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Land South Of Covert Lane Scraptoft Leicestershire

Awaiting decision Harborough 26/00289/OUT Outline Application

Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.

Proposal

Outline planning permission with all matters reserved apart from access for up to 950 units including Later Living Accommodation (Use Class C3); 2FE primary school with early years provision (Use Class F1); public open space; drainage system, landscaping, habitat creation, ground works, internal roads/routes; and associated infrastructure

As published by the council, reference 26/00289/OUT

Application record

Reference
26/00289/OUT
Type
Outline Application
Status
Pending Consideration
Received
26 Feb 2026
Validated
12 Mar 2026
Ward
Thurnby And Houghton
Parish
Scraptoft

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 26 Feb 2026

    Received by Harborough

  2. 12 Mar 2026

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 22 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  4. Decision

    Awaiting decision

    Decision expected by 7 May 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 68 days over the applications it decided in the last year.

Documents

Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report

83 documents on file for this application

A planning file usually holds the application form, drawings and site plans, consultee responses, the officer's report and the decision notice.

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What 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 outline applications in a median of 186 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.

About outline applications

An outline application tests the principle of developing a site, holding back details such as appearance and landscaping as reserved matters for later approval. More in our guide to planning application types.

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