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25/1107/DEM - Demolition Prior Approval Application Approved

Proposal

Prior approval for the demolition of a 3no. buildings Data via plota.co.uk

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View original council record ↗Last checked 2 Oct 2026, 17:48

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Application progress

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Received

17 Dec 2025

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Approved

23 Jan 2026

Approved on 23 Jan 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 2 Oct 2026

Documents 9

Site constraints 2

Also on the record

Inside the Blaby and Whetstone 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 listed building at the site

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Important details

Council: Blaby
Application type: Demolition Prior Approval Application
Received: 17 Dec 2025
Validated: 17 Dec 2025
Ward: Cosby & South Whetstone
Parish: Whetstone Parish Council
Case officer: Show
Target decision: 23 Jan 2026
Decision: Prior Approval Given
Decision date: 23 Jan 2026
Decision level: Delegated Decision
Applicant: Show
Agent: Savills

How this decision compares

Decided in 37 days from validation, 5 days faster than Blaby's median of 42 for prior approvals. Approved, as 100% of prior approvals here are.

This one37d

Council42d

UK32d

83%decided within 8 weeks

100%approved

27decided in the last year

Plota live figures for prior approvals decided by Blaby in the last twelve months, from validation. Blaby decision record →

Public comments

No public comments yet.

Last counted 2 Oct 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference: PP-14409617
Comments by: 5 Feb 2026
Statutory expiry: 14 Jan 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

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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

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Proposal

Application progress

Documents 9

Statements & assessments 5

Application forms 1

Consultation & comments 1

Other documents 2