Who makes decisions on planning applications?

Harborough District Council planning decisions are taken as required by: 

The National Scheme of Planning delegation

• The Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026

Statutory Guidance to the National Scheme of Planning delegation

• Planning Committees and the National Scheme of Delegation of Planning Functions: Guidance for local planning authorities in England - GOV.UK

The following flowchart summarises how this works at Harborough District Council:

The schedule 2 decision list confirming which applications shall be reported to planning committee is published here: Public Documents