The Berries Stanford Road Swinford Leicestershire LE17 6BJ Data via plota.co.uk

26/00034/FUL - Full Application Approved

Proposal

Demolition of existing former agricultural storage outbuildings and erection of a replacement single storey residential dwelling with garden Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
12 Jan 2026
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Validated
16 Feb 2026
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Approved
14 Aug 2026

Approved on 14 Aug 2026 · Delegated · Last checked 16 Aug 2026

Documents 18

All documents on the council site ↗

Associated applications 2

Site constraints 6

Grade II listed: The Berries and Attached Barn and Wall
List entry 1360762 · 18 m away · 2 more listed buildings within 150 m (2 Grade II)
Listed building consent is needed for work that affects the special interest of a listed building, inside or out, on top of planning permission. Setting can be a consideration for buildings nearby; there is no fixed radius.
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Historic England ↗
Swinford conservation area
Demolition needs planning permission and permitted development is restricted.
The council must give weight to preserving or enhancing the area's character and appearance. Not every council has published its boundaries as open data.
Council document ↗
Also on the record
Registered park or garden 110 m away: Stanford Hall; Radon affected area, class 3; Inside the Swinford 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, 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.

Sales history 1

Last sold for £424,000 in May 2000. Detached house, freehold.

17 May 2000£424,000

Sale prices from HM Land Registry's price paid record, matched to this application by its address.

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Important details

Council
Harborough
Application type
Full Application
Postcode
LE17 6BJ
Received
12 Jan 2026
Validated
16 Feb 2026
Ward
Misterton
Parish
Swinford
Case officer
Show
Target decision
13 Apr 2026
Decision
Approve
Decision date
14 Aug 2026
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
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Agent
Staniforth Architects

How this decision compares

Decided in 179 days from validation, 123 days slower than Harborough's median of 56 for agricultural works. Approved, as 77% of agricultural works here are.

53%decided within 8 weeks
77%approved
54decided in the last year

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

Public comments

No public comments yet.

10 neighbours consulted · Last counted 16 Aug 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14608833
Planning Portal ref
PP-14608833
Comments by
28 May 2026
Statutory expiry
13 Apr 2026
Env. assessment
No
Harborough
Planning Authority Score
4.2/10
Below average
#187 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder decisions

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

Sale prices: Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.