Castle Hill Farm Leicester Road Uppingham Rutland Data via plota.co.uk

2026/0531/PNB - Prior - COU Agric to Business Approved

Proposal

Prior Notification for the Change of Use of Agricultural Buildings to a Flexible Commercial Use. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

Received
5 May 2026
Consultation
5 May 2026
Approved
4 Jun 2026

Approved on 4 Jun 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 5 Jul 2026

Site constraints 2

Also on the record
Inside the Uppingham built-up area; the 1970s provisional farmland map had this area as grade 2, 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
Rutland
Application type
Prior - COU Agric to Business
Postcode
LE15 9SB
Received
5 May 2026
Validated
5 May 2026
Ward
Uppingham Ward
Parish
Uppingham Town Council
Case officer
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Target decision
30 Jun 2026
Decision
Granted - Prior Approval
Decision date
4 Jun 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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Agent
Class Q

How this decision compares

Decided in 30 days from validation, 7 days faster than Rutland's median of 37 for prior approvals. Approved, as 72% of prior approvals here are.

89%decided within 8 weeks
72%approved
14,766decided in the last year

Plota live figures for prior approvals decided across the UK in the last twelve months, from validation; too few recent prior approvals in Rutland to go on. Rutland decision record →

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14908841
Consultation
5 May 2026
Comments by
27 May 2026
Site or press notice
12 May 2026
Env. assessment
No
Rutland
Planning Authority Score
6.2/10
Average
#93 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Change of use

Rutland is faster than most councils at deciding householder applications, ranking #87 out of 296. Householder applications are slightly more likely to be approved here (92%) than the national average (90%).

Faster than most councils
for householder decisions
These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
Rutland decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
89%
Overall approval rate
Above avg (87%) #142 of 296
92%
Householder approved
Above avg (90%) #164 of 296
74%
Decided in 8 weeks
Above avg (63%) #87 of 296
34%
Extended time limit
Below avg (41%) #91 of 296
65%
Minor dwellings approved
43 decided (1-9 homes)
87%
Major dwellings approved
15 decided (10+ homes)
83%
Change of use approved
24 decided
520
Total decisions
57 refused in the year to March 2026