The White House 38 Main Street Lubenham Leicestershire LE16 9TF Data via plota.co.uk

26/01197/PDN - Permitted Development Notification Pending Consideration

Proposal

The Electronic Communications Code (Conditions and restrictions) Regulations 2003 (as amended) - Regulation 5 Notice of Intention to Install Fixed Line Broadband Apparatus - (one 12m light pole) - Permitted Development - For information purposes only. This is not an application to which comments can be made. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

Received
20 Aug 2026
Decision
Expected by 17 Sept 2026

This application is under consideration - no decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision between 17 Sept 2026 and 15 Oct 2026, from Harborough's recent utility and infrastructure works.

Site constraints 4

Grade II listed: Number 1, the House That Jack Built Or Gore Lodge With Attached Stables and Cottage
List entry 1294210 · 19 m from the pin · 6 more listed buildings within 150 m (6 Grade II)
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 ↗
Lubenham 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 ↗
Also on the record
Inside the Lubenham built-up area; the 1970s provisional farmland map 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 11 September 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

Council
Harborough
Application type
Permitted Development Notification
Postcode
LE16 9TF
Received
20 Aug 2026
Validated
20 Aug 2026
Ward
Lubenham
Parish
Lubenham
Case officer
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Target decision
17 Sept 2026
Applicant
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Agent
Openreach

Decision outlook

Day 25 of the 56-day target. Harborough usually decides utility and infrastructure works by day 49.

Day 2531 days to the 56-day target
63%decided within 8 weeks
94%approved
37decided in the last year

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

Public comments

No public comments yet.

Last counted 13 Sept 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Statutory expiry
17 Sept 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