21 Great Bowden Road Market Harborough Leicestershire LE16 7DE Data via plota.co.uk

26/00727/PDN - Permitted Development Notification Approved

Proposal

The Electronic Communications Code (Conditions and Restrictions) Regulations 2003 (as amended) - Regulation 5 Notice of Intention to Install Fixed Line Broadband Apparatus (One new 9m light wooden pole) - Permitted Development - For information purposes only. This is not an application to which comments can be made Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
12 May 2026
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Approved
27 May 2026

Approved on 27 May 2026 · Delegated · Last checked 5 Jul 2026

Site constraints 4

Scheduled monument about 89 m away: St Mary in Arden Church
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
National infrastructure project: Weston Marsh to East Leicestershire, at pre-application; 1 listed building within 150 m of the postcode pin; Inside the Market Harborough built-up area.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt

Checked on 6 October 2026. The pin for this application is the centre of its postcode rather than the building, so distances to nearby designations are measured from the postcode and can be out by the width of the postcode area. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England, the Planning Inspectorate 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
Permitted Development Notification
Postcode
LE16 7DE
Received
12 May 2026
Validated
12 May 2026
Ward
Market Harborough Great Bowden And Arden
Parish
Market Harborough
Case officer
Show
Target decision
9 Jun 2026
Decision
Permitted Development
Decision date
27 May 2026
Decision level
Delegated
Agent
FTTP Planning Team - Openreach

How this decision compares

Decided in 15 days from validation, 35 days faster than Harborough's median of 50 for utility and infrastructure works. Approved, as 96% of utility and infrastructure works here are.

57%decided within 8 weeks
96%approved
51decided in the last year

Plota live figures for utility and infrastructure works decided by Harborough in the last twelve months, from validation. Harborough decision record →

Consultation & key dates

Statutory expiry
9 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