Land To Rear Of 6-11 Rodney Gardens Rodney Gardens Sheepy Magna Atherstone Leicestershire CV9 3SY Data via plota.co.uk

26/00697/FUL - Full Application Approved

Proposal

Retrospective change of use of strip of agricultural land to garden land to serve 6 houses Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

✓
Received
3 Aug 2026
✓
Approved
28 Sept 2026

Approved on 28 Sept 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 28 Sept 2026

Site constraints 4

Habitat network: Network Expansion Zone
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Also on the record
1 listed building within 150 m; Inside the Sheepy Magna built-up area; Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) had this area as grade 4, 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 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
Full Application
Postcode
CV9 3SY
Received
3 Aug 2026
Validated
3 Aug 2026
Ward
Twycross Sheepy & Witherley
Parish
Sheepy Parish Council
Case officer
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Target decision
28 Sept 2026
Decision
Planning Permission
Decision date
28 Sept 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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Agent
Hayward Architects

How this decision compares

Decided in 56 days from validation, 14 days faster than Hinckley and Bosworth's median of 70 for changes of use. Approved, as 86% of changes of use here are.

31%decided within 8 weeks
86%approved
38decided in the last year

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

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15124241
Planning Portal ref
PP-15124241
Comments by
10 Sept 2026
Statutory expiry
28 Sept 2026
Env. assessment
No
Hinckley and Bosworth
Planning Authority Score
2.8/10
Poor
#238 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Change of use

Hinckley and Bosworth is one of the slowest councils in England for householder decisions, ranking #273 out of 296. The council extends the time limit on 56% of applications - one of the highest rates in England. Expect your application to take longer than the standard deadline. Householder applications are slightly more likely to be approved here (94%) than the national average (90%).

Among the slowest councils in England
for householder decisions
These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
Hinckley and Bosworth decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
88%
Overall approval rate
Above avg (87%) #154 of 296
94%
Householder approved
Above avg (90%) #109 of 296
37%
Decided in 8 weeks
Below avg (63%) #273 of 296
56%
Extended time limit
Above avg (41%) #254 of 296
65%
Minor dwellings approved
46 decided (1-9 homes)
69%
Major dwellings approved
26 decided (10+ homes)
86%
Change of use approved
21 decided
520
Total decisions
63 refused in the year to March 2026