Highfield Farm Main Street Cold Newton Leicestershire LE7 9DA Data via plota.co.uk

26/01033/FUL - Full Application Pending Consideration
Change of useExtensions & alterationsSolar & renewables

Proposal

Change of use of agricultural land to provide an amended/extended residential garden curtilage, erection of a single storey rear extension and detached carport with solar panels Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
7 Aug 2026
Decision
Expected by 2 Oct 2026

This application is under consideration - no decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision around 5 Oct 2026, from Harborough's recent changes of use. Comments are open until 30 Sept 2026.

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Documents 11

Statements & assessments 5

PDF COVER LETTER/CONTEXT AND HERITAGE CONSIDERATIONS Correspondence · 24 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF BNG STATUTORY EXEMPTION AND VOLUNTARY ENHANCEMENT STATEMENT Supporting Information · 24 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF PAGE 1 OF 2 Design & Access Statement · 15 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF PAGE 2 OF 2 Design & Access Statement · 15 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF HISTORIC ENVIRONMENT ASSESSMENT Supporting Information · 15 Jul 2026 View ↗

Application forms 1

PDF Application Form Application Form · 7 Aug 2026 View ↗

Other documents 5

IMG GARDEN ROOM VISUAL Supporting Information · 15 Jul 2026 View ↗ IMG CAR PORT VISUAL Supporting Information · 15 Jul 2026 View ↗ IMG Photograph Photograph · 15 Jul 2026 View ↗ IMG CAR PORT VISUAL Supporting Information · 15 Jul 2026 View ↗ IMG Photograph Photograph · 15 Jul 2026 View ↗

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Site constraints 3

Scheduled monument 24 m away: Cold Newton shrunken medieval village and moated site
Its setting is a consideration for work nearby.
Nationally important archaeology protected by the Secretary of State. Work that affects the monument or its setting is rarely permitted.
Historic England ↗
Agricultural land, grade 3a
Best and most versatile land (grades 1, 2 and 3a). Predicted from the national soil map. The older provisional map agrees.
Where development of farmland is needed, policy prefers poorer land over the best and most versatile (grades 1, 2 and 3a). Three sources: Natural England's post-1988 field surveys, which are definitive where they exist; the Defra predictive map for England (2025) and the Welsh Government predictive map, modelled from the soil map with 3a and 3b split; and the 1970s provisional map, which planners and other services still show, coarser and with grade 3 undivided. Where the provisional and predicted grades disagree, treat the predicted grade as the current estimate and expect an application to carry its own survey.
Habitat network: Network Expansion Zone
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No listed building 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
Full Application
Postcode
LE7 9DA
Received
7 Aug 2026
Validated
7 Aug 2026
Ward
Billesdon And Tilton
Parish
Cold Newton
Case officer
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Target decision
2 Oct 2026
Applicant
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Agent
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Decision outlook

Day 38 of the 56-day target. Harborough usually decides changes of use by day 59.

Day 3821 days to the predicted decision (day 59)
39%decided within 8 weeks
85%approved
43decided in the last year

Plota live figures for changes of use decided by Harborough in the last twelve months, from validation. Harborough decision record →

Public comments

No public comments yet.

4 neighbours consulted · Last counted 12 Sept 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15086106
Comments by
30 Sept 2026
Statutory expiry
2 Oct 2026
Env. assessment
No

Historical activity at this location

6 previous applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.

This property

Previous applications at this address

2023 Approved
Discharge of condition 4 (materials) of 21/00387/FUL
23/00127/PCD
2023 Approved
Discharge of condition 4 (materials) of 21/00387/FUL
23/00127/PCD
2021 Approved
Erection of an agricultural dwelling and creation of new access
21/00387/FUL
2021 Approved
Erection of an agricultural dwelling and creation of new access
21/00387/FUL
2019 Withdrawn
Erection of an agricultural worker's dwelling and detached double garage
19/01674/FUL
2019 Withdrawn
Erection of an agricultural worker's dwelling and detached double garage
19/01674/FUL
Harborough
Planning Authority Score
4.2/10
Below average
#187 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Change of use

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
Source: MHCLG planning statistics · See full council rankings