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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471 approved · 34 refused · 19 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Approved26/00559/PCD
Discharge of Condition 5 (Biodiversity Enhancement Layout) of 25/01255/REM
9 Uppingham Drive Broughton Astley Leicestershire LE9 6SG
Received 23 Apr 2026 - Approved26/00560/AGR
Prior Notification for the erection of an agricultural building
Kimcote Hall Farm Gilmorton Road Kimcote Leicestershire
Received 23 Apr 2026 - Approved26/00561/FUL
Roof enlargement including hip to gable extension and installation of dormer window to the rear roof elevation to convert the loft to habitable accommodation
36 Lubenham Hill Market Harborough Leicestershire LE16 9DQ
Received 17 Apr 2026 - Approved26/00562/LBC
Removal of modern indoor swimming pool and infilling of void to reinstate a level floor, to exactly match the existing surrounding floor in material, form, colour and finish.
The Walnuts Church Lane East Norton Leicestershire LE7 9XA
Received 23 Apr 2026 - Approved26/00563/FUL
Extension to existing barn to form multi purpose storage
Chestnut Farm Hallaton Road East Norton Leicestershire LE7 9XF
Received 21 Apr 2026 - Decided26/00564/AGR
Prior Notification for the erection of an agricultural building
Land To The East Of Welham Lane Great Bowden Leicestershire
Received 20 Apr 2026 - Approved26/00566/ADV
Installation of 1x non-illuminated hanging sign and 2x non-illuminated lettering signs
166 Harvest Road Market Harborough Leicestershire LE16 9FN
Received 23 Apr 2026 - Approved26/00567/TCA
Works to trees (fell G1, T2, T3 and T4)
The Meadows Chapel Lane Walton Leicestershire LE17 5RL
Received 23 Apr 2026 - Approved26/00568/NMA
Amendment to the wording of Condition 20 (proposed non-material amendment of 22/01133/FUL)
Wistow Lodge Farm Fleckney Road Wistow Leicestershire LE8 0QE
Received 23 Apr 2026 - Unknown26/00569/TPO
Works to trees (LCC TPO 46)
Sewage Treatment Works Main Street Gumley Leicestershire LE16 7RU
Received 23 Apr 2026 - Approved26/00570/PCD
Discharge of Condition 7 (Bat and Bird Survey) of 24/01596/FUL
Ostlers Stables 36 Bell Lane Husbands Bosworth Leicestershire LE17 6LA
Received 17 Apr 2026 - Approved26/00571/FUL
Regularisation of extended car parking area associated with established function venue, including the laying of permeable hardstanding and erection of boundary fencing; provision of soft landscaping
Peatling Lodge Farm Bruntingthorpe Road Peatling Parva Leicestershire LE17 5RB
Received 24 Apr 2026 - Approved26/00572/FUL
Enclosure and insulation of existing passage to form lobby. Garage conversion to form utility/boot room and external bin store. Remove window and cut down opening to form access between living room and lobby. Removal of storm proof casements and replacement with timber flush casements.
20 The Green Great Bowden Leicestershire LE16 7EU
Received 24 Apr 2026 - Approved26/00573/LBC
Enclosure and insulation of existing passage to form lobby. Garage conversion to form utility/boot room and external bin store. Remove window and cut down opening to form access between living room and lobby. Removal of storm proof casements and replacement with timber flush casements.
20 The Green Great Bowden Leicestershire LE16 7EU
Received 24 Apr 2026 - Pending Consideration26/00574/OUT
Hybrid Planning Application comprising:1) Outline application for phased development of the site for storage or distribution (Use Class B8) with ancillary offices and other ancillary buildings and structures; extension to country park; potential Travelling Showpeople Plots (Sui Generis); potential visitor centre and cafe; potential police facility; supporting infrastructure including energy centre, drainage, landscaping, parking, servicing and other associated works (all matters reserved except for access)2) Detailed full planning application for demolition of existing structures, site-wide infrastructure including earthworks, drainage, access and highway works (including realignment of Mere Lane and provision of estate roads/spine road), and other associated works
Land At Mere Lane Magna Park Bittesby Leicestershire
Received 24 Apr 2026 - Approved26/00575/TCA
Works to tree
St Marys Church Main Street Willoughby Waterleys Leicestershire
Received 27 Apr 2026 - Refused26/00576/FUL
Hip to gable loft conversion including installation of dormer window to rear roof elevation
69 Stuart Road Market Harborough Leicestershire LE16 9PJ
Received 27 Apr 2026 - Approved26/00577/FUL
Erection of a single storey front infill extension with internal alterations
51 Arden Way Market Harborough Leicestershire LE16 7DB
Received 27 Apr 2026 - Unknown26/00578/TCA
Works to tree (fell)
17 Long Lane Billesdon Leicestershire LE7 9AL
Received 27 Apr 2026 - Approved26/00579/TCA
Works to trees
Timbertop Main Street Ashby Parva Leicestershire LE17 5HS
Received 27 Apr 2026 - Approved26/00580/TCA
Works to tree (fell)
1 Greenaways Main Street Loddington Leicestershire LE7 9XE
Received 27 Apr 2026 - Approved26/00581/FUL
The redevelopment of the existing depot to provide an upgraded waste vehicle operations facility including new maintenance building, welfare and office accommodation, fleet parking, refuelling, wash down area and associated infrastructure
Harborough Depot Welham Lane Great Bowden Leicestershire
Received 27 Apr 2026 - Pending Consideration26/00583/LBC
Emergency works to Orangery lanterns
Kilworth House Hotel Lutterworth Road North Kilworth Leicestershire LE17 6JE
Received 28 Apr 2026 - Refused26/00584/CLU
Certificate of Lawfulness of Existing Use for change of use from equestrian use to gypsy traveller plot for one chalet home and day room
Land Opposite Wild Meadow Bowden Lane Welham Leicestershire
Received 28 Apr 2026
Records are ordered by application ID, not submission date. Use search to find a particular address or proposal.
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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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