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26/00478/PIP - Permission in Principle Approved

Proposal

Permission in Principle for the erection of a minimum of 1 and a maximum of 1 dwelling (barn conversion) Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
20 Mar 2026
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Validated
1 Apr 2026
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Approved
18 May 2026

Approved on 18 May 2026 · Delegated · Last checked 5 Jul 2026

Site constraints 4

Public footpath 10 m away
Matters where it crosses or adjoins the site: obstructing a path without a diversion order is an offence, and work cannot start until the order is confirmed.
Compiled from highway authority data, not the legal definitive map. A few authorities have not published, so no path shown is not proof there is none.
Also on the record
Conservation area 73 m away: Leire; Inside the Leire built-up area; Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) had this area as grade 3, 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 listed building at the site

Checked on 6 October 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
Permission in Principle
Postcode
LE17 5HW
Received
20 Mar 2026
Validated
1 Apr 2026
Ward
Broughton Astley South And Leire
Parish
Leire
Case officer
Show
Target decision
7 May 2026
Decision
Approve
Decision date
18 May 2026
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
Show

How this decision compares

Decided in 47 days from validation, 13 days faster than Harborough's median of 60 for new homes. Approved, as 62% of new homes here are.

43%decided within 8 weeks
62%approved
73decided in the last year

Plota live figures for new homes decided by Harborough in the last twelve months, from validation. Harborough decision record →

Consultation & key dates

Comments by
11 May 2026
Statutory expiry
7 May 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