The Manor House, 70 Main Street, Cossington, Leicestershire, LE7 4UW Data via plota.co.uk

Proposal

Change of use from agricultural land and domestic curtilage to a mixed use of agricultural land, domestic curtilage and camping. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
19 Feb 2026
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Validated
21 Apr 2026
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Refused
18 Aug 2026
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Committee
27 Aug 2026
Appeal
Not lodged

Refused on 18 Aug 2026 · Last checked 6 Sept 2026

Planning committee

Decided by Charnwood Plans Committee on 27 Aug 2026. Earlier deferred on 23 Jul 2026.

Refused

Against officer advice: officers had recommended approval.

  • Officers advised approval because the seasonal camping use was considered acceptable for amenity, flooding, highways, heritage and biodiversity.
  • The committee refused planning permission; the recorded reasons were those detailed in the report.
Read how the committee decided The proposal, site history, officers’ advice, public comments, consultation responses and committee decision.

Source: Plota analysis of Charnwood's committee minutes of 27 Aug 2026.

Documents 119

Consultation & comments 90

PDF Commenter’s name hidden Show Comments - Neighbour · 24 Aug 2026 View ↗
PDF response from emergency planning team Correspondence from consultee · 27 Jul 2026 View ↗
PDF Commenter’s name hidden Show Comments - Councillor · 23 Jul 2026 View ↗
PDF Comments LCC Highways Comments - LCC Highways · 22 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF Comment Cossington Parish Council Comments - Parish Council · 16 Jul 2026 View ↗
PDF Commenter’s name hidden Show Comments - Neighbour · 16 Jul 2026 View ↗
PDF Comments LCC Highways Comments - LCC Highways · 9 Jul 2026 View ↗
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PDF Comment CBC Environmental Health Comments - Environmental Health · 29 Jun 2026 View ↗ PDF Amended comments Comments - Environment Agency · 25 Jun 2026 View ↗ PDF Comment Environment Agency Comments - Environment Agency · 25 Jun 2026 View ↗
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PDF Comments Cllr Woodward Call In to Committee Comments - Councillor · 28 May 2026 View ↗
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PDF Comments Cossington Parish Council Comments - Parish Council · 26 May 2026 View ↗
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PDF Comments CBC Conservation and Design Comments - Conservation · 20 May 2026 View ↗
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PDF Comments CBC Landscape Comments - Landscape · 18 May 2026 View ↗
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All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 5

Grade II listed: 74, Main Street
List entry 1228041 · 28 m away · 7 more listed buildings within 150 m (7 Grade II)
Listed building consent is needed for work that affects the special interest of a listed building, inside or out, on top of planning permission. Setting can be a consideration for buildings nearby; there is no fixed radius.
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Historic England ↗
Cossington conservation area
Demolition needs planning permission and permitted development is restricted.
The council must give weight to preserving or enhancing the area's character and appearance. Not every council has published its boundaries as open data.
Also on the record
Priority habitat 2 m away: No main habitat but additional habitats present; Inside the Cossington (Charnwood) built-up area; Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) had this area as grade 4, but it predates the buildings here and the current map does not class it as farmland.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 11 September 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England and council datasets, Open Government Licence. A boundary can run through a site and the council holds the definitive record: confirm with the council before relying on this.

Sales history 1

Last sold for £475,000 in June 1998. Detached house, freehold.

26 June 1998£475,000

Sale prices from HM Land Registry's price paid record, matched to this application by its address.

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Important details

Council
Charnwood
Postcode
LE7 4UW
Received
19 Feb 2026
Validated
21 Apr 2026
Ward
Wreake Valley
Parish
Cossington
Case officer
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Decision
Refuse
Decision date
18 Aug 2026
Applicant
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How this decision compares

Decided in 119 days from validation, 64 days slower than Charnwood's median of 55 for changes of use. Refused, as 10% of changes of use here are.

72%decided within 8 weeks
90%approved
68decided in the last year

Plota live figures for changes of use decided by Charnwood in the last twelve months, from validation. Charnwood decision record →

Public comments

No public comments yet.

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Consultation
1 May 2026
Comments by
26 Aug 2026
Statutory expiry
16 Jun 2026
Charnwood
Planning Authority Score
5.2/10
Average
#136 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Change of use

Charnwood ranks #102 out of 296 councils for householder decision speed. Householder applications are slightly less likely to be approved here (88%) than the national average (90%).

These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
Charnwood decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
87%
Overall approval rate
Above avg (87%) #166 of 296
88%
Householder approved
Below avg (90%) #216 of 296
72%
Decided in 8 weeks
Above avg (63%) #102 of 296
36%
Extended time limit
Below avg (41%) #108 of 296
73%
Minor dwellings approved
85 decided (1-9 homes)
92%
Major dwellings approved
24 decided (10+ homes)
84%
Change of use approved
62 decided
872
Total decisions
110 refused in the year to March 2026

Sale prices: Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.