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Planning application documents: what to read first
Understand planning application documents, officer reports and decision notices. Use a reading checklist, document table and worked example to inspect a case.
England · Local authority
Explore collected planning applications and decisions for Charnwood Borough Council. Search an address, application reference or proposal to find a record.
2,732 approved · 361 refused · 752 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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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.
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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.
151 Swithland Lane, Rothley, Leicestershire, LE7 7SH
Received 21 Mar 202228 Moorfield Place, Shepshed, Leicestershire, LE12 9AW
Received 21 Mar 2022Longcliffe Golf Club, Snells Nook Lane, Loughborough, Leicestershire, LE11 3YA
Received 17 Mar 202232 Chalfont Drive, Sileby, Leicestershire, LE12 7RQ
Received 23 Mar 202218 Lonsdale Road, Thurmaston, Leicestershire, LE4 8JF
Received 24 Mar 2022Trinity College, Moor Lane, Loughborough, Leicestershire, LE11 1BA
Received 24 Mar 20222 Kiln Orchard Way, Birstall, Leicestershire, LE4 3NT
Received 24 Mar 2022120 Station Road, Cropston, Leicestershire, LE7 7HE
Received 24 Mar 2022Former Units 1 To 3, Sullivan Way, Loughborough, Leicestershire
Received 24 Mar 20221 Church Street, Rothley, Leicestershire, LE7 7PD
Received 24 Mar 20226 Windmill Close, Mountsorrel, Leicestershire, LE12 7HR
Received 24 Mar 20228 Grove Road, Loughborough, Leicestershire, LE11 3QN
Received 22 Mar 2022Street Record, Cropston Road, Anstey, Leicestershire
Received 24 Mar 2022328 Beacon Road, Loughborough, Leicestershire, LE11 2RD
Received 22 Mar 20228 Castledine Street Extension, Loughborough, Leicestershire, LE11 2NT
Received 22 Mar 20224 Ribble Drive, Barrow Upon Soar, Leicestershire, LE12 8LJ
Received 23 Mar 202227 Bleakmoor Close, Rearsby, Leicestershire, LE7 4YD
Received 22 Mar 2022Gable Cottage, 12 Loughborough Road, Burton On The Wolds, Leicestershire, LE12 5AF
Received 23 Mar 2022498 Loughborough Road, Birstall, Leicestershire, LE4 3EF
Received 23 Mar 202245 Havelock Street, Loughborough, Leicestershire, LE11 5DH
Received 23 Mar 202254 Hall Croft, Shepshed, Leicestershire, LE12 9AN
Received 23 Mar 202242 South Street, Barrow Upon Soar, Leicestershire, LE12 8LZ
Received 23 Mar 202233 Swallow Drive, Syston, Leicestershire, LE7 1ZN
Received 24 Mar 202215 Windmill Avenue, Birstall, Leicestershire, LE4 4JL
Received 22 Mar 2022Records are ordered by application ID, not submission date. Use search to find a particular address or proposal.
View all applicationsStart with the address or application reference. Open a record to read the proposal, dates and available documents, then check the official register for the latest plans and consultation details. If nothing appears, check coverage before treating the result as a complete planning history.
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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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