Harlow Bros Ltd Hathern Road Long Whatton Loughborough Leicestershire LE12 5DE Data via plota.co.uk

25/01355/VCIM - Retain Dev without complying with cond. Approved

Proposal

Amendment to conditions 2, 4, 5, 7, 8, 11, 12, 13, 14, 16 and 17 of planning permission which was for the construction of new access road to serve existing timber yard along with change of use of existing trade counter and sales / display building to general storage use and erection of replacement trade counter and sales / display building together with revised parking and access arrangements to allow for the phased development of the approved scheme and amendments to the layout of the development Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
30 Sept 2025
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Validated
23 Dec 2025
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Consultation
25 Sept 2026
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Approved
26 Oct 2026

Approved on 26 Oct 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 27 Oct 2026

Documents 33

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 3

Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 1
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Also on the record
Inside the Long Whatton 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 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

Application type
Retain Dev without complying with cond.
Postcode
LE12 5DE
Received
30 Sept 2025
Validated
23 Dec 2025
Ward
Long Whatton & Diseworth
Parish
Long Whatton & Diseworth
Case officer
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Target decision
26 Oct 2026
Decision
Application Permitted
Decision date
26 Oct 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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Agent
Thomas Taylor Planning Ltd

How this decision compares

Decided in 307 days from validation, 244 days slower than North West Leicestershire's median of 63 for amendments. Approved, as 96% of amendments here are.

44%decided within 8 weeks
96%approved
72decided in the last year

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

Public comments

2comments received
2 neutral

6 neighbours consulted · Last counted 27 Oct 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Neighbours
2 Jan 2026
Consultation
25 Sept 2026
Comments by
9 Oct 2026
Site or press notice
8 Jan 2026
Statutory expiry
24 Mar 2026
Env. assessment
No
North West Leicestershire
Planning Authority Score
4.6/10
Below average
#170 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Change of use

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