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Land East Of Catthorpe Road Swinford Leicestershire

Awaiting decision Harborough 26/00627/FUL Full Application

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Proposal

Erection of a new air ambulance base, including a building comprising helicopter hangar, staff rest and training spaces, offices and other ancillary floorspace, and 2no. helipads, a Final Approach and Take Off area (FATO), along with security perimeter fencing, access from Swinford Road / Main Street, and parking, landscaping, attenuation, and other ancillary works

As published by the council, reference 26/00627/FUL

Application record

Reference
26/00627/FUL
Type
Full Application
Status
Pending Consideration
Received
5 May 2026
Validated
20 May 2026
Ward
Misterton
Parish
Swinford

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 5 May 2026

    Received by Harborough

  2. 20 May 2026

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 22 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  4. Decision

    Awaiting decision

    Decision expected by 15 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

200 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 full applications in a median of 70 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.

About full applications

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