Squash Club Fairfield Road Market Harborough Leicestershire LE16 9QH Data via plota.co.uk

26/01415/FUL - Full Application Pending Consideration

Proposal

Erection of a new building containing 2no. indoor padel courts, including increase of on-site parking provision and alterations to site entrance Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

✓
Received
1 Oct 2026
✓
Validated
15 Oct 2026
Decision
Expected by 10 Dec 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision between 10 Dec 2026 and 30 Dec 2026, from Harborough's recent commercial and major works.

Site constraints 3

Also on the record
1 listed building within 150 m; Inside the Market Harborough built-up area; National infrastructure project 1038 m away: Weston Marsh to East Leicestershire, at pre-application.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 28 October 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England, the Planning Inspectorate 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.

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Important details

Council
Harborough
Application type
Full Application
Postcode
LE16 9QH
Received
1 Oct 2026
Validated
15 Oct 2026
Ward
Market Harborough Logan
Parish
Market Harborough
Case officer
Show
Target decision
10 Dec 2026
Applicant
Show
Agent
brp architects

Decision outlook

Day 14 of the 56-day target. Harborough usually decides commercial and major works by day 64.

Day 1450 days to the predicted decision (day 64)
41%decided within 8 weeks
85%approved
6%go to committee

Plota live figures for commercial and major works decided by Harborough in the last twelve months, from validation. Harborough decision record →

Public comments

No public comments yet.

Last counted 28 Oct 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15248053
Planning Portal ref
PP-15248053
Statutory expiry
10 Dec 2026
Env. assessment
No
Harborough
Planning Authority Score
4.2/10
Below average
#187 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder decisions

Harborough is slower than most councils at deciding householder applications, ranking #230 out of 296. Householder applications are slightly more likely to be approved here (92%) than the national average (90%).

Slower than most councils
for householder decisions
These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
Harborough decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
89%
Overall approval rate
Above avg (87%) #131 of 296
92%
Householder approved
Above avg (90%) #155 of 296
51%
Decided in 8 weeks
Below avg (63%) #230 of 296
38%
Extended time limit
Below avg (41%) #128 of 296
74%
Minor dwellings approved
96 decided (1-9 homes)
67%
Major dwellings approved
12 decided (10+ homes)
76%
Change of use approved
50 decided
814
Total decisions
90 refused in the year to March 2026