Spring Hill Cottage Station Road Higham On The Hill Nuneaton Leicestershire CV13 6AG Data via plota.co.uk

26/00200/CLP - Certificate of Lawful Use - Proposed Approved

Proposal

Certificate of proposed lawful development for the erection of a single storey side extension. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
2 Mar 2026
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Approved
8 May 2026

Approved on 8 May 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 6 Jul 2026

Site constraints 2

Also on the record
Inside the Higham on the Hill built-up area; Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) 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 6 October 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

Application type
Certificate of Lawful Use - Proposed
Postcode
CV13 6AG
Received
2 Mar 2026
Validated
2 Mar 2026
Ward
Ambien
Parish
Higham On The Hill Parish Council
Case officer
Show
Target decision
27 Apr 2026
Decision
Certificate of Lawful Proposed Use
Decision date
8 May 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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Agent
James Fleming Architectural Ltd

How this decision compares

Decided in 67 days from validation, 5 days slower than Hinckley and Bosworth's median of 62 for extensions. Approved, as 97% of extensions here are.

39%decided within 8 weeks
97%approved
219decided in the last year

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

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14741303
Planning Portal ref
PP-14741303
Statutory expiry
27 Apr 2026
Env. assessment
No
Hinckley and Bosworth
Planning Authority Score
2.8/10
Poor
#238 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder decisions

Hinckley and Bosworth is one of the slowest councils in England for householder decisions, ranking #273 out of 296. The council extends the time limit on 56% of applications - one of the highest rates in England. Expect your application to take longer than the standard deadline. Householder applications are slightly more likely to be approved here (94%) than the national average (90%).

Among the slowest councils in England
for householder decisions
These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
Hinckley and Bosworth decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
88%
Overall approval rate
Above avg (87%) #154 of 296
94%
Householder approved
Above avg (90%) #109 of 296
37%
Decided in 8 weeks
Below avg (63%) #273 of 296
56%
Extended time limit
Above avg (41%) #254 of 296
65%
Minor dwellings approved
46 decided (1-9 homes)
69%
Major dwellings approved
26 decided (10+ homes)
86%
Change of use approved
21 decided
520
Total decisions
63 refused in the year to March 2026