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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.
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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2,732 approved · 361 refused · 752 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
Contact details were found on council pages. Check the source for opening hours and which enquiries the service handles.
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.
33 Barons Way, Mountsorrel, Leicestershire, LE12 7EA
Received 7 Apr 20228 Heathcoat Street, Loughborough, Leicestershire, LE11 3BW
Received 7 Apr 20222C Lindum Close, Syston, Leicestershire, LE7 1ZA
Received 7 Apr 202216 Moorhen Way, Loughborough, Leicestershire, LE11 3HH
Received 6 Apr 2022Regent Place Retail Park, Broad Street, Loughborough, Leicestershire
Received 6 Apr 202281 Roman Road, Birstall, Leicestershire, LE4 4BF
Received 6 Apr 202218 Station Road, Birstall, Leicestershire, LE4 3BA
Received 8 Apr 20221870 Melton Road, Rearsby, Leicestershire, LE7 4YS
Received 5 Apr 2022108 Tiverton Road, Loughborough, Leicestershire, LE11 2RZ
Received 7 Apr 2022Ingle Pingle Pond, Land Rear Of 58 To 70 William Street, Loughborough, Leicestershire
Received 6 Apr 2022Telecommunication Mast Opposite And North Of Radmoor Road Junction, Epinal Way, Loughborough, Leicestershire
Received 8 Apr 202223 Stamford Drive, Cropston, Leicestershire, LE7 7HJ
Received 8 Apr 2022Holts House, 25 Wymeswold Road, Hoton, Leicestershire, LE12 5SN
Received 7 Apr 2022Brook Farm, Cotes Road, Burton On The Wolds, Leicestershire, LE12 8JT
Received 4 Apr 2022Holly Cottage, 2 Ring Fence, Shepshed, Leicestershire, LE12 9HY
Received 7 Apr 2022Thorpe Farm, 20 King Street, Barkby Thorpe, Leicestershire, LE7 3QE
Received 4 Apr 202228 - 30 High Street, Quorn, Leicestershire, LE12 8DT
Received 8 Apr 202220A East Avenue, Syston, Leicestershire, LE7 2EH
Received 6 Apr 2022Woodcock Farm, 903 Loughborough Road, Rothley, Leicestershire, LE7 7NH
Received 7 Apr 202254 Birstall Road, Birstall, Leicestershire, LE4 4DE
Received 8 Apr 2022Chitterman House, Polly Botts Lane, Ulverscroft, Leicestershire, LE67 9PT
Received 8 Apr 202223 Cotes Road, Barrow Upon Soar, Leicestershire, LE12 8JP
Received 8 Apr 2022Beacon Hollow, 45A Town Green Street, Rothley, Leicestershire, LE7 7NU
Received 11 Apr 202218 Fennel Street, Loughborough, Leicestershire, LE11 1UQ
Received 8 Apr 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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