488 Groby Road, Land rear of

Pending Decision 20251271
Council
Leicester 1.6/10
Date received
10 Dec 2025
Date validated
10 Dec 2025
Postcode
LE3 9HY

Description

Construction of one bungalow (1x 4bed) (Class C3)

Get alerts nearby Council site ↗

Other new applications on this street

414-416 Groby Road, Car Showroom

Installation of two internally illuminated fascia signs and two internally illum...

20260397 - 31 Mar 2026

Groby Road, Glenfield Hospital

Certificate of lawful proposed development for alterations to external elevation...

20260365 - 28 Mar 2026

Groby Road, Glenfield Hospital

Construction of substation building ancillary to hospital (Class C2); associated...

20251774 - 20 Feb 2026

Glenfield Hospital, Groby Road

Notification of works to one (1) with Tree Preservation Order (TPO 213)

20252039 - 23 Dec 2025

Nearby new applications

Groby Road, Glenfield Hospital

Certificate of lawful proposed development for alterations to external elevation...

20260365 - 28 Mar 2026

Historical activity at this location

11 nearby applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.

Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2025 With conditions
492 Groby Road
Construction of single storey and first floor front extension; single storey side extensi…
20251331
2025 With conditions
488 Groby Road
Construction of single-storey rear extension to residential care home (Class C2)
20250738
2024 With conditions
488 Groby Road
Change of use from dwelling (Class C3) to care home for up to 3 children (Class C2); & co…
20241882
2024 With conditions
2 Holmwood Court
Construction of single storey rear extension to dwelling; single storey extension between…
20240988
2022 With conditions
3 Holmwood Drive
Change of use from dwellinghouse (Class C3) to two self-contained dwellinghouses (domicil…
20222373
2022 With conditions
6 Holmwood Court
Construction of single storey extension at rear of dwellinghouse (Class C3)
20221842
2021 With conditions
488 Groby Road, land at rear
Outline application for construction of dwellinghouse (Class C3) with all matters reserve…
20212834
2020 With conditions
484 Groby Road
Construction of hip to gable roof; dormer extensions at front and rear; balcony at the re…
20200544
2017 With conditions
488 GROBY ROAD, LAND TO THE REAR OF
RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF ONE DWELLING (CLASS C3) (OUTLINE APPLICAT…
20171685
2016 With conditions
484 GROBY ROAD
DORMER EXTENSIONS AT FRONT; SINGLE STOREY EXTENSION AT FRONT AND REAR; TWO STOREY EXTENSI…
20160563
2016 With conditions
496 GROBY ROAD
SINGLE STOREY EXTENSION AND ALTERATIONS AT FRONT; SINGLE STOREY EXTENSION AT REAR OF HOUS…
20160119
Leicester
Planning Authority Score
1.6/10
Poor
#278 of 292 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder decisions

Leicester is one of the slowest councils in England for householder decisions, ranking #267 out of 292. 49% of applications have the time limit extended, above the 40% national average. Leicester is also one of the strictest councils - it refuses more householder applications than almost any other, with only 84% approved vs 90% nationally.

Among the slowest councils in England
for householder decisions
These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
Leicester decision performance
Based on MHCLG data, 2025
82%
Overall approval rate
Below avg (87%) #240 of 292
84%
Householder approved
Below avg (90%) #251 of 292
39%
Decided in 8 weeks
Below avg (64%) #267 of 292
49%
Extended time limit
Above avg (40%) #219 of 292
65%
Minor dwellings approved
86 decided (1-9 homes)
100%
Major dwellings approved
17 decided (10+ homes)
75%
Change of use approved
79 decided
1,149
Total decisions
203 refused in 2025
Source: MHCLG planning statistics · See full council rankings