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The Rectory Huncote Road Croft Leicestershire LE9 3GT

23/0790/FULFull ApplicationAwaiting decision
Full
Approximate location: the centre of the postcode, not the exact property.

Proposal

Installation of solar panels to north side of field to serve existing dwelling.

Received
19 September 2023
Decision due
22 November 2023
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Public comments
4
Ward
Fosse Stoney Cove
  1. Received19 Sep
  2. Validated27 Sep
  3. Consult.6 Jun
  4. Target22 Nov
  5. Decided

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About this application

This is a full planning application for a solar installation at The Rectory Huncote Road Croft Leicestershire LE9 3GT. Blaby has handled 954 applications of this type. It has been with the council since 19 September 2023 and is still awaiting a decision. The site is in the Croft conservation area, with 2 listed buildings nearby. There has been 1 other application at this address. In the past year there have been 42 applications across Fosse Stoney Cove. We hold 1,699 applications in total for the LE9 postcode area.

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Application details

Postcode
LE9 3GT
Application type
Full Application
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Croft Parish Council

Planning application dates

Date validated
27 September 2023
Consultation expiry
6 June 2024
Consultation start
23 May 2024
Consultation end
6 June 2024
Neighbour consultation start
24 October 2023
Neighbour consultation end
14 November 2023
Last date for comments
6 June 2024

Applicant and agent

Agent address
Bright Solar Ltd 8C Frog Island Leicester LE3 5AG

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Publicity

Last advertised
3 November 2023
Advertisement expiry
24 November 2023
Site notice start
25 October 2023
Site notice end
15 November 2023

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-12384191
Documents
30

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations at the address point. Ones next to the site may also apply.

  • Conservation area: Croft
  • Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)

Not published by this council, so not checked: Article 4 directions. Ask the council if these matter.

Possibly incomplete for this council: tree preservation orders.

Also checked, none recorded (21)

flood storage areas, listed buildings, green belt, scheduled monuments, World Heritage Sites, World Heritage Site buffer zones, registered parks and gardens, registered battlefields, Heritage at Risk entries, nutrient neutrality catchments, national parks, National Landscapes, SSSIs, Special Areas of Conservation, Special Protection Areas, Ramsar sites, ancient woodland, national nature reserves, local nature reserves, heritage coasts and brownfield registers.

A guide only, from official open data; it is not a planning search. Flood zones cover rivers and sea, not surface water.

Data © Crown copyright and others · sources and licences

Contains public sector information from planning.data.gov.uk (MHCLG and local planning authorities), licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

© Historic England 2026. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. The Historic England GIS Data contained in this material was obtained on 2026-11-03. The most publicly available up to date Historic England GIS Data can be obtained from HistoricEngland.org.uk.

© Natural England copyright. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

© Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2026. All rights reserved. Flood Map for Planning, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Source: Office for National Statistics licensed under the Open Government Licence v.3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Associated applications

  1. 2025
    27 Oct

    Application to discharge condition 4 (CEMP: Biodiversity) pursuant to 23/0790/FUL

    ApprovedDischarge of conditions25/0937/DOC
  2. 2023
    19 Sep

    Installation of solar panels to north side of field to serve existing dwelling.

    This applicationPendingFull23/0790/FUL

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