise and Pollution Control Team. The methodology must be submitted at least 10 working days before such work commences and agreed, in writing, by the City Council Noise and Pollution Control Team.

            The City Council Noise and Pollution Control Team shall be notified of any unforeseen emergency work as soon as is practical after the necessity of such work has been decided by the developer or by anyone undertaking the works on the developer's behalf.

            (In the interests of the amenities of nearby occupiers, and in accordance with saved policy PS10 of the City of Leicester Local Plan.)

4.         Prior to the commencement of development full details of the Sustainable Drainage System (SuDS) together with  ...  view the full minutes text for item 6.