Southfields Road Extension Car Park, Loughborough, LE11 2TS Data via plota.co.uk

Proposal

Electric Vehicle Charging Hub and Solar Canopy within 16 existing parking spaces of the car park comprising 39kW of Solar Photovoltaics, 27kWh Battery Energy Storage System, and six 11kW Electric Vehicle Charging Points (EVCPs). Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

Received
28 Aug 2026
Approved
3 Sept 2026

Approved on 3 Sept 2026 · Last checked 5 Sept 2026

Site constraints 2

Also on the record
Conservation area 24 m away: Queens Park; Inside the Loughborough built-up area.
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
LE11 2TS
Validated
28 Aug 2026
Ward
Loughborough Southfields
Parish
Loughborough
Case officer
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Decision
CERTIFICATE OF LAWFUL PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT
Decision date
3 Sept 2026
Applicant
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How this decision compares

Decided in 6 days from validation, 49 days faster than Charnwood's median of 55 for full applications. Approved, as 88% of full applications here are.

65%decided within 8 weeks
88%approved
86,483decided in the last year

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

Consultation & key dates

Consultation
28 Aug 2026
Statutory expiry
23 Oct 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