Ashby Hastings Primary School School Lane Ashby De La Zouch Leicestershire LE65 2AX Data via plota.co.uk

25/01417/FUL - Full Application Approved

Proposal

Single storey front extension and new external steps Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
10 Oct 2025
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Validated
17 Oct 2025
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Consultation
30 Oct 2025
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Approved
7 Jan 2026

Approved on 7 Jan 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 10 Oct 2026

Associated applications 3

Site constraints 5

Nutrient neutrality catchment: River Mease SAC
New homes and overnight accommodation must show nutrient neutrality before approval.
Natural England advice: extra wastewater in these catchments harms protected habitats, so schemes must offset their nutrient load, usually through credits.
Agricultural land, grade 2, 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; Coalfield, development low risk area; Inside the Ashby-de-la-Zouch built-up area.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 10 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 Mining Remediation Authority, 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

Application type
Full Application
Postcode
LE65 2AX
Received
10 Oct 2025
Validated
17 Oct 2025
Ward
Ashby Holywell
Parish
Ashby-de-la-Zouch
Case officer
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Target decision
9 Jan 2026
Decision
Application Permitted
Decision date
7 Jan 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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Agent
The Drawing Room (Architects) Ltd
Freehold owner
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How this decision compares

Decided in 82 days from validation, 24 days slower than North West Leicestershire's median of 58 for extensions. Approved, as 95% of extensions here are.

49%decided within 8 weeks
95%approved
207decided in the last year

Plota live figures for extensions decided by North West Leicestershire in the last twelve months, from validation. North West Leicestershire decision record →

Public comments

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19 neighbours consulted · Last counted 10 Oct 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14397456
Planning Portal ref
PP-14397456
Neighbours
30 Oct 2025
Consultation
30 Oct 2025
Comments by
27 Nov 2025
Site or press notice
6 Nov 2025
Statutory expiry
12 Dec 2025
Env. assessment
No
North West Leicestershire
Planning Authority Score
4.6/10
Below average
#170 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder decisions

North West Leicestershire is slower than most councils at deciding householder applications, ranking #211 out of 296. 51% of applications have the time limit extended, above the 41% national average. Householder applications are more likely to be approved here than most councils, with a 97% approval rate vs 90% nationally.

More permissive than most councils
97% approved vs 90% nationally
These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
North West Leicestershire decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
95%
Overall approval rate
Above avg (87%) #23 of 296
97%
Householder approved
Above avg (90%) #38 of 296
55%
Decided in 8 weeks
Below avg (63%) #211 of 296
51%
Extended time limit
Above avg (41%) #231 of 296
84%
Minor dwellings approved
82 decided (1-9 homes)
100%
Major dwellings approved
16 decided (10+ homes)
97%
Change of use approved
38 decided
555
Total decisions
25 refused in the year to March 2026

Freehold owner and leaseholders: Information produced by HM Land Registry. © Crown copyright 2026. Source: HM Land Registry, UK and overseas companies that own property in England and Wales, September 2026 release.