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25/01033/OUT - Outline Application Pending Decision

Proposal

Outline application for residential development of up to 30 dwellings, including affordable housing, public open space, sustainable drainage system and associated infrastructure (access only to be considered) Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
28 Jul 2025
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Validated
31 Jul 2025
Decision
Target date was 30 Oct 2025

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicted a decision soon after comments close on 5 Feb 2026; it is now day 454.

The consultation period closed on 5 Feb 2026.

Documents 55

Statements & assessments 30

PDF LCC ECOLOGY Consultation Response · 22 Apr 2026 View ↗ PDF LCC ECOLOGY Consultation Response · 21 Apr 2026 View ↗ PDF LCC LEAD LOCAL FLOOD AUTHORITY Consultation Response · 3 Dec 2025 View ↗ PDF FLOOD RISK TECHNICAL NOTE Supporting Information · 19 Nov 2025 View ↗ PDF GEOPHYSICAL SURVEY (MAGNETIC) Supporting Information · 19 Nov 2025 View ↗ PDF LCC LEAD LOCAL FLOOD AUTHORITY Consultation Response · 19 Sept 2025 View ↗ PDF APPLICANT RESPONSE TO 04.09.25 LCC ECOLOGY COMMENTS Supporting Information · 10 Sept 2025 View ↗ PDF BIODIVERSITY METRIC CALCULATION TOOL Supporting Information · 10 Sept 2025 View ↗ IMG BIODIVERSITY HEDGEROW H3 Supporting Information · 10 Sept 2025 View ↗ IMG BIODIVERSITY HEDGEROW H2 Supporting Information · 10 Sept 2025 View ↗ IMG BIODIVERSITY GRASSLAND G3 Supporting Information · 10 Sept 2025 View ↗ IMG BIODIVERSITY GRASSLAND G2 Supporting Information · 10 Sept 2025 View ↗ IMG BIODIVERSITY GRASSLAND G1 Supporting Information · 10 Sept 2025 View ↗ PDF BIODIVERSITY NET GAIN ASSESSMENT Supporting Information · 10 Sept 2025 View ↗ PDF ECOLOGICAL APPRAISAL Supporting Information · 10 Sept 2025 View ↗ PDF SUSTAINABILITY AND ENERGY STATEMENT - REV A Supporting Information · 9 Sept 2025 View ↗ PDF LCC ECOLOGY Consultation Response · 4 Sept 2025 View ↗ PDF TRANSPORT ASSESSMENT Supporting Information · 28 Jul 2025 View ↗ PDF TREE SURVEY Supporting Information · 28 Jul 2025 View ↗ PDF ARCHAEOLOGICAL DESK-BASED ASSESSMENT Supporting Information · 28 Jul 2025 View ↗ PDF SUPERSEDED - BIODIVERSITY METRIC CALCULATION TOOL Supporting Information · 28 Jul 2025 View ↗ PDF SUPERSEDED - BIODIVERSITY NET GAIN ASSESSMENT Supporting Information · 28 Jul 2025 View ↗ PDF ECOLOGICAL APPRAISAL Supporting Information · 28 Jul 2025 View ↗ PDF FLOOD RISK ASSESSMENT Supporting Information · 28 Jul 2025 View ↗ PDF PLANNING STATEMENT Supporting Information · 28 Jul 2025 View ↗ PDF SUPERSEDED - SUSTAINABILITY AND ENERGY STATEMENT Supporting Information · 28 Jul 2025 View ↗ PDF LAND CONTAMINATION ASSESSMENT PART 2 Supporting Information · 28 Jul 2025 View ↗ PDF LAND CONTAMINATION ASSESSMENT PART 1 Supporting Information · 28 Jul 2025 View ↗ PDF PARTS 3-6 Design & Access Statement · 28 Jul 2025 View ↗ PDF PARTS 1-2 Design & Access Statement · 28 Jul 2025 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 2

Agricultural land, grade 3a, surveyed
Best and most versatile land (grades 1, 2 and 3a). Source: Natural England's post-1988 ALC field survey (Cambridge). Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) agrees.
Where development of farmland is needed, policy prefers poorer land over the best and most versatile (grades 1, 2 and 3a). Three sources: Natural England's post-1988 field surveys, which are definitive where they exist; the Defra predictive map for England (2025) and the Welsh Government predictive map, modelled from the soil map with 3a and 3b split; and the 1970s provisional map, which planners and other services still show, coarser and with grade 3 undivided. Where the provisional and predicted grades disagree, treat the predicted grade as the current estimate and expect an application to carry its own survey.
Survey report ↗
Also on the record
Radon affected area, class 2.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No listed building at the site

Checked on 15 October 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England, 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
Harborough
Application type
Outline Application
Received
28 Jul 2025
Validated
31 Jul 2025
Ward
Fleckney
Parish
Fleckney
Case officer
Show
Target decision
30 Oct 2025
Applicant
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Agent
Armstrong Rigg Planning

Decision outlook

Day 454, past the statutory target. 52% of outline applications in Harborough are decided within thirteen weeks; extensions of time are common, and the council need not decide on the day. Last seen undecided on 23 Oct 2026.

Day 454363 days past the 91-day target
52%decided within 8 weeks
24%approved
17%go to committee

Plota live figures for outline applications decided by Harborough in the last twelve months, from validation. Harborough decision record →

Public comments

27comments received
27 objecting

100% object · above the UK average of 74%

83 neighbours consulted · Last counted 23 Oct 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14195082
Planning Portal ref
PP-14195082
Comments by
5 Feb 2026
Committee
12 May 2026
Statutory expiry
30 Oct 2025
Env. assessment
No
Harborough
Planning Authority Score
4.2/10
Below average
#187 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Major dwellings

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