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Charnwood Borough Council
Planning applications.
Explore collected planning applications and decisions for Charnwood Borough Council. Search an address, application reference or proposal to find a record.
Collected application statistics
Collected records · All available dates5,695Searchable applications
81Recorded as pending
88%Approval rate · 3,093 approved or refused records
361Refused applications
2,732 approved · 361 refused · 752 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 29 Jan 2020 to 21 Sept 2026. Most recent record check: 30 Sept 2026. Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
Local planning information
Council sources checked 14 Sept 2026Planning information CBC-Planning Applictions View planning applicationsLocal plan Local Plan and planning policy
Council contacts
- Planning enquiries01509634666Council source
- Planning enquiriesdevelopment.control@charnwood.gov.ukCouncil source
Contact details were found on council pages. Check the source for opening hours and which enquiries the service handles.
Conservation areas and Article 4 directions
Explore published planning boundaries and follow their source records for designation details. Coverage varies: an empty map does not mean there are no restrictions. Check the council’s current maps and documents before relying on a boundary.
Conservation areas39 mapped area records
Article 4 direction areasNo boundary records available in this collection
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Data downloaded 14 Sept 2026. Display boundaries are simplified and indicative. Map record counts are not a complete count of designations or directions.
Sources: Planning Data conservation areas and Article 4 direction areas. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
More application records
- Decided: GRANT CONDITIONALLYP/21/1671/2
Display of 1x illuminated fascia sign, 4x non-illuminated fascia signs, 1x illuminated pylon sign, 1x illuminated entrance sign.
Charnwood Edge, Syston Road, Cossington, Leicestershire
Received 29 Jul 2021 - Decided: GRANT CONDITIONALLYP/21/1672/2
Conversion and extension of roof to student hall of residence to provide an additional 5 studios.
Kingfisher Halls, Kingfisher Way, Loughborough, Leicestershire
Received 29 Jul 2021 - Decided: GRANT CONDITIONALLYP/21/1673/2
Proposed series of non-illuminated signs and a flags on poles.
Street Record, Bier Way, Rothley, Leicestershire
Received 29 Jul 2021 - Decided: GRANT CONDITIONALLYP/21/1674/2
Erection of single storey extension to rear of house
8 Birstall Meadow Road, Birstall, Leicestershire, LE4 3NA
Received 29 Jul 2021 - Decided: DO NOT MAKE A TREE PRESERVATION ORDERP/21/1675/2
T1 (Leyland Cypress) and T2 (Golden Lawson Cypress - to fell.
109 Main Street, Swithland, Leicestershire, LE12 8TG
Received 29 Jul 2021 - Decided: GRANT UNCONDITIONALLYP/21/1676/2
Certificate of Lawfulness (Existing) for use of property as a house of multiple occupation (Use Class C4 HMO).
136 Paget Street, Loughborough, Leicestershire, LE11 5DU
Received 29 Jul 2021 - Decided: GRANT CONDITIONALLYP/21/1682/2
Retention of conversion of garage to habitable room and enclosure of partial covered area to front of dwelling.
1B Rothley Road, Mountsorrel, Leicestershire, LE12 7JS
Received 30 Jul 2021 - Decided: DO NOT MAKE A TREE PRESERVATION ORDERP/21/1683/2
T1 (Willow) and T2 (Laurel) - to fell.
The Barn, 1 Dovecote Street, Hathern, Leicestershire, LE12 5HS
Received 30 Jul 2021 - Decided: GRANT CONDITIONALLYP/21/1686/2
Replacement of an existing two class mobile unit with a free standing building containing two replacement classrooms and associated WC facilities.
Hall Orchard Church Of England Primary School, Church Street, Barrow Upon Soar, Leicestershire, LE12 8HP
Received 30 Jul 2021 - Decided: GRANT CONDITIONALLYP/21/1705/2
Two storey extension to rear of semi-detached dwelling.
