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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471 approved · 34 refused · 19 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Approved26/00392/FUL
Proposed infilling of internal doorway between Broome Cottage and The Old Village Store to create two separate dwellings
The Old Village Store Loddington Road Tilton On The Hill Leicestershire LE7 9DE
Received 16 Mar 2026 - Approved26/00393/LBC
Proposed infilling of internal doorway between Broome Cottage and The Old Village Store to create two separate dwellings
The Old Village Store Loddington Road Tilton On The Hill Leicestershire LE7 9DE
Received 16 Mar 2026 - Approved26/00399/FUL
Demolition of existing side extension and erection of a first floor front and two storey side extension, erection of a single storey side and rear extension, amendments to existing front dormer windows and amendments to and addition of dormer windows to the rear, addition of render, slate and composite cladding, external alterations
Assheton House Main Street Peatling Parva Leicestershire LE17 5QA
Received 18 Mar 2026 - Pending Consideration26/00403/FUL
Erection of an agricultural building for a dairy herd isolation unit
Holt Farm Bosworth Road Walton Leicestershire LE17 5RW
Received 18 Mar 2026 - Approved26/00404/LBC
Erection of a replacement conservatory
Elms Farm St Peters Road Arnesby Leicestershire LE8 5WJ
Received 18 Mar 2026 - Approved26/00406/NMA
Omission of bay windows, revert to flat topped dormers and reduction of glazing to rear single storey wing (proposed non-material amendment of 22/00041/FUL)
Land Adjacent 2 Gardiner Street Market Harborough Leicestershire
Received 19 Mar 2026 - Approved26/00419/TCA
Works to tree
Meadowside Pudding Bag Lane Kings Norton Leicestershire LE7 9BF
Received 9 Mar 2026 - Decided26/00435/FUL
Removal of existing stables and siting of a mobile home for use in connection with agricultural holding
Land On The South Side Of Ashby Lane Willoughby Waterleys Leicestershire
Received 25 Mar 2026 - Approved26/00437/FUL
Proposed conversion of part of the barn to form an annexe
The Grange Dingley Road Great Bowden Leicestershire LE16 7ET
Received 25 Mar 2026 - Approved26/00438/LBC
Proposed conversion of part of the barn to form an annexe
The Grange Dingley Road Great Bowden Leicestershire LE16 7ET
Received 25 Mar 2026 - Refused26/00444/PIP
Permission in Principle for the erection of a minimum of 1 and maximum of 5 dwellings
Land Adj Handford Rugby Road Lutterworth Leicestershire
Received 19 Mar 2026 - Pending Consideration26/00447/FUL
Residential development of 230 dwellings, with access from Leicester Road (A426), landscaping, drainage, open space and associated works
Land Off Leicester Road Lutterworth Leicestershire
Received 26 Mar 2026 - Pending Consideration26/00449/FUL
Change of use from residential (C3) to commercial use (E(a))
Yard Cottage Main Street Cotesbach Leicestershire LE17 4HX
Received 26 Mar 2026 - Approved26/00456/PCD
Discharge of Conditions 3 (Materials), 6 (Contamination) and 8 (CMS) of 22/02095/FUL
The Old Barn 31A High Street Hallaton Leicestershire LE16 8UD
Received 27 Mar 2026 - Approved26/00457/FUL
Extension of car park
Bowden Business Village Harborough Road Gallow Hill Market Harborough Leicestershire
Received 27 Mar 2026 - Approved26/00461/FUL
Erection of one self-build detached dwelling and ancillary garage and shed with associated boundary/landscaping treatment
Land Adjacent The Hollies Fleckney Road Kibworth Beauchamp Leicestershire
Received 27 Mar 2026 - Approved26/00464/PCD
Discharge of Condition 3 (Window/Door Details) of 25/01275/FUL
Manor Barn Walton Road Kimcote Leicestershire LE17 5RU
Received 30 Mar 2026 - Approved26/00466/FUL
Siting of a metal shipping container within the car park for storage (retrospective)
The Pavilion Kimcote Road Gilmorton Leicestershire LE17 5SP
Received 30 Mar 2026 - Approved26/00467/CLU
Certificate of Lawfulness of proposed development for a single storey side extension
5 Angell Drive Market Harborough Leicestershire LE16 9GJ
Received 30 Mar 2026 - Approved26/00468/ADV
Installation of 1x externally illuminated individual letters sign, 2x externally illuminated panel and header signs, 2x externally illuminated signwritten letters and logos, 2x non-illuminated panel signs, 1x non-illuminated car park panel sign, 2x externally illuminated poster/menu cases, 4x new half-lanterns, 4x new LED floodlights and 7x new up-down lights
The Bull 2 Main Street Broughton Astley Leicestershire LE9 6RD
Received 30 Mar 2026 - Pending Consideration26/00470/OUT
Outline planning application for the construction of up to 150 dwellings with associated landscaping, open space, drainage infrastructure and associated works (all matters reserved except access from Welford Road)
Land East Of Townend Close Husbands Bosworth Leicestershire
Received 30 Mar 2026 - Approved26/00471/FUL
Proposed conversion of garden building to a one bed annexe
2 Chestnut Grange Station Road Broughton Astley Leicestershire LE9 6PT
Received 31 Mar 2026 - Approved26/00472/FUL
Removal of existing conservatory and erection of a single storey rear extension, and alterations to a front elevation window
5 Granary Close Kibworth Beauchamp Leicestershire LE8 0HZ
Received 31 Mar 2026 - Decided26/00473/PDN
Application to determine if Prior Approval is required for a proposed Change of Use of Agricultural Buildings to a flexible use within Class B8 - The Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 (as amended) - Schedule 2, Part 3, Class R
Land To The West Of Coplow Lane Billesdon Leicestershire
Received 31 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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