20 - 24 Church Road Great Glen Leicestershire Data via plota.co.uk

26/00051/VAC - Variation or Removal of Conditions Pending Consideration

Proposal

Demolition of structures at the site of 20-24 Church Road and the adjacent 13 Main Street, Great Glen, and the erection of a replacement standalone convenience store and 5 dwelling houses, with associated internal roadways, parking and landscaping. (Variation of Conditions 2 (Plans), 18 (Access) and 19 (Parking and Turning) to enable existing BT chamber and pole to remain) Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

Received
14 Jan 2026
Decision
Expected by 11 Mar 2026

This application is under consideration - no decision has been issued yet. Plota predicted a decision soon after comments close on 19 Aug 2026; it is now day 241. The consultation period closed on 19 Aug 2026.

Documents 25

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 3

Also on the record
2 listed buildings within 150 m; Inside the Great Glen 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
Variation or Removal of Conditions
Received
14 Jan 2026
Validated
14 Jan 2026
Ward
Glen
Parish
Great Glen
Case officer
Show
Target decision
11 Mar 2026
Applicant
Show
Agent
Staniforth Architects Ltd

Decision outlook

Day 241, past the statutory target. 96% of commercial and major works in Harborough are decided within thirteen weeks; extensions of time are common, and the council need not decide on the day. Last seen undecided on 7 Sept 2026.

Day 241185 days past the 56-day target
46%decided within 8 weeks
82%approved
31decided in the last year

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

Public comments

2comments received
2 objecting

54 neighbours consulted · Last counted 7 Sept 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14580522
Comments by
19 Aug 2026
Statutory expiry
11 Mar 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