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Harborough District Council
Planning applications.
Explore collected planning applications and decisions for Harborough District Council. Search an address, application reference or proposal to find a record.
Collected application statistics
Collected records · All available dates749Searchable applications
222Recorded as pending
93%Approval rate · 505 approved or refused records
34Refused applications
471 approved · 34 refused · 19 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 17 Aug 2021 to 14 Sept 2026. Most recent record check: 28 Sept 2026. Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
Local planning information
Council sources checked 14 Sept 2026Planning information PlanningContact planning Contact a planning officerLocal plan Harborough Local Plan 2011-2031Pre-application advice our pre-application advice serviceConservation areas Conservation Areas
Council contacts
- Planning enquiriesplanningenforcement@harborough.gov.ukCouncil source
Contact details were found on council pages. Check the source for opening hours and which enquiries the service handles.
Conservation areas and Article 4 directions
Explore published planning boundaries and follow their source records for designation details. Coverage varies: an empty map does not mean there are no restrictions. Check the council’s current maps and documents before relying on a boundary.
Conservation areas50 mapped area records
Article 4 direction areasNo boundary records available in this collection
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Data downloaded 14 Sept 2026. Display boundaries are simplified and indicative. Map record counts are not a complete count of designations or directions.
Sources: Planning Data conservation areas and Article 4 direction areas. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
More application records
- Approved25/01664/REM
Erection of a self-build/custom-build dwelling with associated parking/garaging (reserved matters of 23/01081/OUT) including details of access, appearance, landscaping, layout, and scale)
Orchard Land At Swinford Road Catthorpe Leicestershire
Received 3 Dec 2025 - Pending Consideration25/01702/FUL
Demolition of farm buildings and structures at Misterton Fields Farm, Meadow House, Fields Farm, Thornborough Farm and Butts Farm in relation to 19/00250/OUT
Land East Of Lutterworth Gilmorton Road Lutterworth Leicestershire
Received 11 Dec 2025 - Approved25/01716/LBC
Repair of 5 front sash windows.
28 Knights End Road Great Bowden Leicestershire LE16 7EY
Received 15 Dec 2025 - Refused25/01724/FUL
Erection of dwelling
14 Leicester Road Kibworth Harcourt Leicestershire LE8 0NN
Received 16 Dec 2025 - Approved25/01734/NMA
Updating the size of sprinkler tank and pump house, and provision of external heat pumps (proposed non-material amendment of 21/01039/REM)
Land Adj Glebe Farm Coventry Road Lutterworth Leicestershire
Received 19 Dec 2025 - Approved25/01756/PCD
Discharge of condition of 4 (Materials) of 25/00289/FUL
Theddingworth Lodge Farm Mowsley Road Theddingworth Leicestershire LE17 6PY
Received 24 Dec 2025 - Approved25/01759/PCD
Discharge of Condition 4 (drainage) of 24/00545/FUL
Land South Of Kettering Road Market Harborough Leicestershire
Received 24 Dec 2025 - Approved26/00008/NMA
Amendment to brick choices and window colours for building 1 and building 3, and removal of the requirement for the full installation of EV charging prior to occupation (proposed non-material amendment of 24/00458/VAC)
The Harboro Rubber Co Ltd 124 St Marys Road Market Harborough Leicestershire LE16 7EE
Received 5 Jan 2026 - Refused26/00015/FUL
Alterations to the existing approved rear structure associated with the public house, including full enclosure and the installation of heating, lighting and controlled sound equipment, to allow its use as a multi-functional ancillary space, together with associated acoustic mitigation and operational management measures
14 London Road Great Glen Leicestershire LE8 9GF
Received 6 Jan 2026 - Approved26/00034/FUL
Demolition of existing former agricultural storage outbuildings and erection of a replacement single storey residential dwelling with garden
The Berries Stanford Road Swinford Leicestershire LE17 6BJ
Received 12 Jan 2026 - Approved26/00038/FUL
Proposed change of use from first and second floor offices (Class E(g)(i)) to 4no. residential flats (Class C3)
First Floor And Second Floor 9 High Street Lutterworth Leicestershire LE17 4AT
Received 12 Jan 2026 - Approved26/00042/PCD
Discharge of Condition 3 (Windows and doors) of 24/01500/VAC
18 Eastgate Hallaton MARKET HARBOROUGH Leicestershire LE16 8UB
Received 13 Jan 2026 - Approved26/00106/CLU
Certificate of Lawfulness of Proposed Development for the like-for-like replacement of 6no. windows to the front elevation
Oak Green Cottage Laughton Leicestershire LE17 6QE
Received 23 Jan 2026 - Approved26/00198/FUL
Change of use of land from agricultural to private, non-commercial equestrian use and erection of a timber stable block
The Piggery Main Street Allexton Leicestershire LE15 9AB
Received 10 Feb 2026 - Approved26/00237/TPO
Works to trees Holm Oak (HDC TPO 197)
17 Fernie Court Husbands Bosworth Leicestershire LE17 6LW
Received 16 Feb 2026 - Approved26/00303/TCA
Works to tree
Cornswold Barley Leas Hungarton Leicestershire LE7 9JH
Received 2 Mar 2026 - Approved26/00315/LBC
Replacement of existing sand and cement mortar with sand and lime mortar
Rose Cottage Main Street Skeffington Leicestershire LE7 9YB
Received 3 Mar 2026 - Pending Consideration26/00317/FUL
Change of use of building for keeping of horses and construction of wooden stable and outdoor man�ge (retrospective)
Pine Tree Farm Laughton Road Lubenham Leicestershire LE16 9TE
Received 4 Mar 2026 - Approved26/00325/FUL
Extension of the existing annexe building for disabled access and creation of new carer accommodation
Annexe Abbey House Hall Lane Bitteswell Leicestershire
Received 5 Mar 2026 - Approved26/00347/PCD
Discharge of Condition 12 (Updated Badger Survey) of 22/01133/FUL
Wistow Lodge Farm Fleckney Road Wistow Leicestershire LE8 0QE
Received 9 Mar 2026 - Refused26/00358/FUL
Installation of an oak-framed garden gazebo on concrete base (retrospective) (revised scheme of 23/00184/FUL)
Blackberry Way Main Street Leire Leicestershire LE17 5HF
Received 10 Mar 2026 - Approved26/00368/TCA
Works to tree
54 Woodmarket Lutterworth Leicestershire LE17 4DB
Received 11 Mar 2026 - Approved26/00369/FUL
Extension to existing log cabin (revised scheme of 25/01186/FUL)
Woodside Farm Lutterworth Road Cosby Leicestershire LE9 1RH
Received 12 Mar 2026 - Approved26/00389/FUL
Erection of an agricultural building and associated hardstanding
Windy Hollow Lutterworth Road Gilmorton Leicestershire LE17 5PH
Received 16 Mar 2026
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What these statistics cover
These figures describe applications collected by PlanningTrack for Harborough District Council, across all dates currently available. They are a partial dataset, rather than an authority-wide performance measure. The date range does not establish continuous historical coverage.
The approval percentage is approved records divided by approved plus refused records. Pending, withdrawn and unknown outcomes are excluded. No percentage is shown until there is an approved or refused record.
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