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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471 approved · 34 refused · 19 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Decided26/00904/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.
1 Hillcrest Avenue Market Harborough Leicestershire LE16 7AR
Received 20 Jun 2026 - Approved26/00905/TCA
Works to trees
12 Musk Close Great Easton Leicestershire LE16 8TJ
Received 23 Jun 2026 - Approved26/00908/VAC
Erection of porch extension, two storey side and rear extensions, and single storey extension (Variation of Condition 2 (Approved Plans) of 25/01177/FUL) (retrospective)
Birch Cottage 11 Drayton Road Medbourne Leicestershire LE16 8DP
Received 24 Jun 2026 - Approved26/00912/REM
Erection of one self-build dwelling (Reserved Matters of 25/00058/OUT including details of appearance, landscaping, layout and scale, and Discharge of Conditions 4 (Land Contamination Assessment) and 9 (Biodiversity Enhancement Plan) of 25/00058/OUT)
Land Behind Old Shoulder House St Peters Road Arnesby Leicestershire
Received 24 Jun 2026 - Decided26/00914/CLU
Certificate of Lawfulness of Proposed Development for re-roofing and PV panels
3 Sutton Road Great Bowden Leicestershire LE16 7HW
Received 22 Jun 2026 - Approved26/00915/PCD
Discharge of Condition 3 (Materials) of 26/00108/LBC
33 The Green Great Bowden Leicestershire LE16 7EU
Received 24 Jun 2026 - Pending Consideration26/00916/OUT
Outline planning application (with all matters reserved except for means of access from Farndale View) for residential development for up to 85 dwellings, including affordable housing, public open space, sustainable urban drainage system and associated infrastructure (revised scheme of 25/01085/OUT)
Land South Of Farndale View Market Harborough Leicestershire
Received 24 Jun 2026 - Approved26/00917/PDN
Application to determine if Prior Approval is required for a proposed Installation, Alteration or Replacement of other Solar Photovoltaics (PV) equipment on the Roofs of Non-domestic Buildings - The Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 (as amended) - Schedule 2, Part 14, Class J - Roof mounted solar PV on non-domestic buildings
Whitmores Timber Co Ltd Main Road Claybrooke Magna Leicestershire LE17 5AQ
Received 24 Jun 2026 - Refused26/00918/FUL
Erection of two storey front extension including garage, new entrance and bay window; first-floor side extension; and part two storey part single storey rear extension including balcony
59 Northleigh Grove Market Harborough Leicestershire LE16 9QU
Received 25 Jun 2026 - Approved26/00920/TPO
Works to trees (HDC TPO 171)
102 Fleckney Road Kibworth Beauchamp Leicestershire LE8 0HG
Received 25 Jun 2026 - Approved26/00921/TPO
Works to trees (HDC TPO 171)
114 Fleckney Road Kibworth Beauchamp Leicestershire LE8 0HG
Received 25 Jun 2026 - Decided26/00923/NOT
Notification to determine if Prior Approval is required for a Proposed Larger Home Extension (erection of a single storey rear extension, depth 4.50m, maximum height 2.50m, eaves height 2.40m)
7 Lady Jane Walk Scraptoft Leicestershire LE7 9FP
Received 25 Jun 2026 - Approved26/00924/TCA
Works to tree
Arnesby C Of E Primary School Mill Hill Road Arnesby Leicestershire LE8 5WG
Received 25 Jun 2026 - Approved26/00925/REM
Reserved matters application for approval of appearance, landscape, layout, scale and access (internal only), of Plot K (part of) at Magna Park, Lutterworth North (ref. 15/01531/OUT) including one building, internal roads, footways/cycleway, bunding, maintenance strips, foul and surface water drainage, landscaping, associated utilities and land reprofiling (revised scheme of 25/01737/REM)
Land At Mere Lane Magna Park Bittesby Leicestershire
Received 25 Jun 2026 - Approved26/00926/FUL
Erection of a part two storey and part first floor side extension, single storey rear extension and loft conversion
18 Newstead Avenue Bushby Leicestershire LE7 9QE
Received 26 Jun 2026 - Pending Consideration26/00927/PCD
Discharge of Condition 4 (Landscape Management Plan) of 25/00572/FUL
Land To The West Of Leicester Road Market Harborough Leicestershire
Received 26 Jun 2026 - Pending Consideration26/00928/PCD
Discharge of Condition 6 (Habitat Management and Monitoring Plan) of 25/00572/FUL
Land To The West Of Leicester Road Market Harborough Leicestershire
Received 26 Jun 2026 - Approved26/00929/FUL
Conversion of outbuilding to form an annexe with single storey extension link
Tudor Cottage Main Street Gilmorton Leicestershire LE17 5PA
Received 26 Jun 2026 - Approved26/00930/LBC
Conversion of outbuilding to form an annexe with single storey extension link, replacement of windows, erection of internal walls to create ground floor office and a shower room on the first floor
Tudor Cottage Main Street Gilmorton Leicestershire LE17 5PA
Received 26 Jun 2026 - Approved26/00931/PCD
Discharge of Conditions 3 (External Joinery) and 4 (Mortar Removal) of 25/01393/LBC
The Manor House Skeg Hill Road Cold Newton Leicestershire LE7 9DA
Received 22 Jun 2026 - Pending Consideration26/00932/PCD
Discharge of Conditions 5 (CEMP), 6 (Drainage), 8 (Levels), 9 (Street Furniture Relocation) and 14 (Boundary Treatments) of 25/00490/VAC
58 Station Road Broughton Astley Leicestershire LE9 6PT
Received 26 Jun 2026 - Pending Consideration26/00933/LBC
Refurbishment and repair of the existing timber-framed shopfronts, principal High Street facade, and upper-floor windows at 53-56 High Street, together with associated internal strip-out works limited to the removal of modern, non-significant fabric
54 High Street Market Harborough Leicestershire LE16 7AF
Received 26 Jun 2026 - Approved26/00934/LBC
Installation of a replacement front door
4 The Square Thurnby Leicestershire LE7 9PX
Received 29 Jun 2026 - Approved26/00935/FUL
Single storey rear extension and garage conversion
12 Charles Street Market Harborough Leicestershire LE16 9AB
Received 29 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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