4 Valley Lane Bitteswell Leicestershire LE17 4SA Data via plota.co.uk

26/00869/PDN - Permitted Development Notification Pending Consideration

Proposal

Application to determine if Prior Approval is required for a proposed: Installation or alteration of solar equipment on domestic premises The Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 (as amended) - Schedule 2, Part 14, Class A… Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

Received
17 Jun 2026
Decision
Expected by 12 Aug 2026

This application is under consideration - no decision has been issued yet. Plota predicted a decision soon after comments close on 6 Aug 2026; it is now day 89. The consultation period closed on 6 Aug 2026.

Site constraints 3

5 listed buildings within 150 m
Nearest: The Olde Royal Oak Public House, Grade II, 55 m away · 5 Grade II
The site itself is not listed. Listed building consent is needed for work that affects the special interest of a listed building, inside or out, on top of planning permission. Setting can be a consideration for buildings nearby; there is no fixed radius.
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Historic England ↗
Also on the record
Inside the Bitteswell built-up area; the 1970s provisional farmland map 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 11 September 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 4SA
Received
17 Jun 2026
Validated
17 Jun 2026
Ward
Ullesthorpe
Parish
Bitteswell With Bittesby
Case officer
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Target decision
12 Aug 2026
Applicant
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Decision outlook

Day 89, past the statutory target. 98% of prior approvals in Harborough are decided within thirteen weeks, which runs to 16 Sept 2026; extensions of time are common, and the council need not decide on the day. Last seen undecided on 12 Sept 2026.

Day 8933 days past the 56-day target
88%decided within 8 weeks
88%approved
70decided in the last year

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

Public comments

3comments received
1 objecting1 neutral1 supporting

33% support · above the UK average of 15%

7 neighbours consulted · Last counted 12 Sept 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15018530 Manually Downloaded
Comments by
6 Aug 2026
Statutory expiry
12 Aug 2026
Env. assessment
No
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
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