Old Barn Farm Welford Road Husbands Bosworth Leicestershire LE17 6JL Data via plota.co.uk

26/00003/FUL - Full Application Pending Consideration

Proposal

Conversion of barn to residential dwelling (resubmission of ) Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

Received
5 Jan 2026
Decision
Expected by 2 Mar 2026

This application is under consideration - no decision has been issued yet. Plota predicted a decision soon after comments close on 12 Aug 2026; it is now day 250. The consultation period closed on 12 Aug 2026.

Associated applications 2

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Site constraints 3

Agricultural land, grade 3a
Best and most versatile land (grades 1, 2 and 3a). Predicted from the national soil map. The older provisional map, which most planning maps still show, had this area as grade 2. The predicted grade is Defra's current estimate; only a site survey settles it.
Where development of farmland is needed, policy prefers poorer land over the best and most versatile (grades 1, 2 and 3a). Three sources: Natural England's post-1988 field surveys, which are definitive where they exist; the Defra predictive map for England (2025) and the Welsh Government predictive map, modelled from the soil map with 3a and 3b split; and the 1970s provisional map, which planners and other services still show, coarser and with grade 3 undivided. Where the provisional and predicted grades disagree, treat the predicted grade as the current estimate and expect an application to carry its own survey.
Scheduled monument 102 m away: Causewayed enclosure 175m west of Wheler Lodge Farm
Its setting is a consideration for work nearby.
Nationally important archaeology protected by the Secretary of State. Work that affects the monument or its setting is rarely permitted.
Historic England ↗
Also on the record
Priority habitat 41 m away: Deciduous woodland.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No listed building 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.

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Important details

Council
Harborough
Application type
Full Application
Postcode
LE17 6JL
Received
5 Jan 2026
Validated
5 Jan 2026
Ward
Bosworth
Parish
Husbands Bosworth
Case officer
Show
Target decision
2 Mar 2026
Applicant
Show

Decision outlook

Day 250, past the statutory target. 85% of changes of use in Harborough are decided within thirteen weeks; extensions of time are common, and the council need not decide on the day. Last seen undecided on 5 Sept 2026.

Day 250194 days past the 56-day target
39%decided within 8 weeks
85%approved
43decided in the last year

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

Public comments

1comment received
1 neutral

1 neighbour consulted · Last counted 5 Sept 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14578726
Comments by
12 Aug 2026
Statutory expiry
2 Mar 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