Land Off Back Lane Castle Donington Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
Demolition of existing building and new self-build dwelling along with package treatment plant and associated landscaping Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Approved on 12 Aug 2026 · Committee Decision · Last checked 14 Oct 2026
Planning committee
Decided by North West Leicestershire Planning Committee on 14 Jul 2026.
Approved
As officers recommended.
- Officers advised approval because the proposal was sustainable and technical concerns could be addressed by conditions.
- The parish council objected over access, flooding and possible misuse of the gated lane, while no neighbours objected.
Source: Plota analysis of North West Leicestershire's committee minutes of 14 Jul 2026.
Documents 34
Decision & officer reports 2
Statements & assessments 5
Plans & drawings 12
Application forms 1
Consultation & comments 10
Site constraints 4
Checked on 1 November 2026. The pin for this application is the centre of its postcode rather than the building, so distances to nearby designations are measured from the postcode and can be out by the width of the postcode area. 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
- North West Leicestershire
- Application type
- Full Application
- Received
- 7 Jul 2025
- Validated
- 7 Jul 2025
- Ward
- Castle Donington Central
- Parish
- Castle Donington
- Case officer
- Show
- Target decision
- 22 Jul 2026
- Decision
- Application Permitted
- Decision date
- 12 Aug 2026
- Decision level
- Committee Decision
- Applicant
- Show
- Agent
- Morris Architectural Design
How this decision compares
Decided in 401 days from validation, 331 days slower than North West Leicestershire's median of 70 for full applications. Approved, as 96% of full applications here are.
Plota live figures for full applications decided by North West Leicestershire in the last twelve months, from validation. North West Leicestershire decision record →
Public comments
No public comments yet.
5 neighbours consulted · Last counted 14 Oct 2026
Consultation & key dates
- Alt. reference
- PP-14147756
- Planning Portal ref
- PP-14147756
- Neighbours
- 13 Feb 2026
- Consultation
- 1 Jul 2026
- Comments by
- 22 Jul 2026
- Site or press notice
- 22 Jul 2025
- Committee
- 14 Jul 2026
- Statutory expiry
- 1 Sept 2025
- Env. assessment
- No
North West Leicestershire is slower than most councils at deciding householder applications, ranking #211 out of 296. 51% of applications have the time limit extended, above the 41% national average. Householder applications are more likely to be approved here than most councils, with a 97% approval rate vs 90% nationally.
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