Whitmores Timber Co Ltd Main Road Claybrooke Magna Leicestershire LE17 5AQ Data via plota.co.uk

26/00917/PDN - Permitted Development Notification Approved
Solar & renewablesCommercial premises

Proposal

Application to determine if Prior Approval is required for a proposed Installation, Alteration or Replacement of other Solar Photovoltaics (PV) equipment on the Roofs of Non-domestic Buildings - The Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 (as amended) - Schedule 2, Part 14, Class J - Roof mounted solar PV on non-domestic buildings Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
24 Jun 2026
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Approved
11 Aug 2026

Approved on 11 Aug 2026 · Delegated · Last checked 11 Aug 2026

Documents 5

Plans & drawings 3

PDF EXISTING AND PROPOSED Block Plan · 24 Jun 2026 View ↗ PDF Existing and Proposed Elevations Existing and Proposed Elevations · 24 Jun 2026 View ↗ PDF Existing and Proposed Elevations Existing and Proposed Elevations · 24 Jun 2026 View ↗

Application forms 1

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

Other documents 1

PDF SOLAR PANEL SPECIFICATIONS Supporting Information · 24 Jun 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 4

Also on the record
2 listed buildings within 150 m; Priority habitat 4 m away: Deciduous woodland; Inside the Claybrooke Magna 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 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
Permitted Development Notification
Postcode
LE17 5AQ
Received
24 Jun 2026
Validated
24 Jun 2026
Ward
Ullesthorpe
Parish
Claybrooke Magna
Case officer
Show
Target decision
19 Aug 2026
Decision
Approve
Decision date
11 Aug 2026
Decision level
Delegated
Agent
Geo Green Power Ltd

How this decision compares

Decided in 48 days from validation, 11 days faster than Harborough's median of 59 for commercial premises. Approved, as 91% of commercial premises here are.

41%decided within 8 weeks
91%approved
59decided in the last year

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

Public comments

1comment received
1 neutral

22 neighbours consulted · Last counted 11 Aug 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15037102
Planning Portal ref
PP-15037102
Comments by
7 Aug 2026
Statutory expiry
19 Aug 2026
Env. assessment
No

Historical activity at this location

9 previous applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.

This property

Previous applications at this address

2023 Approved
Erection of an extension to an existing steel framed shed
23/00892/FUL
2023 Approved
Erection of an extension to an existing steel framed shed
23/00892/FUL
2022 Approved
Erection of an extension of an existing timber mill
22/00094/FUL
2022 Approved
Erection of an extension of an existing timber mill
22/00094/FUL
Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2023 Approved
The Woodlands Main Road Claybrooke Magna Leicestershire LE17 5AJ
Erection of a garage
23/00576/FUL
2023 Approved
The Woodlands Main Road Claybrooke Magna Leicestershire LE17 5AJ
Erection of a garage
23/00576/FUL
2020 Approved
4 Main Road Claybrooke Magna Leicestershire LE17 5AF
Erection of single storey rear and two storey side and rear extension
20/00269/FUL
2017 Approved
Clayson Cottage Main Road Claybrooke Magna Leicestershire LE17 5AJ
Erection of single storey rear extension
17/00866/FUL
2017 Approved
Clayson Cottage Main Road Claybrooke Magna Leicestershire LE17 5AJ
Erection of single storey rear extension
17/00866/FUL
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
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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