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Land At Mere Lane Magna Park Bittesby Leicestershire

26/00574/OUTOutline ApplicationAwaiting decision
Outline / PiP
Site boundary (council red line)

Proposal

Hybrid Planning Application comprising: 1) Outline application for phased development of the site for storage or distribution (Use Class B8) with ancillary offices and other ancillary buildings and structures; extension to country park; potential Travelling Showpeople Plots (Sui Generis); potential visitor centre and cafe; potential police facility; supporting infrastructure including energy centre, drainage, landscaping, parking, servicing and other associated works (all matters reserved except for access) 2) Detailed full planning application for demolition of existing structures, site-wide infrastructure including earthworks, drainage, access and highway works (including realignment of Mere Lane and provision of estate roads/spine road), and other associated works

Received
24 April 2026
Decision due
5 August 2026
Ward
Ullesthorpe
  1. Received24 Apr
  2. Validated6 May
  3. Consult.18 Jun
  4. Target5 Aug
  5. Decided

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About this application

This is an outline application for demolition at Land At Mere Lane Magna Park Bittesby Leicestershire. Harborough has handled 676 applications of this type. It has been with the council since 24 April 2026 and is still awaiting a decision. There have been 24 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 19 applications across Ullesthorpe.

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Application details

Application type
Outline Application
Scale / size
Large
Parish
Bitteswell With Bittesby

Planning application dates

Date validated
6 May 2026
Consultation expiry
22 July 2026
Neighbour consultation end
18 June 2026

Planning decision

Statutory period
91 days

Publicity

Advertisement expiry
25 June 2026
Site notice end
22 July 2026

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-14842487
Documents
183

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

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.

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.

Planning history at this site

20 other applications at this property, newest first.

  1. 2026
    22 Oct

    (Variation of Condition 24 (A5 Improvement Works) of 15/01531/OUT

    PendingVariation of conditions (s73)26/01526/VAC
  2. 2026
    18 Sep

    Discharge of Conditions 7 (Contamination), 15 (Foul Drainage), 22 (Groundwater) and 25 (Framework Surface…

    PendingDischarge of conditions26/01343/PCD
  3. 2026
    4 Sep

    Discharge of conditions 9 (LBMP) and 17 (Ecology) of 15/01531/OUT

    PendingDischarge of conditions26/01281/PCD
  4. 2026
    28 Aug

    Discharge of Conditions 10 (Storage of Refuse and Materials), 11 (Secure Cycle Parking), 12 (Ventilation and…

    PendingDischarge of conditions26/01241/PCD
  5. 2026
    28 Aug

    Discharge of Condition 27i (CO2 Emissions) of 15/01531/OUT

    PendingDischarge of conditions26/01242/PCD
  6. 2026
    28 Aug

    Discharge of Conditions 6 (CEMP) and 26 (BREEAM) of 15/01531/OUT

    PendingDischarge of conditions26/01240/PCD

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