Land To The North Of Leicester Road (B4669) And To The South Of Granitethorpe Quarry. Data via plota.co.uk

26/0172/PIP - Planning in Principle Refused

Proposal

Permission in Principle for proposed residential development of up to 6 dwellings Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
26 Feb 2026
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Validated
9 Mar 2026
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Refused
29 Apr 2026
Appeal
Not lodged

Refused on 29 Apr 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 5 Jul 2026

Site constraints 3

National infrastructure project about 316 m away: Hinckley National Rail Freight Interchange
The site is about 316 m from the project boundary. Rail freight interchange, decided. The project page says whether consent was granted.
Nationally significant infrastructure projects (power stations, electricity lines, pipelines, major roads and railways, harbours, airports and reservoirs) are consented by a Secretary of State under the Planning Act 2008, after an examination by the Planning Inspectorate, rather than by the council. The boundary is the one the Inspectorate consults on and can change as the scheme does. Projects are shown within 2 km of the site.
Planning Inspectorate project page ↗
Also on the record
Radon affected area, class 2; 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. 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, the British Geological Survey and UK Health Security Agency (radon, contains BGS materials © UKRI) 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
Blaby
Application type
Planning in Principle
Postcode
LE9 4AY
Received
26 Feb 2026
Validated
9 Mar 2026
Ward
Fosse Highcross
Parish
Sapcote Parish Council
Case officer
Show
Target decision
13 Apr 2026
Decision
Refused
Decision date
29 Apr 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
Show
Agent
MPC

How this decision compares

Decided in 51 days from validation, 7 days faster than Blaby's median of 58 for outline applications. Refused, as 42% of outline applications here are.

49%decided within 8 weeks
58%approved
9%go to committee

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

Consultation & key dates

Comments by
8 Apr 2026
Statutory expiry
13 Apr 2026
Env. assessment
No
Blaby
Planning Authority Score
4.1/10
Below average
#190 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder decisions

Blaby is slower than most councils at deciding householder applications, ranking #237 out of 296. 53% of applications have the time limit extended, above the 41% national average. Householder applications are slightly more likely to be approved here (96%) 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
Blaby decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
92%
Overall approval rate
Above avg (87%) #76 of 296
96%
Householder approved
Above avg (90%) #50 of 296
50%
Decided in 8 weeks
Below avg (63%) #237 of 296
53%
Extended time limit
Above avg (41%) #239 of 296
81%
Minor dwellings approved
32 decided (1-9 homes)
80%
Major dwellings approved
15 decided (10+ homes)
80%
Change of use approved
35 decided
467
Total decisions
37 refused in the year to March 2026