24 Forest Street, Shepshed, Leicestershire, LE12 9DA
Received 30 Jul 2021 - Decided: CONDITIONS PART DISCHARGEDP/21/1750/2
Discharge of condition C(i) of appeal decision APP/X2410/C/20/3261785
Rowena Garden Centre, Loughborough Road, Rothley, Leicestershire, LE7 7NL
Received 28 Jul 2021 - Withdrawn: WITHDRAWNP/21/1751/2
to be checked
1 Blake Close, Barrow Upon Soar, Leicestershire, LE12 8FS
Received 28 Jul 2021 - Decided: GRANT CONDITIONALLYP/21/1802/2
Change of use of garage to games room at front of house, installation of window and replacements doors.
4 Hames Close, Rothley, Leicestershire, LE7 7NZ
Received 28 Jul 2021 - Decided: REFUSEP/21/1805/2
Proposed single storey side and rear extension to C4 dwelling.
2 Bampton Street, Loughborough, Leicestershire, LE11 2DR
Received 28 Jul 2021 - Decided: GRANT CONDITIONALLYP/21/1806/2
Proposed two storey and single storey extension to rear of dwelling, and installation of wood burning stove and flue.
973 Loughborough Road, Rothley, Leicestershire, LE7 7NJ
Received 28 Jul 2021 - Withdrawn: WITHDRAWNP/21/1809/2
to be checked
2 - 4 Ashby Road, Loughborough, Leicestershire, LE11 3AE
Received 28 Jul 2021 - Decided: SELF ASSESSMENT FORM SUBMITTEDP/21/1819/2
Conversion of garage into habitable room (SELF ASSESSMENT FORM A COMPLETED).
86 Elmfield Avenue, Birstall, Leicestershire, LE4 3DF
Received 30 Apr 2021 - Decided: GRANT UNCONDITIONALLYP/21/1835/2
Certificate of Lawfulness (Existing) for use of property as a house of multiple occupation (Use Class C4 HMO).
26 Burleigh Road, Loughborough, Leicestershire, LE11 3BA
Received 28 Jul 2021 - Withdrawn: WITHDRAWNP/21/1842/2
to be checked
Poppy House, 9 Darby Close, Barrow Upon Soar, Leicestershire, LE12 8ZU
Received 29 Jul 2021 - Decided: DO NOT MAKE A TREE PRESERVATION ORDERP/21/1843/2
T1 (Cherry Plum) - Sever ivy and remove to 3m above ground level; and, T2 (Cherry Plum) - Selective pruning to provide no more than 1m clearance of neighbouring building.
Vicarage, 1 Upper Church Street, Syston, Leicestershire, LE7 1HR
Received 29 Jul 2021 - Decided: GRANT UNCONDITIONALLYP/21/1899/2
Certificate of Lawfulness (Existing) for use of property as a house of multiple occupation (Use Class C4 HMO).
104 Alan Moss Road, Loughborough, Leicestershire, LE11 5LY
Received 26 Aug 2021 - Decided: GRANT CONDITIONALLYP/21/1913/2
Proposed 3-storey extension to side and single storey extension to rear of existing dwelling.
25 Barrow Road, Burton On The Wolds, Leicestershire, LE12 5TB
Received 27 Aug 2021 - Decided: GRANT CONDITIONALLYP/21/1915/2
Alterations to summer house to create flat roof canopy extension, alterations to window, outdoor fireplace, construction of retaining walls and landscaping.
Nanhill, Nanhill Drive, Woodhouse Eaves, Leicestershire, LE12 8TL
Received 27 Aug 2021 - Decided: GRANT CONDITIONALLYP/21/1916/2
Proposed single storey extension with roof lantern above to rear of existing dwelling.
21 Saxon Drive, Rothley, Leicestershire, LE7 7SR
Received 30 Aug 2021
Records are ordered by application ID, not submission date. Use search to find a particular address or proposal.
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What these statistics cover
These figures describe applications collected by PlanningTrack for Charnwood Borough Council, across all dates currently available. They are a partial dataset, rather than an authority-wide performance measure. The date range does not establish continuous historical coverage.
The approval percentage is approved records divided by approved plus refused records. Pending, withdrawn and unknown outcomes are excluded. No percentage is shown until there is an approved or refused record.
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