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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471 approved · 34 refused · 19 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Decided26/00840/CLU
Certificate of Lawfulness of Existing Use of land as residential garden
The Piggery Main Street Allexton Leicestershire LE15 9AB
Received 11 Jun 2026 - Decided26/00841/AGR
Prior Notification for the erection of an agricultural storage barn (for straw)
The Limes Bruntingthorpe Road Peatling Parva Leicestershire LE17 5RB
Received 11 Jun 2026 - Approved26/00843/TCA
Work to tree (fell)
Highbury Cottage High Street Walton Leicestershire LE17 5RG
Received 11 Jun 2026 - Approved26/00844/FUL
Installation of replacement windows
Retreat Farm Main Street Willoughby Waterleys Leicestershire LE8 6UF
Received 11 Jun 2026 - Refused26/00845/REM
Erection of one self build/custom build dwelling (Reserved matters of 23/01530/OUT including details of appearance, landscaping, layout and scale)
Land Off West Langton Road Langton Hall West Langton Road West Langton Leicestershire
Received 11 Jun 2026 - Approved26/00846/BGP
Discharge of Biodiversity Gain Plan of 26/00133/FUL
Land At Oak Lodge Farm Welford Road Husbands Bosworth Leicestershire
Received 12 Jun 2026 - Pending Consideration26/00847/PCD
Discharge of Conditions 5 (Arboricultural Method Statement), 6 (Walkover Badger Survey), 7 (Aerial Tree Climbing Survey) and 9 (Biodiversity Enhancement Statement) of 23/01530/OUT
Land Off West Langton Road Langton Hall West Langton Road West Langton Leicestershire
Received 12 Jun 2026 - Approved26/00848/FUL
Erection of a single storey side extension
25 Leybury Way Scraptoft Leicestershire LE7 9UB
Received 12 Jun 2026 - Approved26/00849/TCA
Works to tree (fell)
1 Main Street Shearsby Leicestershire LE17 6PJ
Received 12 Jun 2026 - Approved26/00850/PCD
Discharge of Condition 2 (Soft Landscaping and Biodiversity Enhancement Scheme) of 25/01739/FUL
Swallow Barn Gilmorton Lane Willoughby Waterleys Leicestershire LE8 6UE
Received 12 Jun 2026 - Approved26/00851/CLU
Certificate of Lawfulness of Existing Development to confirm the lawful implementation of planning permission 21/02148/FUL
Kings Barn 2 Debdale Lane Smeeton Westerby Leicestershire LE8 0QD
Received 15 Jun 2026 - Decided26/00852/FUL
Demolition of the existing dwelling and erection of a replacement self-build dwelling
Lynn House Uppingham Road Houghton On The Hill Leicestershire LE7 9HG
Received 15 Jun 2026 - Pending Consideration26/00854/FUL
Proposed alterations to the exterior of the existing building and reconfiguration of the external yard, access and parking areas and associated development
Amazon MPS1 Hudson Way Magna Park South Lutterworth Leicestershire LE17 4XY
Received 15 Jun 2026 - Approved26/00855/NMA
Amendments to finished floor levels, plant enclosure, service ramp, addition of 24 passive EVC spaces, car park lighting added to the site plan, external hard surfaces updated (proposed non-material amendments of 25/00219/FUL)
Land East Of Zouche Way Bushby Leicestershire
Received 15 Jun 2026 - Pending Consideration26/00856/FUL
Erection of a first floor rear extension
12 York Street Market Harborough Leicestershire LE16 7PF
Received 15 Jun 2026 - Approved26/00857/DDD
Dead dying diseased trees
9 Church Lane Stoughton Leicestershire LE2 2FJ
Received 20 May 2026 - Approved26/00858/FUL
Erection of an open storage shed with parking
Land Adjacent Pumping Station Snows Lane Keyham Leicestershire
Received 3 Jun 2026 - Approved26/00859/DDD
Dead, dying diseased trees
White Bull House Uppingham Road East Norton Town East Norton Leicestershire LE7 9XL
Received 29 May 2026 - Approved26/00860/FUL
Erection of a single storey rear extension with new roof to existing, erection of a canopy to front elevation
59 Main Street Great Bowden Leicestershire LE16 7HD
Received 5 Jun 2026 - Decided26/00861/PDN
Electricity Act 1989: Overhead Lines (Exemption) (England and Wales) Regulations 2009 - NGED is proposing to add additional pole within overhead line to create H pole set up as transformer upgrade taking place in current location at Kilworth Sticks Farm, Kilworth Road, North Kilworth, Leicestershire, LE17 6JG - Permitted Development - For information purposes only. This is not an application to which comments can be made
Kilworth Sticks Farm Kilworth Road North Kilworth Leicestershire LE17 6JG
Received 5 Jun 2026 - Decided26/00862/PDN
The Electronic Communications Code (Conditions and restrictions) Regulations 2003 (as amended) - Regulation 5 Notice of Intention to Install Fixed Line Broadband Apparatus (One 9m light wooden pole at work location 1 only on the location plan) - Permitted Development - For information purposes only. This is not an application to which comments can be made.
Orchard Farm Main Street Cotesbach Leicestershire LE17 4HZ
Received 12 Jun 2026 - Unknown26/00863/NOT
Notification to determine if Prior Approval is required for a Proposed Larger Home Extension (erection of a single storey rear extension: depth 4.35m; maximum height 3.85m; eaves height 2.25m)
690 Uppingham Road Thurnby Leicestershire LE7 9RN
Received 16 Jun 2026 - Approved26/00864/PDN
Notification to determine if Prior Approval is required for the proposed change of use of agricultural buildings to four dwellinghouses (C3) and for associated operational development (Class Qa and Qc)
Home Farm Stemborough Lane Leire Leicestershire LE17 5EX
Received 16 Jun 2026 - Approved26/00865/DEM
Application to determine if Prior Approval is required for a proposed: Demolition of Buildings The Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 (as amended) - Schedule 2, Part 11, Class B
Home Farm Stemborough Lane Leire Leicestershire LE17 5EX
Received 16 Jun 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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