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Land At Mere Lane Magna Park Bittesby Leicestershire

Awaiting decision Harborough 26/00574/OUT Outline Application

Works: Extension Demolition

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Proposal

Hybrid Planning Application comprising: 1) Outline application for phased development of the site for storage or distribution (Use Class B8) with ancillary offices and other ancillary buildings and structures; extension to country park; potential Travelling Showpeople Plots (Sui Generis); potential visitor centre and cafe; potential police facility; supporting infrastructure including energy centre, drainage, landscaping, parking, servicing and other associated works (all matters reserved except for access) 2) Detailed full planning application for demolition of existing structures, site-wide infrastructure including earthworks, drainage, access and highway works (including realignment of Mere Lane and provision of estate roads/spine road), and other associated works

As published by the council, reference 26/00574/OUT

Application record

Reference
26/00574/OUT
Type
Outline Application
Status
Pending Consideration
Received
24 Apr 2026
Validated
6 May 2026
Ward
Ullesthorpe
Parish
Bitteswell With Bittesby

Site history

Applications at this address on the Harborough register

This site has had 49 applications since 2020: 37 approved, 0 refused.

  • 26/01343/PCD Awaiting decision

    Land At Mere Lane Magna Park Bittesby Leicestershire

    Discharge of Conditions 7 (Contamination), 15 (Foul Drainage), 22 (Groundwater) and 25 (Framework Surface Water Drainage) of 15/01531/OUT (Parcel L MPN7)

    Submitted 18 Sep 2026
  • 26/01281/PCD Awaiting decision

    Land At Mere Lane Magna Park Bittesby Leicestershire

    Discharge of Conditions 9 (LBMP) and 17 (Ecology) of 15/01531/OUT in relation to Parcel L

    Submitted 4 Sep 2026
  • 26/01242/PCD Awaiting decision

    Land At Mere Lane Magna Park Bittesby Leicestershire

    Discharge of Condition 27i (CO2 Emissions) of 15/01531/OUT (Parcel L, MPN7)

    Submitted 28 Aug 2026
  • 26/01240/PCD Awaiting decision

    Land At Mere Lane Magna Park Bittesby Leicestershire

    Discharge of Conditions 6 (CEMP) and 26 (BREEAM) of 15/01531/OUT (Parcel L, MPN7)

    Submitted 28 Aug 2026
  • 26/01241/PCD Awaiting decision

    Land At Mere Lane Magna Park Bittesby Leicestershire

    Discharge of Conditions 10 (Storage of Refuse and Materials), 11 (Secure Cycle Parking), 12 (Ventilation and Extraction Equipment) and 13 (External Lighting) of 15/01531/OUT (Parcel L, MPN7)

    Submitted 28 Aug 2026
  • 26/01074/REM Decided

    Land At Mere Lane Magna Park Bittesby Leicestershire

    Reserved Matters application for approval of appearance, landscape, layout, scale and access (internal only), of Plot L at Magna Park, Lutterworth North (ref. 15/01531/OUT) including one building, internal roads, footways/cycleway, bunding, maintenance strips, foul and surface water drainage, landscaping, associated utilities and land reprofiling (revised scheme of 24/01612/REM)

    Submitted 27 Jul 2026 Reserved matters
  • 26/01009/PCD Awaiting decision

    Land At Mere Lane Magna Park Bittesby Leicestershire

    Discharge of Conditions 9 (LBMP) and 17 (Ecology) of 15/01531/OUT (Parcel K (part of), MPN6)

    Submitted 10 Jul 2026 Conditions
  • 26/01006/PCD Awaiting decision

    Land At Mere Lane Magna Park Bittesby Leicestershire

    Discharge of Conditions 6 (CEMP) and 26 (BREEAM) of 15/01531/OUT (Parcel K (part of), MPN6)

    Submitted 10 Jul 2026 Conditions
  • 26/01008/PCD Awaiting decision

    Land At Mere Lane Magna Park Bittesby Leicestershire

    Discharge of Conditions 10 (Storage of Refuse and Materials), 11 (Secure Cycle Parking), 12 (Ventilation and Extraction Equipment) and 13 (External Lighting) of 15/01531/OUT (Parcel K (part of), MPN6)

    Submitted 10 Jul 2026 Conditions
  • 26/01007/PCD Awaiting decision

    Land At Mere Lane Magna Park Bittesby Leicestershire

    Discharge of Conditions 7 (Contamination), 15 (Foul Drainage), 22 (Groundwater) and 25 (Framework Surface Water Drainage) of 15/01531/OUT (Parcel K (part of), MPN6)

    Submitted 10 Jul 2026 Conditions

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 24 Apr 2026

    Received by Harborough

  2. 6 May 2026

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 22 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  4. Decision

    Awaiting decision

    Decision expected by 1 July 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

181 documents on file for this application

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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 213 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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