Planning application
Hilltop Farm Bungalow Gumley Road Smeeton Westerby Leicestershire LE8 0LT
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Change of use of existing building to dog breeding business, including erection of kennels within building and outdoor exercise area
As published by the council, reference 26/00809/FUL
Application record
- Reference
- 26/00809/FUL
- Type
- Full Application
- Status
- Pending Consideration
- Received
- 4 Jun 2026
- Validated
- 4 Jun 2026
- Ward
- Kibworths
- Parish
- Smeeton Westerby
- Postcode
- LE8 0LT
Site history
Applications at this address on the Harborough register
This site has had 2 applications since 2026: 0 approved, 1 refused.
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26/00291/FUL Refused
Hilltop Farm Bungalow Gumley Road Smeeton Westerby Leicestershire LE8 0LT
Change of use of existing building to dog breeding business, including erection of kennels within building
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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4 Jun 2026
Received by Harborough
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22 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 30 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
21 documents on file for this application
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