Land On The North-East Side Of Meridan East Braunstone Town Data via plota.co.uk

26/0837/FUL - Full Application Awaiting decision

Proposal

Construction of micro energy storage system. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
16 Sept 2026
✓
Validated
2 Oct 2026
Decision
Expected by 27 Nov 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision between 11 Dec 2026 and 1 Jan 2027, from Blaby's recent full applications.

Comments are open until 23 Oct 2026

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Site constraints 3

Flood zone 3, rivers and sea
High chance: a 1 in 100 or greater annual chance from rivers, or 1 in 200 from the sea. Any development here needs a flood risk assessment. Defences are not counted.
The Environment Agency flood map for planning. Homes in zone 3 must also pass the sequential test. Surface water flooding is a separate map.
Flood map ↗
Also on the record
Inside the Leicester 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
Not green belt · No listed building at the site · 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

Council
Blaby
Application type
Full Application
Received
16 Sept 2026
Validated
2 Oct 2026
Case officer
Show
Target decision
27 Nov 2026
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
Show

Decision outlook

Day 7 of the 56-day target. Blaby usually decides full applications by day 84.

Day 777 days to the predicted decision (day 84)
27%decided within 8 weeks
90%approved
43decided in the last year

Plota live figures for full applications decided by Blaby in the last twelve months, from validation. Blaby decision record →

Public comments

No public comments yet.

8 neighbours consulted · Last counted 3 Oct 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Comments by
23 Oct 2026
Statutory expiry
27 Nov 2026
Env. assessment
No
Blaby
Planning Authority Score
4.1/10
Below average
#190 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder decisions

Blaby is slower than most councils at deciding householder applications, ranking #237 out of 296. 53% of applications have the time limit extended, above the 41% national average. Householder applications are slightly more likely to be approved here (96%) 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
Blaby decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
92%
Overall approval rate
Above avg (87%) #76 of 296
96%
Householder approved
Above avg (90%) #50 of 296
50%
Decided in 8 weeks
Below avg (63%) #237 of 296
53%
Extended time limit
Above avg (41%) #239 of 296
81%
Minor dwellings approved
32 decided (1-9 homes)
80%
Major dwellings approved
15 decided (10+ homes)
80%
Change of use approved
35 decided
467
Total decisions
37 refused in the year to March 2026