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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471 approved · 34 refused · 19 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Approved26/00962/FUL
Erection of a single storey side and rear extension
24 The Heights Market Harborough Leicestershire LE16 8BQ
Received 1 Jul 2026 - Approved26/00963/FUL
Extension to an existing field shelter
Manor Farm House 15 Main Street Theddingworth Leicestershire LE17 6QZ
Received 2 Jul 2026 - Approved26/00966/PCD
Discharge of Condition 9 (Completion / Verification Investigation) of 23/01801/VAC
787 Uppingham Road Thurnby Leicestershire
Received 2 Jul 2026 - Decided26/00967/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 (asamended) - Schedule 2, Part 14, Class J
Vow Europe Ltd Plot 4500 Harrier Parkway Magna Park Lutterworth Leicestershire LE17 4XT
Received 2 Jul 2026 - Pending Consideration26/00968/FUL
Erection of an agricultural building with attached stable
Sunnydale Farm Smeeton Road Saddington Leicestershire
Received 3 Jul 2026 - Pending Consideration26/00969/FUL
Demolition of existing barn, erection of 6 dwellings (2 detached bungalows and 4 detached two storey dwellings)
Quarry Farm Stables Lutterworth Road North Kilworth Leicestershire LE17 6HW
Received 3 Jul 2026 - Pending Decision26/00971/PCD
Discharge of Conditions 13 (verification), 16 (long term surface water maintenance), 17 (on site foul water drainage), 20 (contamination risks), 21 (verification) and 27 (climate change measures) of 24/00458/VAC
The Harboro Rubber Co Ltd 124 St Marys Road Market Harborough Leicestershire LE16 7EE
Received 6 Jul 2026 - Pending Decision26/00972/PCD
Discharge of Conditions 7 (cycle parking), 8 (travel plan), 24 (ecological mitigation) and 26 (external lighting) of 24/00458/VAC
The Harboro Rubber Co Ltd 124 St Marys Road Market Harborough Leicestershire LE16 7EE
Received 6 Jul 2026 - Pending Consideration26/00973/LBC
Modification and repair of Curtilage Listed Buildings, with internal and external alterations, including new windows, doors and floors
The Byre High Street Swinford Leicestershire LE17 6BL
Received 6 Jul 2026 - Approved26/00974/TCA
Works to trees (Fell)
58 Main Street Bushby Leicestershire LE7 9PP
Received 6 Jul 2026 - Approved26/00975/NMA
Reduction in width of garden room and reposition further away from boundaries (proposed non-material amendment to 26/00384/FUL)
82 Station Road Great Bowden Leicestershire LE16 7HN
Received 22 Jun 2026 - Approved26/00976/FUL
Erection of a single storey sunroom extension
24 Oaks Road Great Glen Leicestershire LE8 9EG
Received 22 Jun 2026 - Decided26/00977/PDN
The Electronic Communications Code (Conditions and Restrictions) Regulations 2003 (as amended) - Regulation 5 Notice of Intention to Install Electronic Communications Apparatus/Development Ancillary to Radio Equipment Housing (one 600mm dish on a new stand off bracket fixed to existing tower leg) - Permitted Development - For information purposes only. This is not an application to which comments can be made
Radio Mast Holt Lane Ashby Magna Leicestershire
Received 25 Jun 2026 - Pending Consideration26/00978/PDN
The Electronic Communications Code (Conditions and restrictions) Regulations 2003 (as amended) - Regulation 5 Notice of Intention to Install Fixed Line Broadband Apparatus (8m Light Wooden pole poles) - Permitted Development - For information purposes only. This is not an application to which comments can be made.
6 Chandler Way Broughton Astley Leicestershire LE9 6SW
Received 25 Jun 2026 - Approved26/00979/FUL
Two storey extensions to the side and rear, single storey extension to the front, and single storey rear extension and roof changes to existing garage
The Tribitts Main Street Mowsley Leicestershire LE17 6NU
Received 6 Jul 2026 - Approved26/00980/NMA
Changes to windows and doors (Proposed non-material amendment of 26/00588/FUL)
Pinfold House Bowden Road Thorpe Langton Leicestershire LE16 7TP
Received 6 Jul 2026 - Approved26/00981/FUL
Demolition of existing garage, erection of a single storey side extension
The Cottage 17 Leire Lane Ashby Parva Leicestershire LE17 5HR
Received 6 Jul 2026 - Approved26/00982/FUL
Erection of a part single part two storey front extension
10 Churchill Drive Upper Bruntingthorpe Leicestershire LE17 5QX
Received 7 Jul 2026 - Approved26/00983/DDD
Dead dying diseased trees
Welland Industrial Estate Valley Way Market Harborough Leicestershire LE16 7PS
Received 25 Jun 2026 - Pending Consideration26/00984/FUL
Erection of 9 dwellings with associated access, parking and landscaping
Brown Gate Paddock Manor Road Bitteswell Leicestershire
Received 7 Jul 2026 - Approved26/00985/LBC
New slate roof to replace existing concrete tiled roof to main farmhouse with associated works, removal of masonry paints from main farmhouse external walls
White House Farm Main Street Owston OAKHAM Leicestershire LE15 8DH
Received 7 Jul 2026 - Pending Consideration26/00986/LBC
Replacement of 4 front elevation (ground and first floor) and 2 rear elevation (first floor) windows
Forge Cottage 5 Market Place Billesdon Leicestershire LE7 9AJ
Received 7 Jul 2026 - Decided26/00987/TCA
Works to trees (Fell)
14 Waterfall Way Medbourne Leicestershire LE16 8EE
Received 8 Jul 2026 - Approved26/00988/FUL
Installation of combined defibrillator and bleed kit cabinet to the front elevation
Nationwide Building Society 8 High Street Market Harborough Leicestershire LE16 7NJ
Received 8 Jul 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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