Land West Of Leicester Road Earl Shilton Leicestershire
Refused on 13 March 2026
Council decision: Refusal of Planning PermissionDelegated (officer decision)1 reason for refusal
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Proposal
Outline planning permission for the change of use of agricultural land to commercial uses (Use Classes B2, B8 and E) and the provision of 19 commercial units (All Matters Reserved)
- Received
- 5 September 2025
- Decision level
- Delegated (officer decision)
- Ward
- Earl Shilton
- ReceivedReceived5 Sep
- ValidatedValidated17 Sep
- Consult.Consultation12 Nov
- TargetTarget Date12 Nov
- DecidedDecided13 Mar
Decided in 177 days (council typically 63)
About this application
This is an outline application for a change of use at Land West Of Leicester Road Earl Shilton Leicestershire. Hinckley and Bosworth has handled 160 applications of this type. This one was decided in 189 days, 18 weeks longer than Hinckley and Bosworth's typical decision time. There has been 1 other application at this address. In the past year there have been 38 applications across Earl Shilton.
88% of outline applications at Hinckley and Bosworth Borough Council were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 9 weeks (median).
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Why it was refused
- The development would represent speculative commercial and industrial development in the designated open countryside. By virtue of the proposed size and capacity of the proposed development, the scheme would result in the significant overdevelopment of the site in principle. The proposal would therefore cause significant and permanent adverse impacts to the character of the surrounding area and the intrinsic value, beauty, open character, and landscape character of the designated countryside, including the Earl Shilton North and Barwell West Landscape Sensitivity Area and the Stoke Golding Rolling Farmland Landscape Character Area. The significant harm of the development would be exacerbated through the character of the area's high sensitivity to commercial development, and the visual prominence of the application site from Leicester Road, Shilton Road, and Public Rights of Way T92, T72, T94, and T96. As a result, the scheme would not be well designed and would fail to reflect local design policies and government guidance on design as a matter of principle. Given the above, the development would be contrary to, and in conflict with, Policies DM4, DM10 and DM20 of the adopted Site Allocations and Development Management Policies Development Plan Document (2016), Chapters 11, 12, and 15 of the National Planning Policy Framework (2024), including Paragraphs 129, 131, and 135, and the National Design Guide (2019). These significant adverse impacts would significantly and demonstrably outweigh the potential developments of the scheme in these site-specific circumstances. In accordance with Paragraph 139 of the National Planning Policy Framework, the development is refused.
From the council's decision notice.
Application details
- Application type
- Outline Application
- Scale / size
- Small
- Parish
- Earl Shilton Town Council
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 17 September 2025
- Consultation expiry
- 12 November 2025
- Neighbour consultation end
- 12 November 2025
- Last date for comments
- 27 December 2025
- Target decision date
- 12 November 2025
Applicant and agent
- Applicant
- Private applicant
Planning decision
- Case officer
- Sullevan Archer
- Statutory period
- 56 days
Publicity
- Site notice end
- 4 November 2025
Appeal history
Additional information
- Documents
- 32
- Constraints
- 3
Site constraints
Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.
- Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
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Also checked, none recorded (22)
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