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Heath Lane Academy Heath Lane Earl Shilton Leicester Leicestershire LE9 7PD

26/00379/P14JPrior Approval Renewable Energy Class JApproved
Outline / PiP

Approved on 19 June 2026

Council decision: Prior Approval GivenDelegated (officer decision)

Proposal

Notification to determine if Prior Approval is required for the installation of solar PV system

Received
21 April 2026
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Earl Shilton
  1. Received
  2. Validated
  3. Consult.
  4. Target22 Jun
  5. Decided19 Jun

About this application

This is an outline application for a solar installation at Heath Lane Academy Heath Lane Earl Shilton Leicester Leicestershire LE9 7PD. Hinckley and Bosworth has handled 160 applications of this type. This one was decided in 58 days, 5 days quicker than Hinckley and Bosworth's typical decision time. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 38 applications across Earl Shilton. We hold 1,704 applications in total for the LE9 postcode area.

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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Application details

Postcode
LE9 7PD
Application type
Prior Approval Renewable Energy Class J
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Earl Shilton Town Council

Planning application dates

Date validated
26 April 2026
Target decision date
22 June 2026
Decision issued
18 June 2026

Applicant and agent

Applicant
Private applicant

Planning decision

Case officer
Ashleigh Gade
Statutory period
56 days

Additional information

Documents
9
Constraints
1

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations at the address point. Ones next to the site may also apply.

  • 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.

Source: Hinckley and Bosworth

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