Harborough Council approves 91.1% of planning applications, based on 2,200 real decisions analysed from the council’s public planning portal. The national average across all councils tracked by PlanningLens is 88.5%. Harborough sits 2.6 percentage points above the national average.
According to PlanningLens analysis of 1,502 decided applications, Harborough Council approved 91.3% of planning applications in 2025. Across 2,200 decisions analysed since January 2020, the overall approval rate in Harborough is 91.1%; the national average across UK councils tracked by PlanningLens is 88.5%.
Source: PlanningLens (planninglens.co.uk) analysis of Harborough council planning portal records · Updated June 2026 · Quote freely with attribution
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Not all applications are treated equally. Extension types, listed building consent, and change of use applications each have very different success rates in Harborough.
| Application Type | Approved | Refused | Total | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Full | 785 | 96 | 881 | 89.1% |
| Trees | 495 | 8 | 503 | 98.4% |
| Discharge of Conditions | 316 | 3 | 319 | 99.1% |
| Other | 169 | 55 | 224 | 75.4% |
| Listed Building | 92 | 6 | 98 | 93.9% |
| Certificate of Lawfulness | 68 | 18 | 86 | 79.1% |
| Advertisement | 42 | 4 | 46 | 91.3% |
| Prior Approval | 38 | 5 | 43 | 88.4% |
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| Ward | Approved | Refused | Total | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nevill | 201 | 14 | 215 | 93.5% |
| Kibworths | 187 | 21 | 208 | 89.9% |
| Thurnby And Houghton | 169 | 26 | 195 | 86.7% |
| Market Harborough Great Bowden And Arden | 165 | 16 | 181 | 91.2% |
| Billesdon And Tilton | 137 | 21 | 158 | 86.7% |
| Lubenham | 140 | 9 | 149 | 94.0% |
| Bosworth | 136 | 8 | 144 | 94.4% |
| Dunton | 123 | 10 | 133 | 92.5% |
| Glen | 118 | 11 | 129 | 91.5% |
| Ullesthorpe | 101 | 10 | 111 | 91.0% |
| Market Harborough Logan | 87 | 7 | 94 | 92.6% |
| Broughton Astley South And Leire | 66 | 7 | 73 | 90.4% |
| Misterton | 66 | 4 | 70 | 94.3% |
| Fleckney | 56 | 9 | 65 | 86.2% |
| Broughton Astley Primethorpe And Sutton | 62 | 2 | 64 | 96.9% |
| Lutterworth East | 54 | 5 | 59 | 91.5% |
| Market Harborough Little Bowden | 48 | 9 | 57 | 84.2% |
| Market Harborough Welland | 45 | 4 | 49 | 91.8% |
| Lutterworth West | 43 | 2 | 45 | 95.6% |
How Harborough’s planning approval rate has changed year by year — down 0.6pp since 2025.
Bar height reflects approval rate. Colour: green ≥85%, amber ≥70%, red below 70%.
Real residential planning decisions from Harborough council. Each reference links to the council's own planning portal so you can verify the details yourself.
| Reference | Proposal | Decision |
|---|---|---|
| 26/00616/FUL Misterton | Erection of oak framed orangery | Approved |
| 26/00551/FUL Thurnby And Houghton | Erection of a two storey side and single storey rear extension | Approved |
| 26/00543/FUL Market Harborough Logan | Single storey extension, garage conversion and changes to windows and doors | Approved |
| 26/00667/TCA Dunton | Works to tree (felling of T1 Cherry in rear garden) | Approved |
| 26/00687/NMA Kibworths | Approved external wall finish to be changed from red brick to black vertical com | Approved |
| 26/00664/PIP Kibworths | Permission in Principle for the erection of a minimum of 2 and a maximum of 3 dw | Refused |
| 25/00572/FUL Lubenham | Change of use from outdoor sports pitches and ancillary development to use as Op | Approved |
| 26/00737/NMA Kibworths | Relocation of parking spaces 04, 05, 06, 07,08, trimming back of G01 to allow ac | Approved |
| 26/00729/PIP Kibworths | Permission in Principle for the erection of minimum of 2 and a maximum of 4 serv | Refused |
| 26/00628/FUL Fleckney | Erection of a part single part two storey rear extension | Approved |
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Based on 2,200 planning decisions, the overall approval rate in Harborough is 91.1%. The national average across councils tracked by PlanningLens is 88.5%. Rates vary significantly by ward and application type.
PlanningLens has analysed 2,200 planning decisions from Harborough council. 2,005 were approved and 195 were refused. These figures cover decisions from January 2020 to the present.
The average approval rate in Harborough is 91.1%, but outcomes depend heavily on your specific ward, the type of extension or development you are proposing, and local planning policy. Use the free PlanningLens postcode check to get a personalised score.
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