Planning application
Forest Hill Golf And Country Club Markfield Lane Botcheston Leicestershire LE9 9FH
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Change of use from 9 hole practice golf course to adventure golf course including the erection of structures, bridges and buildings and associated works (retrospective)
As published by the council, reference 26/00201/FUL
Application record
- Reference
- 26/00201/FUL
- Type
- Full Application
- Status
- Permitted
- Decision
- Planning Permission
- Received
- 2 Mar 2026
- Validated
- 20 Mar 2026
- Decided
- 1 Jul 2026
- Ward
- Ratby Bagworth And Thornton
- Parish
- Bagworth Parish Council
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- LE9 9FH
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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2 Mar 2026
Received by Hinckley and Bosworth
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20 Mar 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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1 Jul 2026
Decision issued: Planning Permission
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22 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
14 documents on file for this application
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Hinckley and Bosworth granted permission on 1 July 2026, subject to any conditions on the decision notice. Work must normally begin within three years or the permission lapses. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.
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