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314 in the last 90 days32 in the last 301 in the last 1488% approveddecisions typically take 63 days
Source: Harborough District Council planning register · updated daily
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Dead Diseased Dying tree - Liriodendron Tulipifera
PendingDead Dying Diseased TreesReceived 14 Oct 202626/01498/DDD - Harborough Town Football Club Northampton Road Market Harborough Leicestershire
Installation of 3no. new spectator stands, double turnstile building and perimeter pedestrian pathway
PendingReceived 7 Oct 202626/01277/FUL - Hycroft House Long Lane Billesdon Leicestershire LE7 9AL
Dead, dyingj diseased tree - Dawn Redwood
PendingReceived 7 Oct 202626/01450/DDD - South Farthing Rolleston Road Skeffington Leicestershire LE7 9YD
Dead, Dying Diseased tree
PendingReceived 6 Oct 202626/01451/DDD - Land South Of Gartree Road Great Stretton Leicestershire
Outline application for residential-led mixed use development comprising residential accommodation and specialist accommodation for older people (Use Classes C3 and C2); employment land (Use Classes E, B2 and B8); schools and social infrastructure (Use Class F1); mixed use local centres (Use Class E, F1, F2 and Sui Generis); public transport infrastructure, including mobility hubs; highways works, including new vehicular, cyclist and pedestrian roads and paths, accesses to Gartree Road, London Road and Chestnut Drive, works to London Road, and car and cycle parking with associated electric vehicle charging infrastructure; Public Rights of Way enhancements and diversions; landscape and public realm, including areas for allotments, sustainable drainage systems, biodiversity and wildlife habitat areas, outdoor play and sports facilities (Use Class F2); utility, energy, water and waste water facilities and infrastructure; together with enabling, site clearance, demolition and associated works, including temporary meanwhile uses. All matters reserved except for accesses to Gartree Road, London Road, and Chestnut Drive (For information, the application seeks outline planning permission for up to 4,000 homes, 5 hectares of employment land, three schools, a local centre comprising up to 4,500 sq m of non-residential floorspace, and up to 1,000 sq m of sports and community facilities)
PendingReceived 5 Oct 202626/01350/OUT
House prices in Harborough District Council: average £347,010, +8.5% over 12 months (UK House Price Index, July 2026)
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Planning Applications by Town in Harborough District Council
97 towns and villages. Click any town for a planning search of applications nearby.
Main towns in Harborough District Council
- Market Harborough92 applications in the last 12 months
- Thurnby57 applications in the last 12 months
- Lutterworth52 applications in the last 12 months
- Kibworth Beauchamp34 applications in the last 12 months
- Broughton Astley32 applications in the last 12 months
- Earl Shilton31 applications in the last 12 months
- Hallaton28 applications in the last 12 months
- Houghton on the Hill27 applications in the last 12 months
- Husbands Bosworth27 applications in the last 12 months
- Fleckney24 applications in the last 12 months
- Great Glen24 applications in the last 12 months
- Walton22 applications in the last 12 months
Postcode districts
- LE16388 applications in the last 12 months
- LE17347 applications in the last 12 months
- LE7231 applications in the last 12 months
- LE8199 applications in the last 12 months
- LE945 applications in the last 12 months
- LE1520 applications in the last 12 months
- LE215 applications in the last 12 months
- NN63 applications in the last 12 months
- LE52 applications in the last 12 months
- B48
- GL50
- PE1
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Harborough District Council oversees a diverse area in Leicestershire, England, with its headquarters in the main town of Market Harborough. The district encompasses the town of Lutterworth, numerous villages, and rural areas, stretching across 230 square miles (600 km²) to become the largest district in Leicestershire, accounting for nearly a quarter of the county. It also includes parts of the Leicester Urban Area to the north, featuring communities such as Thurnby, Bushby, and Scraptoft, making it a significant region for planning applications and local governance.
The council area encompasses 97 towns and villages, including Lutterworth and Market Harborough. Use the planning application search above to find proposals across these communities by postcode.
In the last 24 months, Harborough District Council received 2,101 planning applications. Of these, 88% were approved, with an average decision time of 63 days.
The most common types were outline applications (183), tree works (183), discharge of conditions (180). 30 large-scale developments were submitted during this period.
374 planning appeals were lodged against Harborough District Council decisions, of which 94 were allowed and 226 were dismissed (29% success rate).
Residents and developers can search all planning permission and permitted development applications for Harborough District Council above. To comment or object to a live application, visit the Harborough District Council planning portal directly. Planning Signal links to the original submission for every application listed.