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26/01281/EIA - EA Screening Opinion Decided

Proposal

Screening opinion under the Town and Country Planning (Environmental Impact Assessment) Regulations 2017 (as amended) in respect of proposed development of up to 400 dwellings together with associated access, green and blue infrastructure (including play provision, public open space and drainage), required ground remodelling and supporting infrastructure Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

✓
Received
1 Oct 2026
✓
Opinon Issued
15 Oct 2026

Opinon Issued on 15 Oct 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 16 Oct 2026

Site constraints 6

In flood zones plus climate change
Inside the extent flood zones 2 and 3 could reach with climate change: the Central allowance for the 2080s on rivers, the Upper End allowance for sea level rise to 2125. From rivers. Defences are not counted.
The Environment Agency flood map for planning. Councils use it to decide when a flood risk assessment and the sequential test are needed. It is indicative and does not show whether a particular property will flood.
Flood map ↗
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
SSSI 284 m away: Coalville Meadows SSSI; Coalfield, development low risk area; Flood defence 36 m away (natural high ground); 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 listed building at the site

Checked on 9 October 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England, the Mining Remediation Authority 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

Application type
EA Screening Opinion
Received
1 Oct 2026
Validated
1 Oct 2026
Ward
Castle Rock
Parish
Coalville
Case officer
Show
Target decision
22 Oct 2026
Decision
Opinon Issued
Decision date
15 Oct 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
Show
Agent
Boyer Planning

Public comments

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Last counted 16 Oct 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Statutory expiry
22 Oct 2026
Env. assessment
No
North West Leicestershire
Planning Authority Score
4.6/10
Below average
#170 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Major dwellings

North West Leicestershire is slower than most councils at deciding householder applications, ranking #211 out of 296. 51% of applications have the time limit extended, above the 41% national average. Householder applications are more likely to be approved here than most councils, with a 97% approval rate vs 90% nationally.

More permissive than most councils
97% approved vs 90% nationally
These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
North West Leicestershire decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
95%
Overall approval rate
Above avg (87%) #23 of 296
97%
Householder approved
Above avg (90%) #38 of 296
55%
Decided in 8 weeks
Below avg (63%) #211 of 296
51%
Extended time limit
Above avg (41%) #231 of 296
84%
Minor dwellings approved
82 decided (1-9 homes)
100%
Major dwellings approved
16 decided (10+ homes)
97%
Change of use approved
38 decided
555
Total decisions
25 refused in the year to March 2026