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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471 approved · 34 refused · 19 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Approved26/00713/TCA
Works to trees
26 Churchgate Hallaton Leicestershire LE16 8TY
Received 11 May 2026 - Pending Consideration26/00714/LBC
Proposed external & internal alterations
25 Church Street Billesdon Leicestershire LE7 9AE
Received 14 May 2026 - Approved26/00715/FUL
Erection of single storey extensions to sides and to rear
The Milking Parlour Boston Lodge Lutterworth Road Gilmorton Leicestershire LE17 4LE
Received 20 May 2026 - Decided26/00717/NMA
Surface treatment of private drive amended to tarmacadam, and internal alterations, removal of roof lights, and addition of dormer windows to Plot 3 (proposed non-material amendments to 23/01287/FUL)
Factory Rear Of 3 - 7 North Lane Foxton Leicestershire
Received 20 May 2026 - Decided26/00718/FUL
Erection of a temporary single storey log cabin for use as an agricultural worker's dwelling
Springview Farm Main Street Thorpe Langton Leicestershire LE16 7TS
Received 20 May 2026 - Approved26/00719/TCA
Works to trees
Land At Gunnsbrook Close Great Bowden Leicestershire
Received 20 May 2026 - Approved26/00720/FUL
Demolition of existing garden store and erection of a carport
The Elms St Peters Road Arnesby Leicestershire LE8 5WJ
Received 20 May 2026 - Approved26/00721/TCA
Works to trees (Fell)
Wilton House Fenny Lane Shearsby Leicestershire LE17 6PL
Received 21 May 2026 - Pending Consideration26/00722/FUL
Erection of an agricultural building
Land To The South East Of Castle View Stables Great Easton Road Bringhurst Leicestershire
Received 21 May 2026 - Pending Consideration26/00723/FUL
Erection of a single storey rear and side extension
Feddan View 8A Front Street Gaulby Leicestershire LE7 9BW
Received 21 May 2026 - Approved26/00724/FUL
Change of use from offices (Class E) to dwellinghouse (Class C3)
2 Fox Pond Lane Great Glen Leicestershire LE2 4RY
Received 21 May 2026 - Decided26/00725/PDN
The Electronic Communications Code (Conditions and Restrictions) Regulations 2003 (as amended) - Regulation 5 Notice of Intention to Install Fixed Line Broadband Apparatus (One new 9m light wooden pole) - Permitted Development - For information purposes only. This is not an application to which comments can be made
11 Upper Green Place Great Bowden Leicestershire LE16 7HR
Received 8 May 2026 - Decided26/00726/PDN
The Electronic Communications Code (Conditions and Restrictions) Regulations 2003 (as amended) - Regulation 5 Notice of Intention to Install Fixed Line Broadband Apparatus (One new 9m light wooden pole) - Permitted Development - For information purposes only. This is not an application to which comments can be made.
93 Fairfield Road Market Harborough Leicestershire LE16 9QH
Received 8 May 2026 - Decided26/00727/PDN
The Electronic Communications Code (Conditions and Restrictions) Regulations 2003 (as amended) - Regulation 5 Notice of Intention to Install Fixed Line Broadband Apparatus (One new 9m light wooden pole) - Permitted Development - For information purposes only. This is not an application to which comments can be made
21 Great Bowden Road Market Harborough Leicestershire LE16 7DE
Received 12 May 2026 - Decided26/00728/PDN
The Electronic Communications Code (Conditions and restrictions) Regulations 2003 (as amended) - Regulation 5 Notice of Intention to Install Fixed Line Broadband Apparatus (one 10m light wooden pole) - Permitted Development - For information purposes only. This is not an application to which comments can be made.s.
Tangri Nor Main Street Cotesbach Leicestershire LE17 4HZ
Received 18 May 2026 - Refused26/00729/PIP
Permission in Principle for the erection of minimum of 2 and a maximum of 4 serviced plots for self-build and custom housebuilding
Land Adjoining The Causeway Church Causeway Church Langton Leicestershire
Received 11 May 2026 - Approved26/00730/PCD
Discharge of Condition 5 (Verification Report) of 22/01240/OUT
Land Adj 1A Victoria Street Fleckney Leicestershire
Received 15 May 2026 - Decided26/00731/PDN
Application to determine if Prior Approval is required for a proposed: Change of Use of Agricultural Buildings to a flexible use within B8, Class E (E(a) and E (g) (iii)) - The Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 (as amended) - Schedule 2, Part 3, Class R
Astley Grange Farm Back Lane East Langton Leicestershire LE16 7TB
Received 21 May 2026 - Decided26/00732/PDN
The Electronic Communications Code (Conditions and restrictions) Regulations 2003 (as amended) - Regulation 5 Notice of Intention to Install Fixed Line Broadband Apparatus (one new 10m light wooden poles) - Permitted Development - For information purposes only. This is not an application to which comments can be made.
26 Langton Road Great Bowden Leicestershire LE16 7EZ
Received 20 May 2026 - Decided26/00733/PDN
The Electronic Communications Code (Conditions and restrictions) Regulations 2003 (as amended) - Regulation 5 Notice of Intention to Install Fixed Line Broadband Apparatus (2 x 11m wooden telegraph poles) - Permitted Development - For information purposes only. This is not an application to which comments can be made.
Land At Fleckney Road Wistow Leicestershire
Received 21 May 2026 - Approved26/00734/LBC
Proposed like-for-like replacement chimney including pot and cap
C Of E Primary School Churchgate Hallaton Leicestershire LE16 8TY
Received 21 May 2026 - Approved26/00735/FUL
Change of use of 1no. unit from Class B2/B8 to Class E(d) and retention of 4x air conditioning units (retrospective)
Unit 1 Victoria Works Saddington Road Fleckney Leicestershire LE8 8AW
Received 21 May 2026 - Approved26/00736/ADV
Installation of 1x internally illuminated fascia sign and 1x non-illuminated roadside sign (retrospective)
Unit 1 Victoria Works Saddington Road Fleckney Leicestershire LE8 8AW
Received 21 May 2026 - Approved26/00737/NMA
Relocation of parking spaces 04, 05, 06, 07,08, trimming back of G01 to allow access to parking space 08, enlargement of the bin collection area (proposed non-material amendments of 25/01226/FUL)
The Croft 14 Leicester Road Kibworth Harcourt Leicestershire LE8 0NN
Received 22 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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