Shawell Quarry Gibbet Lane Shawell Leicestershire LE17 6AA
Proposal
LEICESTERSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL are the decision makers for this application - Full planning application for the provision of an aggregate wash plant for the production of recycled aggregate; a ready-mix concrete plant; a concrete block plant; a leachate plant and associated biomethane injection plant; gas reciprocating engines with carbon capture technology (up to 12MW); up to 23MW solar photovoltaic array; up to 10MW Battery Energy Storage System (BESS); an electric HGV and biogas refuelling facility; change of use of the existing composting plant to a solid recovered fuel (SRF) plant; provision of an office building (Use Class E); green infrastructure including landfill restoration; associated infrastructure including drainage and utilities; demolition of existing structures. (Leicestershire County Council Reference Number: 2026/EIA/0054/LCC)
- Received
- 15 September 2026
- Target decision date
- 10 November 2026
- Public comments
- 0 · last counted 8 October 2026
- Council
- Harborough District Council
- ReceivedSubmitted15 Sep
- ValidatedValidated15 Sep
- Consult.Consultation
- TargetTarget Date10 Nov
- DecidedDecided
This is a planning application for demolition at Shawell Quarry Gibbet Lane Shawell Leicestershire LE17 6AA. Harborough has handled 7,230 applications of this type and approves 93% of them, typically deciding them in 54 days. It was submitted on 15 September 2026 and is still awaiting a decision. There has been 1 other application at this address. We hold 1,662 applications in total for the LE17 postcode area.
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Planning history at this site
1 other application at this property, newest first.
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- Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
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