Land On The East Side Of Northampton Road Market Harborough Leicestershire Data via plota.co.uk

26/01234/FUL - Full Application Pending Consideration

Proposal

Erection of 23 units for storage and distribution and light industrial purposes falling within Use Class B8 and Use Class E(g)(iii) Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

✓
Received
28 Aug 2026
✓
Validated
18 Sept 2026
Decision
Expected by 18 Dec 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision between 13 Nov 2026 and 3 Dec 2026, from Harborough's recent commercial and major works.

Comments are open until 12 Nov 2026

Comment on this application ↗

Site constraints 3

Also on the record
National infrastructure project: Weston Marsh to East Leicestershire, at pre-application; Inside the Market Harborough built-up area; 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 7 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
Full Application
Received
28 Aug 2026
Validated
18 Sept 2026
Ward
Market Harborough Little Bowden
Parish
Market Harborough
Case officer
Show
Target decision
18 Dec 2026
Applicant
Show

Decision outlook

Day 21 of the 56-day target. Harborough usually decides commercial and major works by day 64.

Day 2143 days to the predicted decision (day 64)
41%decided within 8 weeks
85%approved
6%go to committee

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

Public comments

No public comments yet.

43 neighbours consulted · Last counted 7 Oct 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15188914
Planning Portal ref
PP-15188914
Comments by
12 Nov 2026
Statutory expiry
18 Dec 2026
Env. assessment
No
Harborough
Planning Authority Score
4.2/10
Below average
#187 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Major dwellings

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