Agenda and minutes

Councillor Surti, as Chair, welcomed all those present and led on introductions.

Apologies had been received from Councillor’s Cole and Modhwadia, for which Councillors Batool and Dave were present as a substitute.

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.

Councillor Kitterick noted that the Councillor connected to the applicant for one of the applications put forward for consideration at the meeting, is known to himself and members of the committee.

There were no other declarations of interest.

Members will be asked to confirm that the minutes of the meeting of the Planning and Development Control Committee held on 19 November 2025 are a correct record.

RESOLVED:

That the minutes of the meeting of the Planning and Development Control Committee held 19 November 2025 be confirmed as a correct record.

The Committee will be 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 announced that the order of the agenda had been amended to the following:

·       20250173 – 20a Vulcan Road

·       20221535 – 44 Braunstone Lane East, Riverside Football Ground

20250173 – 20a Vulcan Road

Ward: North Evington

Proposal: Change of use from public open space to dwellinghouses; construction of two-storey building to contain five flats (5 x 1 bed) (Class C3) (Amended plans received 13 August 2025)

Applicant: Mr J Sindhi

It was noted that the agent and his daughter were present at the meeting but had not registered to speak.

At the Chair’s discretion, it was decided that they remain in the meeting and be  allowed to answer any questions from the Committee but could not make representation as they had missed the registration period.

The Planning Officer presented the report.

Councillor Moore joined the meeting and it was noted that due to having missed part of the report, they would not be able to vote on the item.

Ms. Khairunnisa Mukaddam addressed the Committee and spoke in opposition to the application.

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

The Chair summarised the application and points raised by Committee Members. Councillor Kitterick moved that the application be deferred to allow for a re-consideration of the design of the proposal by the applicant to reduce its scale and amenity impacts upon adjacent properties. This was seconded by Councillor Mohammed, and upon being put to the vote, the motion was CARRIED.

RESOLVED: that the item be deferred.

20221535 - 44 Braunstone Lane East, Riverside Football Ground

Ward: Braunstone Park & Rowley Fields

Proposal: Installation of 100-seat stand, covered viewing platform, two new dugouts to replace existing ones, four storage containers, fences, retaining wall to hold levelled ground adjacent to grass pitch (Class F2)

Applicant: Dr Charanpreet Singh Johal

The Planning Officer presented the report.

Councillor Singh Johal made representation on behalf of the applicant in favour of the application and answered questions from Members of the Committee.

Members of the Committee considered the application on its individual merits.

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

RESOLVED: permission was granted for a limited period

          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 four containers shall be removed and the land restored to its former condition, not later than five years after the date of this permission, unless consent for a further period of time has been granted before that date. (The four containers do not represent a satisfactory form of permanent development; and in accordance with policies GE06 & UD06 of the City of Leicester Local Plan and Core Strategy policies CS03 & CS13.)

3.    The proposed containers shall only be used for ancillary storage for the Football Club. (In the interests of the function of the Green Wedge as an area for recreational purposes and in accordance with Core Strategy Policy CS13.)

4.    Within six months of the date of this permission, a Sustainable Drainage System (SuDS) and management plan shall be submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority. Those details shall include: (i) full design details, (ii) a timetable for its implementation, and (iii) a management and maintenance plan for the lifetime of the development which shall include the arrangements for adoption by any public body or statutory undertaker, or any other arrangements to secure the operation of the system throughout its lifetime. The SuDS shall be implemented in accordance with the timetable for its implementation and shall be maintained in accordance with the management and maintenance plan. (To reduce surface water runoff and to secure other related benefits in accordance with policy CS02 of the Core Strategy.)

5.    Within six months of the date of this permission, ten secure and covered cycle parking spaces shall be provided, in accordance with details first submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority. They shall be retained thereafter. (In the interests of the sustainable means of transport and in accordance with policy AM02 of the City of Leicester Local Plan.)

6.    Within six months of the granting of permission, a Travel Plan shall be submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning  ...  view the full minutes text for item 6.

There being no other urgent business, the meeting closed at 6:51pm.