The Old Chapel Main Street Hungarton Leicestershire LE7 9JR Data via plota.co.uk

26/01211/VAC - Variation or Removal of Conditions Pending Consideration
Change of useListed buildingsNew homesSolar & renewables

Proposal

Change of use of former Methodist Chapel to a 2no. bedroom dwelling house, to include removal of existing boundary wall to form new vehicular entrance and installation of solar panels (Variation of Condition 2 (Approved Plans) and Discharge of Condition 7 (Windows and Doors) of ) Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
24 Aug 2026
Decision
Expected by 19 Oct 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision between 21 Oct 2026 and 3 Nov 2026, from Harborough's recent changes of use.

Comments are open until 15 Oct 2026

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Documents 2

Plans & drawings 1

PDF PROPOSED Block Plan · 24 Aug 2026 View ↗

Application forms 1

PDF APPLICATION FORM - WITHOUT PERSONAL DATA Application Form · 24 Aug 2026 View ↗

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Associated applications 2

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Site constraints 6

Hungarton 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.
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Agricultural land, grade 3a
Best and most versatile land (grades 1, 2 and 3a). Source: the Predictive Agricultural Land Classification Map (Defra and Natural England, 2025; the Welsh Government's Predictive ALC Map 2 in Wales), a model rather than a site survey. 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.
Also on the record
Public footpath 30 m away; Radon affected area, class 2; 5 listed buildings within 150 m; National infrastructure project 1958 m away: Weston Marsh to East Leicestershire, at pre-application.
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 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
Harborough
Application type
Variation or Removal of Conditions
Postcode
LE7 9JR
Received
24 Aug 2026
Validated
24 Aug 2026
Ward
Thurnby And Houghton
Parish
Hungarton
Case officer
Show
Target decision
19 Oct 2026
Applicant
Show
Agent
Sylvester Cheung Architects Ltd

Decision outlook

Day 46 of the 56-day target. Harborough usually decides changes of use by day 63.

Day 4617 days to the predicted decision (day 63)
35%decided within 8 weeks
84%approved
51decided in the last year

Plota live figures for changes of use decided by Harborough in the last twelve months, from validation. Harborough decision record →

Public comments

No public comments yet.

6 neighbours consulted · Last counted 7 Oct 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15180742
Planning Portal ref
PP-15180742
Comments by
15 Oct 2026
Statutory expiry
19 Oct 2026
Env. assessment
No

Historical activity at this location

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Harborough
Planning Authority Score
4.2/10
Below average
#187 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Change of use

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
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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
Source: MHCLG planning statistics · See full council rankings

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