Planning application
Land East Of Welford Road Kilby Leicestershire Blaby LE18 3AA
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Construction of a new 132/33kV substation, Point of Connection (PoC) compound and associated infrastructure and landscaping
As published by the council, reference 25/1081/FUL
Application record
- Reference
- 25/1081/FUL
- Type
- Full Application
- Status
- Awaiting decision
- Received
- 8 Dec 2025
- Validated
- 5 Feb 2026
- Ward
- Countesthorpe
- Parish
- Kilby Parish Council
- Decision by
- Committee
- Postcode
- LE18 3AA
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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8 Dec 2025
Received by Blaby
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5 Feb 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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22 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 2 April 2026, 8 weeks from validation under the statutory target for most applications. Extensions of time are common and are agreed case by case.
Blaby took a median of 76 days over the applications it decided in the last year.
Who's behind it
Company information only, from the register and Companies House
Dalcour Maclaren Ltd Agent, registered in Bicester
Active · incorporated 2003 · Bicester
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Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
64 documents on file for this application
- HGWAYS - County Highways
- ECOLOG - Ecology
- HISCON - Historic Buildings & Conservation Advice
- LCCFLD - Technical Services - Flooding
- BDCTPO - County Forestry
- EPMAN - Environmental Services Manager
- ENVAGT - Environment Agency
- FLOOD RISK ASSESSMENT AND DRAINAGE STRATEGY
- LCCMIN - Minerals & Waste County Council Planning
- LCCMIN - Minerals & Waste County Council Planning
- ENVAGT - Environment Agency
- RESPONSE TO ES COMMENTS
- ARCHAE - County Archaeology
- COVERING LETTER FROM AGENT 16/07/26
- RESPONS TO ECOLOGY COMMENTS 16/07/26
- DRAINAGE RESPONSE
- ARBORICULTURAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT AND ARBORICULTURAL METHOD STATEMENT 16/07/26
- TRANSPORT AND ACCESS STATEMENT 16/07/26
- LIGHTI POLE STRUCTURE AND BASE DETAILS 16/07/26
- NOISE ASSESSMENT 16/07/26
- FLOOD RISK ASSESSMENT & OUTLINE DRAINAGE STRATEGY
- Consultation Response - Conservation Officer
- EPMAN - Environmental Services Manager
- COU - Countesthorpe Parish Council
- ECOLOG - Ecology
- BDCTPO - County Forestry
- Consultation Response - Kilby Parish Council
- LCC Highways
- Environment Agency
- LCCFLD - Technical Services - Flooding
- LCC Minerals
- LCC Archaeology
- Proposed Side Elevations and Floor Plan
- Front and Rear Proposed Elevations and Floor Plan
- EXCEL BNG METRIC
- BNG DESIGN STAGE REPORT
- Application Form - Without Personal Data
- Existing Site Layout
- Site Location Plan
- Transport and Access Statement
- Soars Solar Substation
- Compound Site Layout
- Compound Layout
- Site Elevation Sheet 1
- Compound Drainage Layout
- DNO Control Room Plan View
- DNO Control Room Sections
- IDNO Switch Room Plan View
- IDNO Switch Room Elevations
- Topographical Survey
- Arboricultural Survey
- Agricultural Quality of Land East of Welford Road Kilby
- Preliminary Ecological Appraisal Report
- Cultrural Heritage Baseline and Impact Assessment
- Flood Risk and Drainage Scoping
- Landscape and Visual Impact Assessment
- Landscape and Visual Impact Assessment Part 2
- Landscape Masterplan
- Swept Path Analysis Using 16.5M Long Articulated HGV
- Planning supporting statment
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Open the documentsWhat happens while it is decided
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