Planning application
Land Adj HM Prison Welland Avenue Gartree Lubenham Leicestershire
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Variation of Conditions 3 (approved plans), 18 (surface water drainage) and 20 (foul water drainage) of 24/01144/VAC (Outline planning application (All Matters Reserved except for means of access and scale) for the construction of a new Category B prison of up to 82,555sqm within a secure perimeter fence, together with access, parking, landscaping and associated engineering works) to facilitate changes to the approved surface and foul water drainage strategy
As published by the council, reference 26/00040/VAC
Application record
- Reference
- 26/00040/VAC
- Type
- Variation or Removal of Conditions
- Status
- Pending Consideration
- Received
- 13 Jan 2026
- Validated
- 13 Jan 2026
- Ward
- Lubenham
- Parish
- Lubenham
Site history
Applications at this address on the Harborough register
This site has had 6 applications since 2021: 4 approved, 1 refused.
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26/00139/FUL Granted
Land Adj HM Prison Welland Avenue Gartree Lubenham Leicestershire
Widening of existing access for Anglian Water pumping station (pumping station approved as part of reserved matters planning permission 24/00200/REM)
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25/01028/PCD Granted
Land Adj HM Prison Welland Avenue Gartree Lubenham Leicestershire
Discharge of Condition 3 (substation details) of 24/00200/REM
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25/01013/NMA Granted
Land Adj HM Prison Welland Avenue Gartree Lubenham Leicestershire
Minor changes to substation design and appearance and minor level change (proposed non-material amendment to 24/00200/REM)
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24/00123/PCD Granted
Land Adj HM Prison Welland Avenue Gartree Lubenham Leicestershire
Partial discharge of Condition 10 (BREEAM) of 21/01600/OUT
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21/01600/OUT Refused
Land Adj HM Prison Welland Avenue Gartree Lubenham Leicestershire
Outline planning application (All Matters Reserved except for means of access and scale) for the construction of a new Category B prison of up to 82,555sqm within a secure perimeter fence, together with access, parking, landscaping and associated engineering works
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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13 Jan 2026
Received by Harborough
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22 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 10 March 2026, 8 weeks from validation under the statutory target for most applications. Extensions of time are common and are agreed case by case.
Harborough took a median of 63 days over the applications it decided in the last year.
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
9 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat happens while it is decided
This application is with Harborough for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year Harborough decided amendment applications in a median of 57 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.
About amendment applications
An amendment application makes limited changes to a permission that already exists; anything beyond modest adjustment needs a fresh application. More in our guide to planning application types.
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Land Adj HM Prison Welland Avenue Gartree Lubenham Leicestershire
Outline planning application (All Matters Reserved except for means of access and scale) for the construction of a new Category B prison of up to 82,555sqm within a secure perimeter fence, together with access, parking, landscaping and associated engineering works
Refused Outline 341 docsSmall domestic -
Land Adj HM Prison Welland Avenue Gartree Lubenham Leicestershire
Partial discharge of Condition 10 (BREEAM) of 21/01600/OUT
Granted Conditions 6 docs -
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Notification to determine if Prior Approval is required for a proposed larger home extension (erection of a single storey rear extension, depth 6m, maximum height 3.5m and eaves height 2.5m)
Withdrawn Householder Extension 4 docsSmall domestic -
50 Welland Avenue Gartree Lubenham Market Harborough Leicestershire LE16 7RW
Notification to determine if Prior Approval is required for a proposed larger home extension (erection of a single storey rear extension, depth 6m, maximum height 3.0m and eaves height 2.5m)
Granted Householder Extension 6 docsSmall domestic -
Land Adj HM Prison Welland Avenue Gartree Lubenham Leicestershire
Minor changes to substation design and appearance and minor level change (proposed non-material amendment to 24/00200/REM)
Granted Amendments 3 docs -
Land Adj HM Prison Welland Avenue Gartree Lubenham Leicestershire
Discharge of Condition 3 (substation details) of 24/00200/REM
Granted Conditions
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