The Byre High Street Swinford Leicestershire LE17 6BL Data via plota.co.uk

26/00973/LBC - Listed Building Consent Approved

Proposal

Modification and repair of buildings listed by curtilage for internal and external alterations including new windows, doors and floors Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
6 Jul 2026
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Validated
21 Jul 2026
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Approved
2 Oct 2026

Approved on 2 Oct 2026 · Delegated · Last checked 3 Oct 2026

Site constraints 7

Swinford conservation area
Demolition needs planning permission and permitted development is restricted.
The council must give weight to preserving or enhancing the area's character and appearance. Not every council has published its boundaries as open data.
Council document ↗
10 listed buildings within 150 m
Nearest: Kilworth Road Farmhouse, Grade II, 35 m away · 1 Grade II*, 9 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.
Show all 10 with distances
Historic England ↗
Also on the record
Radon affected area, class 3; Registered park or garden 151 m away: Stanford Hall; Inside the Swinford built-up area; Heritage at risk 85 m away: Church of All Saints, Church Walk; 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, the British Geological Survey and UK Health Security Agency (radon, contains BGS materials © UKRI) 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
Listed Building Consent
Postcode
LE17 6BL
Received
6 Jul 2026
Validated
21 Jul 2026
Ward
Misterton
Parish
Swinford
Case officer
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Target decision
15 Sept 2026
Decision
Approve
Decision date
2 Oct 2026
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
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How this decision compares

Decided in 73 days from validation, about the council's usual 71 days. Approved, as 96% of listed building works here are.

19%decided within 8 weeks
96%approved
49decided in the last year

Plota live figures for listed building works decided by Harborough in the last twelve months, from validation. Harborough decision record →

Public comments

No public comments yet.

10 neighbours consulted · Last counted 3 Oct 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15063183
Planning Portal ref
PP-15063183
Comments by
3 Sept 2026
Statutory expiry
15 Sept 2026
Env. assessment
No
Harborough
Planning Authority Score
4.2/10
Below average
#187 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Other 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

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