Land Adjacent Unit 6 Machins Business Centre 29 Wood Street Ashby De La Zouch LE65 1EZ Data via plota.co.uk

25/01396/CLP - Lawful Development Certificate- Proposed Approved

Proposal

Certificate of Lawful Proposed Development to establish that planning permission would be lawfully commenced by the laying of a foul drain on site Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
8 Oct 2025
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Consultation
14 Oct 2025
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Approved
25 Nov 2025

Approved on 25 Nov 2025 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 10 Oct 2026

Associated applications 3

Site constraints 5

Nutrient neutrality catchment: River Mease SAC
New homes and overnight accommodation must show nutrient neutrality before approval.
Natural England advice: extra wastewater in these catchments harms protected habitats, so schemes must offset their nutrient load, usually through credits.
Also on the record
Radon affected area, class 3; Coalfield, development low risk area; Inside the Ashby-de-la-Zouch 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 · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 10 October 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 Mining Remediation Authority, 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.

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Important details

Application type
Lawful Development Certificate- Proposed
Postcode
LE65 1EL
Received
8 Oct 2025
Validated
8 Oct 2025
Ward
Ashby Money Hill
Parish
Ashby-de-la-Zouch
Case officer
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Target decision
3 Dec 2025
Decision
Application Permitted
Decision date
25 Nov 2025
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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Agent
David Granger Architectural Design Ltd

How this decision compares

Decided in 48 days from validation, about the council's usual 50 days. Approved, as 88% of lawful development certificates here are.

79%decided within 8 weeks
88%approved
76decided in the last year

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

Public comments

No public comments yet.

Last counted 10 Oct 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14382759
Planning Portal ref
PP-14382759
Consultation
14 Oct 2025
Comments by
4 Nov 2025
Statutory expiry
3 Dec 2025
Env. assessment
No
North West Leicestershire
Planning Authority Score
4.6/10
Below average
#170 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder decisions

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.

More permissive than most councils
97% approved vs 90% nationally
These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
North West Leicestershire decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
95%
Overall approval rate
Above avg (87%) #23 of 296
97%
Householder approved
Above avg (90%) #38 of 296
55%
Decided in 8 weeks
Below avg (63%) #211 of 296
51%
Extended time limit
Above avg (41%) #231 of 296
84%
Minor dwellings approved
82 decided (1-9 homes)
100%
Major dwellings approved
16 decided (10+ homes)
97%
Change of use approved
38 decided
555
Total decisions
25 refused in the year to March 2026