Land To The East And South West Of Whittington Lane Grendon Data via plota.co.uk

Pending decision 20261045
Date received
9 Jul 2026
Date validated
9 Jul 2026

Description

Consultation from North Warwickshire Borough Council Development Description: Outline residential development (up to 1440 dwellings) with elderly housing provision (up to 100 bed/unit); a service centre including a mix of uses; demolition and re-use of existing redundant buildings at Whittington Cottages, Whittington Farm and Whitley Farm; canal side retail unit; the provision of a Primary School; provision of formal and informal open space, green infrastructure and landscaping; provision of access points from the A5, Whittington Lane, and Holly Lane (via the H1 Allocation to the east); solar energy and battery storage provision; and supporting infrastructure and utilities with Access to be considered (appearance, landscaping, layout and scale reserved) ( Reference no. ) Data via plota.co.uk

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Leicester
Planning Authority Score
2.2/10
Poor
#267 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Major dwellings

Leicester is slower than most councils at deciding householder applications, ranking #232 out of 296. 48% of applications have the time limit extended, above the 41% national average. Householder applications are slightly less likely to be approved here (85%) than the national average (90%).

Slower than most councils
for householder decisions
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Leicester decision performance
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
82%
Overall approval rate
Below avg (87%) #249 of 296
85%
Householder approved
Below avg (90%) #250 of 296
51%
Decided in 8 weeks
Below avg (63%) #232 of 296
48%
Extended time limit
Above avg (41%) #215 of 296
68%
Minor dwellings approved
85 decided (1-9 homes)
100%
Major dwellings approved
17 decided (10+ homes)
62%
Change of use approved
85 decided
1,069
Total decisions
195 refused in the year to March 2026