Land behind Middle Earth Main Road Holbeach Drove PE12 0PS Data via plota.co.uk

H09-0760-26 Undecided

Proposal

Change of use of agricultural land to Gypsy / Traveller site comprising 4 no. mobile homes and 2 no. touring caravans - Retrospective Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
11 Aug 2026
✓
Validated
23 Sept 2026
Decision
Expected by 18 Nov 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision around 19 Nov 2026, from South Holland's recent changes of use.

Site constraints 3

National infrastructure project about 34 m away: Meridian Solar Farm
The site is about 34 m from the project boundary. Generating station, under examination.
Nationally significant infrastructure projects (power stations, electricity lines, pipelines, major roads and railways, harbours, airports and reservoirs) are consented by a Secretary of State under the Planning Act 2008, after an examination by the Planning Inspectorate, rather than by the council. The boundary is the one the Inspectorate consults on and can change as the scheme does. Projects are shown within 2 km of the site.
Planning Inspectorate project page ↗
Also on the record
Inside the Holbeach Drove built-up area; Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) had this area as grade 1, 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. The pin for this application is the centre of its postcode rather than the building, so distances to nearby designations are measured from the postcode and can be out by the width of the postcode area. 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

Postcode
PE12 0PS
Received
11 Aug 2026
Validated
23 Sept 2026
Parish
Holbeach
Case officer
Show
Target decision
18 Nov 2026
Applicant
Show
Agent
Gaia Planning

Decision outlook

Day 16 of the 56-day target. South Holland usually decides changes of use by day 57.

Day 1641 days to the predicted decision (day 57)
50%decided within 8 weeks
66%approved
63decided in the last year

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

South Holland
Planning Authority Score
3.6/10
Below average
#216 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Change of use

South Holland ranks #170 out of 296 councils for householder decision speed. Householder applications are slightly less likely to be approved here (89%) than the national average (90%).

These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
South Holland decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
80%
Overall approval rate
Below avg (87%) #260 of 296
89%
Householder approved
Below avg (90%) #210 of 296
62%
Decided in 8 weeks
Below avg (63%) #170 of 296
44%
Extended time limit
Above avg (41%) #185 of 296
63%
Minor dwellings approved
156 decided (1-9 homes)
67%
Major dwellings approved
9 decided (10+ homes)
67%
Change of use approved
12 decided
607
Total decisions
119 refused in the year to March 2026