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Manor Farmhouse 39 Main Street Kibworth Harcourt Leicestershire LE8 0NR

26/00440/VACVariation or Removal of ConditionsRefused
Discharge / amendments

Refused on 21 May 2026

Council decision: Refuse2 reasons for refusal

Site boundary (council red line)

Proposal

Replacement of external windows, conversion of existing barn to provide leisure and home-office uses ancillary to the main dwelling with internal and external alterations, erection of a detached garage and the erection of replacement stables, and creation of new access track (revised scheme of 21/00688/FUL) (Variation of Condition 2 (Approved Plans) of 22/00691/FUL in order to allow for amendments to the garage and stable block)

Received
25 March 2026
Ward
Kibworths
Agent
ADM Surveyors Limited
  1. Received25 Mar
  2. Validated25 Mar
  3. Consult.28 May
  4. Target20 May
  5. Decided21 May

Decided in 57 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is an application to vary a condition at Manor Farmhouse 39 Main Street Kibworth Harcourt Leicestershire LE8 0NR. Harborough has handled 857 applications of this type. This one was decided in 57 days. The site is in the Kibworth Harcourt conservation area, with 11 listed buildings nearby. There have been 2 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 39 applications across Kibworths. We hold 1,732 applications in total for the LE8 postcode area.

98% of conditions applications at Harborough District Council were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 8 weeks (median).

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Why it was refused

  1. The proposed stable block, which has partially been constructed, represents unjustified and inappropriate development in the countryside by virtue of its scale, bulk and substantial and permanent materials. It fails to respect the intrinsic rural character and appearance of the countryside, contrary to Policy GD3 and GD8 of the Harborough Local Plan and Section 7 of the adopted SPD.
  2. The proposed garage and stable block, the latter of which has partially been constructed, fails to preserve the setting of the Grade II Listed dwelling and Conservation Area by virtue of their scale, bulk and substantial and permanent materials, contrary to Policy GD8 and HC1 of the Harborough Local Plan and Section 4 of the adopted SPD and Section 16 of the NPPF. Nicola Parry PP Development Planning Manager 26/00440/VAC - Replacement of external windows, conversion of existing barn to provide leisure and home-office uses ancillary to the main dwelling with internal and external alterations, erection of a detached garage and the erection of replacement stables, and creation of new access track (revised scheme of 21/00688/FUL) (Variation of Condition 2 (Approved Plans) of 22/00691/FUL in order to allow for amendments to the garage and stable block), Manor Farmhouse , 39 Main Street, Kibworth Harcourt.

From the council's decision notice.

Application details

Postcode
LE8 0NR
Application type
Variation or Removal of Conditions
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Kibworth Harcourt

Planning application dates

Date validated
25 March 2026
Consultation expiry
30 April 2026
Consultation end
28 May 2026
Neighbour consultation end
23 April 2026
Target decision date
20 May 2026

Applicant and agent

Agent
ADM Surveyors Limited
Agent address
Suite 1, Rosehill 165 Lutterworth Road Blaby LE8 4DX

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-14802151
Documents
0

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

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 (20)

flood storage areas, 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.

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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.

Source: Harborough

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