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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471 approved · 34 refused · 19 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Approved26/00688/FUL
Erection of a garden room
Garden House 19 Ridley Lane Kibworth Beauchamp Leicestershire LE8 0QZ
Received 18 May 2026 - Refused26/00689/FUL
Erection of a wooden fence (total height 1.9m) on top of existing brick wall (retrospective), erection of a wooden fence (total height 1.9m) behind the existing hedge, replacement of the old gate with a new solid gate (retrospective)
Church Mead Lynmouth Drive Gilmorton Leicestershire LE17 5PG
Received 18 May 2026 - Refused26/00690/VAC
Erection of holiday lodges, creation of lake and erection of shop/office and other ancillary structures in relation to adjacent golf club (access, siting and scale to be considered) (Variation/removal of conditions 18 (occupation) and 19 (number of lodges) of 21/00089/VAC to facilitate the occupancy of the lodge / park home units for full time C3 residential use (Condition 18) and replace RV Motorhomes with lodge /park home units (Condition 19)
Sutton Circuits Sutton Lane Sutton In The Elms Broughton Astley Leicestershire
Received 18 May 2026 - Approved26/00691/FUL
Single storey rear extension and infill of porch
19 Deane Gate Drive Houghton On The Hill Leicestershire LE7 9HA
Received 18 May 2026 - Approved26/00692/NOT
Notification to determine if Prior Approval is required for a Proposed Larger Home Extension (erection of a single storey rear extension, depth 6m, maximum height 3.90m, eaves height 3.48m)
30 The Headlands Market Harborough Leicestershire LE16 7DH
Received 18 May 2026 - Pending Consideration26/00693/FUL
Erection of a timber framed and clad garden store
The Granary High Street Husbands Bosworth Leicestershire LE17 6LJ
Received 18 May 2026 - Approved26/00694/TCA
Works to tree
Forge House Hall Lane Walton Leicestershire LE17 5RP
Received 18 May 2026 - Pending Consideration26/00695/FUL
Conversion and extension of existing stables to form one dwelling (self/custom build) (resubmission of 25/01306/FUL)
The Stables Frolesworth Road Broughton Astley Leicestershire
Received 18 May 2026 - Pending Consideration26/00696/DDD
Dead dying diseased trees
Land West Of Theddingworth Road Husbands Bosworth Leicestershire
Received 18 May 2026 - Refused26/00697/NOT
Notification to determine if Prior Approval is required for a Proposed Larger Home Extension (erection of a single storey rear extension, depth 6m, maximum height 3.20m, eaves height 3.16m)
12 John Glover Drive Houghton On The Hill Leicestershire LE7 9HW
Received 18 May 2026 - Approved26/00698/FUL
Erection of a part single part two storey side and single storey rear extension
East Cottage 7 Drayton Road Medbourne Leicestershire LE16 8DP
Received 18 May 2026 - Approved26/00699/PCD
Discharge of Conditions 13 (Biodiversity Construction Environmental Management Plan) and 14 (Biodiversity Enhancement Strategy) of 25/00219/FUL
Land East Of Zouche Way Bushby Leicestershire
Received 18 May 2026 - Pending Consideration26/00700/FUL
Installation of a 12 panel roof mounted solar system
Plum Tree House Lutterworth Road Swinford Leicestershire LE17 6AU
Received 18 May 2026 - Approved26/00701/PCD
Discharge of Condition 3 (Materials) of 26/00092/FUL
Hill House Welford NORTHAMPTON Northamptonshire NN6 6JQ
Received 18 May 2026 - Approved26/00702/FUL
Erection of a single storey rear/side extension
6 Hillcrest Avenue Market Harborough Leicestershire LE16 7AR
Received 19 May 2026 - Refused26/00703/DDD
Dead dying diseased trees
2 Church Road Kibworth Beauchamp Leicestershire LE8 0NB
Received 18 May 2026 - Approved26/00704/FUL
Change of use of existing building to mixed use of existing B8 (storage and distribution) and B2 (general industrial) use, and associated equipment/plant, and associated improvements to the existing vehicular access
Dene Lodge Theddingworth Road Husbands Bosworth Leicestershire LE17 6NL
Received 19 May 2026 - Approved26/00706/FUL
Erection of a single storey extension
46C Church Street Billesdon Leicestershire LE7 9AE
Received 19 May 2026 - Approved26/00707/FUL
Erection of single storey extensions to existing dwelling and outbuilding, including extensions to create a link between both to form one residential unit
46C Church Street Billesdon Leicestershire LE7 9AE
Received 19 May 2026 - Approved26/00708/PCD
Discharge of Conditions 3 (External Materials Schedule) and 4 (Vehicular Access Gates) of 25/00646/FUL
Land North Of Nursery Melton Road West Langton Leicestershire
Received 19 May 2026 - Refused26/00709/CLU
Certificate of Lawfulness of Proposed Development for conversion of the integral garage to habitable accommodation to form a granny annexe and erection of a single storey rear extension
89 Pulford Drive Thurnby Leicestershire LE7 9UQ
Received 19 May 2026 - Pending Consideration26/00710/FUL
Partial demolition of existing single storey extension and covered store/outbuilding, conversion of existing attached outbuildings, erection of an infill extension to rear courtyard
South View Bosworth Road Theddingworth Leicestershire LE17 6QW
Received 20 May 2026 - Approved26/00711/TCA
Works to tree (fell)
The Elms Church Walk Bruntingthorpe Leicestershire LE17 5QH
Received 20 May 2026 - Approved26/00712/FUL
Ground floor side extension with toilet facilities for disabled person and new roof to existing rear extension
48 Victoria Street Fleckney Leicestershire LE8 8AZ
Received 13 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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