36 Lubenham Hill Market Harborough Leicestershire LE16 9DQ Data via plota.co.uk

26/00561/FUL - Full Application Approved

Proposal

Roof enlargement including hip to gable extension and installation of dormer window to the rear roof elevation to convert the loft to habitable accommodation Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

Received
5 May 2026
Approved
30 Jun 2026

Approved on 30 Jun 2026 · Delegated · Last checked 5 Jul 2026

Site constraints 2

Also on the record
Inside the Market Harborough 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 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.

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Important details

Council
Harborough
Application type
Full Application
Postcode
LE16 9DQ
Received
5 May 2026
Validated
5 May 2026
Ward
Market Harborough Welland
Parish
Market Harborough
Case officer
Show
Target decision
30 Jun 2026
Decision
Approve
Decision date
30 Jun 2026
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
Show
Agent
Richard Granger - Simply Design Solutions

How this decision compares

Decided in 56 days from validation, about the council's usual 56 days. Approved, as 92% of extensions here are.

56%decided within 8 weeks
92%approved
286decided in the last year

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

Consultation & key dates

Comments by
4 Jun 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