Agenda item

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 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.