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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471 approved · 34 refused · 19 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
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More application records
- Approved26/01089/CLU
Certificate of Lawfulness of Proposed Development for the erection of a pitched-roof entrance canopy to the front elevation of the dwelling, incorporating a tiled roof to match the existing property, gable end detail, timber support structure, and associated alterations to the bay window
11 North Way Houghton On The Hill Leicestershire LE7 9HR
Received 28 Jul 2026 - Pending Consideration26/01090/FUL
Conversion of garage to habitable accommodation
15 Ploughed Way Kibworth Harcourt Leicestershire LE8 0WH
Received 28 Jul 2026 - Pending Consideration26/01091/FUL
Proposed first floor extension and canopy roof extension
19 Uppingham Road Houghton On The Hill Leicestershire LE7 9HJ
Received 29 Jul 2026 - Approved26/01092/DDD
Dead, dying, diseased trees
2 Leicester Lane Great Bowden Leicestershire LE16 7HA
Received 3 Jul 2026 - Approved26/01093/FUL
Proposed temporary vehicle access for the purposes of construction traffic for the new 3 classroom facility as approved by 25/01725/FUL
Thomas Estley Community College Station Road Broughton Astley Leicestershire LE9 6PT
Received 29 Jul 2026 - Pending Consideration26/01094/LBC
Demolition of a single storey extension and erection of a single storey extension to replace the existing, providing a ground floor bedroom and living/dining/kitchen area. First floor addition of a bathroom (resubmission of 25/00760/LBC)
Manor Lodge Wistow Road Newton Harcourt Leicestershire LE8 9FT
Received 29 Jul 2026 - Pending Consideration26/01095/FUL
Demolition of existing detached garage, remodelling of the existing attached garage, erection of single storey front, side and rear extensions with balconies over to the rear, erection of a first-floor side extension, external alterations including new cladding and windows, and associated landscaping works
The Conifers Smeeton Road Saddington Leicestershire LE8 0QT
Received 29 Jul 2026 - Decided26/01096/NOT
Notification to determine if Prior Approval is required for a proposed larger home extension (erection of a single storey rear extension depth 3.5m, maximum height 3m, eaves height 3m)
35 Spencer Road Lutterworth Leicestershire LE17 4PG
Received 29 Jul 2026 - Approved26/01097/FUL
Erection of a first floor extension, roof alterations, and erection of a canopy (revised scheme of 25/01582/FUL)
Old Hall Farm Main Street Leire Leicestershire LE17 5EU
Received 30 Jul 2026 - Approved26/01100/FUL
Single storey rear extension
2 Leicester Road Broughton Astley Leicestershire LE9 6QE
Received 30 Jul 2026 - Approved26/01102/FUL
Erection of a single storey, flat roofed side extension to link house and outbuilding and conversion and alteration of garage and outbuilding to ancillary residential accommodation.
The Old Rectory Main Street Tilton On The Hill Leicestershire LE7 9LF
Received 30 Jul 2026 - Approved26/01103/LBC
Erection of a single storey, flat roofed side extension to link house and outbuilding and conversion and alteration of garage and outbuilding to ancillary residential accommodation
The Old Rectory Main Street Tilton On The Hill Leicestershire LE7 9LF
Received 30 Jul 2026 - Pending Decision26/01105/TPO
Works to trees (Fell) (LCC TPO 64)
The Old Rectory Main Street Hungarton Leicestershire LE7 9JR
Received 31 Jul 2026 - Pending Consideration26/01107/OUT
Outline application for the development of two self-build and custom build dwellings (access only to be considered)
Field Off Drayton Road Medbourne Leicestershire
Received 31 Jul 2026 - Pending Consideration26/01114/PCD
Discharge of Conditions 3 (Dismantling Scheme), 4 (Historic Building Record) and 5 (Window and Door Details) of 26/00053/LBC
12 Church Bank Great Easton Leicestershire LE16 8SN
Received 27 Jul 2026 - Approved26/01115/DDD
Dead dying diseased trees
30 Bank Street Lutterworth Leicestershire LE17 4AG
Received 6 Jul 2026 - Pending Consideration26/01116/FUL
Demolition of outbuildings, erection of a single storey rear extension, erection of a front extension to form a porch, erection of a link extension to existing annexe, external alterations including alterations to windows and doors, and raising the roof height of the single storey side wing
20 Gumley Road Smeeton Westerby Leicestershire LE8 0LT
Received 4 Aug 2026 - Approved26/01117/TCA
Works to trees (Fell)
St Marys C Of E Primary School The Green Bitteswell Leicestershire LE17 4SB
Received 4 Aug 2026 - Approved26/01118/FUL
Single storey rear extension and internal alterations
46 Chestnut Drive Stretton Hall Oadby Leicestershire LE2 4QX
Received 4 Aug 2026 - Pending Consideration26/01119/PCD
Discharge of Conditions 3 (CEMP), 4 (Historic Building Record), 5 (Risk Based Land Contamination Assessment) and 9 (Landscaping) of 24/00397/FUL
Chapel Farm Foxton Road Lubenham Leicestershire LE16 7RY
Received 4 Aug 2026 - Pending Consideration26/01120/FUL
Change of use from existing office to 2x dwellings with associated alterations
Kimcote Court Walton Road Kimcote Leicestershire LE17 5RU
Received 4 Aug 2026 - Pending Consideration26/01121/FUL
Change of use from dwellinghouse (Class C3) to children's care home (Class C2)
The Coplows Leicester Road Tilton On The Hill Leicestershire LE7 9DB
Received 4 Aug 2026 - Pending Consideration26/01122/CLU
Certificate of Lawfulness of Proposed Development for a loft conversion to form additional habitable accommodation, with one flat-roof dormer and one pitched-roof dormer, the installation of two rooflights within the front roof slope, and the formation of an internal staircase
2A Edward Road Fleckney Leicestershire LE8 8UB
Received 4 Aug 2026 - Approved26/01123/DDD
Dead dying diseased trees
Claybrooke House Church Lane Claybrooke Parva Leicestershire LE17 5RN
Received 17 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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