Landfill Site Gibbet Lane Shawell Leicestershire
Proposal
LEICESTERSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL are the decision makers for this application - The proposed development comprises a concrete ready mix (RMX) plant; a concrete block plant; biomethane plant; Solid Recovered Fuel (SRF) Facility; wash plant; leachate treatment plant; gas reciprocating plant including carbon capture; 30MW solarleachate treatment plant; gas reciprocating plant including carbon capture; 30MW solar farm; and Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) (Leicestershire County Council Reference Number: 2026/EIASco/0005/LCC)
- Received
- 12 February 2026
- Decision due
- 9 April 2026
- Council
- Harborough District Council
- Ward
- Misterton
- ReceivedReceived12 Feb
- ValidatedValidated12 Feb
- Consult.Consultation
- TargetTarget Date9 Apr
- DecidedDecided
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About this application
This is a planning application for a solar installation at Landfill Site Gibbet Lane Shawell Leicestershire. Harborough has handled 70 applications of this type. It has been with the council since 12 February 2026 and is still awaiting a decision. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 14 applications across Misterton.
92% of all applications at Harborough District Council were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 8 weeks (median).
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Application details
- Application type
- County Matter Application
- Scale / size
- Small
- Parish
- Shawell
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 12 February 2026
- Decision issued
- 13 July 2026
Planning decision
- Decision
- Refer to County Council
- Statutory period
- 56 days
Additional information
- Documents
- 6
Site constraints
Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.
- Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
Not published by this council, so not checked: Article 4 directions and tree preservation orders. Ask the council if these matter.
Also checked, none recorded (22)
flood storage areas, conservation 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.
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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.
Source: Harborough
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