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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471 approved · 34 refused · 19 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Approved26/00609/FUL
Conversion of an existing window opening into a new door opening to provide access for beer deliveries into the cellar
Bell Inn 2 Kilworth Road Husbands Bosworth Leicestershire LE17 6JZ
Received 30 Apr 2026 - Approved26/00610/TCA
Works to trees
17 Eastgate Hallaton Leicestershire LE16 8UB
Received 30 Apr 2026 - Pending Consideration26/00611/FUL
Change of use of land to the proposed provision of a Gypsy/Traveller site comprising no.9 pitches with associated access, hardstanding and engineering operations (retrospective) (revised scheme of 25/01339/FUL)
Land On The East Of Watling Street Claybrooke Parva Leicestershire
Received 30 Apr 2026 - Approved26/00613/PCD
Discharge of Condition 3 (Pre-Removal Recording and Specification of Louvres) of 25/01231/LBC
The Symington Building Adam And Eve Street Market Harborough Leicestershire
Received 23 Apr 2026 - Approved26/00614/TCA
Works to tree
The Old Vicarage Oakham Road Tilton On The Hill Leicestershire LE7 9LB
Received 1 May 2026 - Approved26/00615/TCA
Works to trees (fell A1 - Ash tree)
Withernwick Main Street Blaston Leicestershire LE16 8DE
Received 27 Apr 2026 - Approved26/00616/FUL
Erection of oak framed orangery
Poultney Grange Farm Lutterworth Road North Kilworth Leicestershire LE17 6JF
Received 1 May 2026 - Approved26/00617/FUL
Demolition of existing modern rear extension and erection of replacement enlarged single-storey rear extension; reinstatement of pitched dormer roofs; insertion and replacement of windows; internal alterations including removal of modern partitions and replacement stair to east wing; formation of new external door opening; repair works to brick, stone, plaster, windows and doors; and associated rationalisation and replacement of rainwater goods and soil vent pipes (revised scheme of 25/01318/FUL)
Skeffington Vale Rolleston Road Skeffington Leicestershire LE7 9YD
Received 1 May 2026 - Approved26/00618/LBC
Demolition of existing modern rear extension and erection of replacement enlarged single-storey rear extension; reinstatement of pitched dormer roofs; insertion and replacement of windows; internal alterations including removal of modern partitions and replacement stair to east wing; formation of new external door opening; repair works to brick, stone, plaster, windows and doors; and associated rationalisation and replacement of rainwater goods and soil vent pipes (revised scheme of 25/01319/LBC)
Skeffington Vale Rolleston Road Skeffington Leicestershire LE7 9YD
Received 1 May 2026 - Approved26/00620/LBC
Internal and external repairs and alterations to The Gazebo, including repairs to roof, mortar/brickwork, flooring and ceiling, installation of replacement windows, and installation of WC/kitchenette
Upper House 75 Main Street Great Bowden Leicestershire LE16 7HD
Received 1 May 2026 - Approved26/00621/FUL
Erection of two storey & single storey rear extension including loft conversion
8 Hillcrest Avenue Market Harborough Leicestershire LE16 7AR
Received 4 May 2026 - Approved26/00622/TCA
Works to tree (fell)
Stone Croft The Nook Bitteswell Leicestershire LE17 4RY
Received 4 May 2026 - Approved26/00623/FUL
Installation of a domestic sewage treatment plant with a seasonal soakaway discharging to a ditch
Hillside Medbourne Road Drayton Leicestershire LE16 8SE
Received 5 May 2026 - Pending Consideration26/00624/SCR
Request for an Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) Screening Opinion for up to 190 dwellings with associated landscaping, and open space
Land To The East Of Hamilton Lane Scraptoft Leicestershire
Received 30 Apr 2026 - Approved26/00625/DDD
Dead dying diseased trees.
Old Dairy Farmhouse Bell Street Claybrooke Magna Leicestershire LE17 5AL
Received 1 May 2026 - Approved26/00626/DDD
Dead dying diseased trees
Orchid House Main Street Willoughby Waterleys Leicestershire LE8 6UF
Received 4 May 2026 - Pending Consideration26/00627/FUL
Erection of a new air ambulance base, including a building comprising helicopter hangar, staff rest and training spaces, offices and other ancillary floorspace, and 2no. helipads, a Final Approach and Take Off area (FATO), along with security perimeter fencing, access from Swinford Road / Main Street, and parking, landscaping, attenuation, and other ancillary works
Land East Of Catthorpe Road Swinford Leicestershire
Received 5 May 2026 - Approved26/00628/FUL
Erection of a part single part two storey rear extension
25 Albert Street Fleckney Leicestershire LE8 8BA
Received 5 May 2026 - Approved26/00630/PCD
Discharge of Condition 32 (Construction Environment Management Plan) of 25/00219/FUL
Land East Of Zouche Way Bushby Leicestershire
Received 5 May 2026 - Approved26/00631/PCD
Discharge of Condition 20 (Management of Surface Water Dduring Construction) of 25/00219/FUL
Land East Of Zouche Way Bushby Leicestershire
Received 5 May 2026 - Approved26/00632/PCD
Discharge of Conditions 17 (Risk Based Land Contamination Assessment) and 22 (Infiltration Testing) of 25/00219/FUL
Land East Of Zouche Way Bushby Leicestershire
Received 5 May 2026 - Pending Consideration26/00633/PDN
The Electronic Communications Code (Conditions and Restrictions) Regulations 2003 (as amended) - Regulation 5 Notice of Intention to Install Fixed Line Broadband Apparatus (Two 9m light wooden pole - outside 2 and 33 Goodacre Road, Ullesthorpe) - Permitted Development - For information purposes only. This is not an application to which comments can be made.
Goodacre Road Ullesthorpe Leicestershire
Received 27 Apr 2026 - Approved26/00634/FUL
Replacement of defective slate roof covering with concrete interlocking tiles and erection of a single storey rear extension
1 Paget Street Kibworth Beauchamp Leicestershire LE8 0HW
Received 27 Apr 2026 - Approved26/00635/FUL
Rear and side single storey extension with related fenestration amendments. Removal of chimney
20 Rupert Road Market Harborough Leicestershire LE16 9LU
Received 6 May 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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