Charnwood Quarry, Ashby Road East, Shepshed, Leicestershire Data via plota.co.uk

P/26/0731/2 Approved

Proposal

Consultation from LCC - Erection of asphalt and concrete batching plants and improved access arrangements. (LCC ref: ) Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

Validated
20 Apr 2026
Received
23 Apr 2026
Approved
29 Apr 2026

Approved on 29 Apr 2026 · Last checked 6 Sept 2026

Site constraints 4

Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 2
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
SSSI 146 m away: Newhurst Quarry SSSI
Natural England may need consulting, depending on what is proposed.
Sites of special scientific interest are the best wildlife and geological sites in the country. Development likely to harm one is rarely permitted.
Also on the record
Inside the Shepshed built-up area; the 1970s provisional farmland map 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 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
Charnwood
Postcode
LE12 9BG
Received
23 Apr 2026
Validated
20 Apr 2026
Ward
Shepshed East
Parish
Shepshed
Case officer
Show
Decision
RAISE NO OBJECTION
Decision date
29 Apr 2026
Applicant
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How this decision compares

Decided in 9 days from validation, 4 days faster than Charnwood's median of 13 for other. Approved, as 100% of other here are.

100%decided within 8 weeks
100%approved
12decided in the last year

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

Public comments

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Consultation & key dates

Consultation
27 Apr 2026
Comments by
19 May 2026
Statutory expiry
11 May 2026
Charnwood
Planning Authority Score
5.2/10
Average
#136 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder decisions

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