Byre House Bennetts Hill Dunton Bassett Leicestershire LE17 5JJ Data via plota.co.uk

25/01630/CLU - Certificate of Lawful Use Refused

Proposal

Certificate of Lawfulness of Proposed Development for the erection of an oak gazebo, lean-to roof, and flat roof pergola all to comply with Schedule 2, Part 1, Class E of The Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 (as amended) Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

✓
Received
25 Nov 2025
✗
Refused
9 Jan 2026
Appeal
Not lodged

Refused on 9 Jan 2026 · Delegated · Last checked 7 Oct 2026

Site constraints 5

7 listed buildings within 150 m
Nearest: Barn at Manor House, Grade II, 31 m away · 7 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.
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Historic England ↗
Also on the record
Scheduled monument 180 m away: Moated site with fishpond at Dunton Bassett; Radon affected area, class 2; Inside the Dunton Bassett 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

Checked on 7 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.

Sales history 2

Last sold for £420,000 in September 2003. Detached house, freehold.

1 September 2003£420,000
30 September 1999£240,000

Sale prices from HM Land Registry's price paid record, matched to this application by its address.

Building

Floor area226 m² (2,433 sq ft)
Energy ratingG (1 out of 100), could reach F
PropertyDetached house, 8 habitable rooms
BuiltBefore 1900
HeatingElectric underfloor heating, Electric storage heaters
WallsSolid brick, as built, no insulation (assumed)

From the energy performance certificate lodged in July 2013, the latest held for this property. The building may have changed since. View the certificate

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Important details

Council
Harborough
Application type
Certificate of Lawful Use
Postcode
LE17 5JJ
Received
25 Nov 2025
Validated
25 Nov 2025
Ward
Dunton
Parish
Dunton Bassett
Case officer
Show
Target decision
20 Jan 2026
Decision
Refuse
Decision date
9 Jan 2026
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
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How this decision compares

Decided in 45 days from validation, 7 days faster than Harborough's median of 52 for lawful development certificates. Refused, as 23% of lawful development certificates here are.

75%decided within 8 weeks
77%approved
47decided in the last year

Plota live figures for lawful development certificates decided by Harborough in the last twelve months, from validation. Harborough decision record →

Public comments

1comment received
1 supporting

Last counted 7 Oct 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14512749
Planning Portal ref
PP-14512749
Statutory expiry
20 Jan 2026
Env. assessment
No
Harborough
Planning Authority Score
4.2/10
Below average
#187 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder 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

Sale prices: Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Freehold boundary: © Crown copyright and database rights 2026, HM Land Registry. Polygons © Crown copyright and database rights 2026 Ordnance Survey 100026316. Conditions of use

Energy performance: Energy performance certificates from the Energy Performance of Buildings Register, Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright 2026.