58 St Marys Road Market Harborough Leicestershire LE16 7DU Data via plota.co.uk

25/01568/ADV - Advertisement Consent Application Pending Consideration

Proposal

Installation of 3 x non-illuminated signs and 4 x internally-illuminated signs (part retrospective) Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
12 Nov 2025
Decision
Target date was 7 Jan 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicted a decision around 20 Oct 2026; it is now day 342.

The consultation period closed on 18 Dec 2025.

Licence at this address

  • Licence Market Harborough 58 Ltd Premises licence · in force · elsewhere in the building Hours not given on the register

Licensed hours are what the licence permits, not opening times.

Site constraints 5

Market Harborough 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 ↗
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 2
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Also on the record
2 listed buildings within 150 m; National infrastructure project 207 m away: Weston Marsh to East Leicestershire, at pre-application; Inside the Market Harborough built-up area.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 7 October 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England, the Planning Inspectorate 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
Advertisement Consent Application
Postcode
LE16 7DU
Received
12 Nov 2025
Validated
12 Nov 2025
Ward
Market Harborough Great Bowden And Arden
Parish
Market Harborough
Case officer
Show
Target decision
7 Jan 2026
Applicant
Show
Agent
Abstract Limited

Decision outlook

Day 342, past the statutory target. 80% of signs and adverts 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 15 Oct 2026.

Day 342286 days past the 56-day target
30%decided within 8 weeks
90%approved
31decided in the last year

Plota live figures for signs and adverts decided by Harborough in the last twelve months, from validation. Harborough decision record →

Public comments

No public comments yet.

31 neighbours consulted · Last counted 15 Oct 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14484016
Planning Portal ref
PP-14484016
Comments by
18 Dec 2025
Statutory expiry
7 Jan 2026
Env. assessment
No
Harborough
Planning Authority Score
4.2/10
Below average
#187 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Other 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