4 Wheat Street

Pending 20260663
Admin / procedural
Council
Leicester 1.6/10
Date received
13 May 2026
Date validated
13 May 2026
Postcode
LE1 2AG

Description

Approval of details reserved by condition 13 (contamination) attached to planning permission 20251506

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Historical activity at this location

25 previous applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.

This property

Previous applications at this address

2025 Approved
Approval of details reserved by Conditions 6 (Construction Method Statement), 9 (SuDS), 1…
20251096
2024 With conditions
Change of use of factory to 43 flats (3 x studio, 30 x 1 bed, 10 x 2 bed) (Class C3); dem…
20241380
2019
CHANGE OF USE FROM INDUSTRIAL (CLASS B1/B2) TO 40 SELF-CONTAINED FLATS (4 X STUDIO, 22 X…
20192263
2019
CHANGE OF USE FROM LIGHT INDUSTRIAL (CLASS B1/B2) TO 40 SELF-CONTAINED FLATS (22 X 1-BED)…
20191407
Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2025 With conditions
41 St Matthews Way
Change of use from escape room to hotel (Class C1); alterations to fenestration; installa…
20251179
2025 Withdrawn
4-18 Crafton Street, Gilbros Business Centre
Certificate of lawful existing use of first floor, second floor (excluding unit SF1), and…
20251004
2024 With conditions
80 Wharf Street South
Part demolition; Conversion of 80 Wharf Street South & construction of 6 storey building…
20240308
2024 With conditions
30 Crafton Street West
Retrospective application for installation of 2.5m high galvanised steel palisade fencing…
20240808
2021 With conditions
Ottawa Road; Edmonton Road; Lethbridge Close
Demolition of single storey buildings
20211136
2021 With conditions
Grass Verge at St Matthews Way
Installation of a 20m telecommunications streetworks pole and 1 no. equipment cabinet, me…
20210913
2020 Refused
First Floor Flat, 49 Wharf Street South
Change of use from flat from one self contained flat (1x2 bed) to two self contained flat…
20201427
2018 With conditions
29-31 Wharf Street South
Demolition of buildings; construction of six storey building for eleven flats (6 x studio…
20180265
2019 Refused
80 Wharf Street South
Change of use from club (Sui Generis) to aparthotel (Class C1) (32 bedrooms) (Amended pla…
20192177
2019 Refused
80 WHARF STREET SOUTH
NOTIFICATION OF PROPOSED CHANGE OF USE FROM OFFICES (CLASS B1(a)) TO 76 STUDIO FLATS (CLA…
20191186
2019 Refused
80 WHARF STREET SOUTH
DEMOLITION OF EXISTING BUILDINGS; CONSTRUCTION OF 8-11 STOREY BUILDING TO ACCOMMODATE 4 R…
20190380
2017 Refused
FLEET STREET, FLEET HOUSE
DEMOLITION OF BUILDINGS; CONSTRUCTION OF 8 AND 11 STOREY BUILDING COMPRISING 227 FLATS (1…
20172678
2018 Approved
18 GLADSTONE STREET, SITE OF
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20180463
2017 Refused
80 WHARF STREET SOUTH
DEMOLITION OF EXISTING BUILDINGS; CONSTRUCTION OF 8-11 STOREY BUILDING TO ACCOMMODATE 4 R…
20172259
2017 With conditions
41 ST MATTHEWS WAY
INSTALLATION OF THREE INTERNALLY ILLUMINATED FASCIA SIGNS (CLASS D2) (AMENDED PLAN REC 30…
20171817
2017 Withdrawn
80 WHARF STREET SOUTH
8-11 STOREY BUILDING COMPRISING 72 1 AND 2 BED APARTMENTS (CLASS C3) AND 4 RETAIL UNITS (…
20171651
2017 With conditions
18 GLADSTONE STREET
CONSTRUCTION OF TWO STOREY THREE LIGHT INDUSTRIAL /STORAGE AND DISTRIBUTION UNITS (CLASSE…
20170747
2016 With conditions
WHARF STREET SOUTH, OFF
17.5 METRE HIGH MONOPOLE WITH THREE ANTENNAS AND TWO CABINETS
20162486
2016 With conditions
1 CRAFTON STREET WEST
RETROSPECTIVE APPLICATION FOR CHANGE OF USE FROM CAFE (CLASS A3) TO TWO FLATS (2 X 1 BEDR…
20161742
2016 With conditions
41 ST MATTHEWS WAY, FIRST AND SECOND FLOORS
CHANGE OF USE FROM STORAGE (CLASS B8) TO ASSEMBLY AND LEISURE (CLASS D2)
20160875
2016 Approved
2 ELDON STREET
CHANGE OF USE FROM JOB CENTRE OFFICES (CLASS D1) TO HEALTH CENTRE (CLASS D1)
20160701
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
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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