Unit 5 Three Manors Retail Park Rockingham Road Market Harborough Leicestershire LE16 7BA Data via plota.co.uk

26/00070/ADV - Advertisement Consent Application Refused

Proposal

Installation of one free standing totem sign at the entrance to InstaVolt's EV charging site (resubmission of 25/01194/ADV) (retrospective) Data via plota.co.uk

View original council record ↗Last checked

Application progress

✓
Received
19 Jan 2026
✗
Refused
17 Mar 2026
✓
Appeal allowed
27 Aug 2026

Refused on 17 Mar 2026 · Delegated · Last checked 25 Jul 2026

Associated applications 2

Site constraints 3

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 ↗
Also on the record
National infrastructure project: Weston Marsh to East Leicestershire, at pre-application; Inside the Market Harborough built-up area.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No listed building at the site

Checked on 6 October 2026. 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

Council
Harborough
Application type
Advertisement Consent Application
Postcode
LE16 7BA
Received
19 Jan 2026
Validated
19 Jan 2026
Ward
Market Harborough Great Bowden And Arden
Parish
Market Harborough
Case officer
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Target decision
16 Mar 2026
Decision
Refuse
Decision date
17 Mar 2026
Decision level
Delegated
Appeal
Allowed · 27 Aug 2026 · Written Representations · Inspectorate case 6009452 ↗
Applicant
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Leaseholder
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How this decision compares

Decided in 57 days from validation, 7 days faster than Harborough's median of 64 for signs and adverts. Refused, as 10% of signs and adverts here are.

30%decided within 8 weeks
90%approved
31decided in the last year

Plota live figures for signs and adverts decided by Harborough in the last twelve months, from validation. Harborough decision record →

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14631912
Planning Portal ref
PP-14631912
Comments by
16 Feb 2026
Statutory expiry
16 Mar 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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