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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2,732 approved · 361 refused · 752 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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/22/1465/2
Proposed installtion of non-illuminated advertisement sign
Former 62, Iveshead Road, Shepshed, Leicestershire
Received 9 Aug 2022 - Decided: REFUSEP/22/1466/2
Retrospective change of use of vacant unit (former Brush Social Club) to Nail Salon
18 Fennel Street, Loughborough, Leicestershire, LE11 1UQ
Received 9 Aug 2022 - Decided: GRANT CONDITIONALLYP/22/1467/2
Installation of flood relief measures to property
The White House, 78 Main Street, Swithland, Leicestershire, LE12 8TH
Received 27 Jul 2022 - Decided: GRANT CONDITIONALLYP/22/1468/2
Installation of flood relief measures to property
110 Main Street, Swithland, Leicestershire, LE12 8TH
Received 8 Aug 2022 - Decided: GRANT CONDITIONALLYP/22/1469/2
Installation of flood relief measures to property
112 Main Street, Swithland, Leicestershire, LE12 8TH
Received 8 Aug 2022 - Decided: GRANT CONDITIONALLYP/22/1460/2
Site for the erection of a dwelling. (Outline planning application)
125 Main Street, Cossington, Leicestershire, LE7 4UW
Received 8 Aug 2022 - Decided: GRANT CONDITIONALLYP/22/1461/2
Installation of door moutable floor barriers to property
138 Main Street, Swithland, Leicestershire, LE12 8TJ
Received 8 Aug 2022 - Decided: CONDITIONS DISCHARGED - CONFIRMEDP/22/1462/2
Discharge of conditions 3 (Site levels), 4 (Materials), 5 (Eaves/ verge treatment, guttering/ down pipe details), 6 (Disposal of foul waste and surface water drainage), 11 (Construction traffic management plan) and 16 (Tree protection measures) of P/19/2119/2 - Erection of 5 no. two bed bungalows, 2 no. three bed bungalows and 1 no. replacement dwelling at 532 Bradgate Road, Newtown Linford, Leicestershire, LE6 0HD.
Former Land Rear Of 352 To 356, Bradgate Road, Newtown Linford, Leicestershire
Received 8 Aug 2022 - Decided: CONDITIONS DISCHARGED - CONFIRMEDP/22/1463/2
Discharge of conditions 10 (Construction method statement/ management plan), 13 (Flood risk assessment), 14(Treat/ remove suspended solids from surface water run-off during construction work), 15 (Foul waste drainage), 18 (Surface water drainage), 19 (Management of surface water during construction), 20 (Long term maintainence of surface water drainage), 21 (Infiltration testing) and 22 (Ecological mitigation strategy) of P/18/2600/2 Conversion of existing farmhouse and farm buildings, and erection of new building to form seven dwellings and rear extension to the existing cottage together with associated car parking, landscaping and access
Home Farm, Main Street, Beeby, Leicestershire
Received 8 Aug 2022 - Decided: CONDITIONS PART DISCHARGEDP/22/1474/2
Discharge of condition 19 (phased landscaping) of P/18/0586/2.
Street Record, Tickow Lane, Shepshed, Leicestershire
Received 9 Aug 2022 - Decided: GRANT CONDITIONALLYP/22/1475/2
TPO1-Horse Chestnut (Aesculus Hippocastanum) tree - Fell, as tree is showing obvious signs of die back, with a 50% foliage thinning and severe Butt rot, also the presence of an aggressive root based fungi (Ganoderma Applanatum). Tree is liable for falling during high winds. Replacement tree to be planted during next planting season.
155 Swithland Lane, Rothley, Leicestershire, LE7 7SJ
Received 9 Aug 2022 - Decided: GRANT CONDITIONALLYP/22/1476/2
Proposed single storey annex outbuilding ancillary to main dwellinghouse.
62 Hawcliffe Road, Mountsorrel, Leicestershire, LE12 7AH
Received 9 Aug 2022 - Decided: GRANT CONDITIONALLYP/22/1477/2
Erection of raised decking to access all of the doors on the front elevation of the house.
Zouch Bridge, Zouch Road, Hathern, Leicestershire
Received 9 Aug 2022 - Decided: GRANT CONDITIONALLYP/22/1470/2
Installation of flood relief measures to property
114 Main Street, Swithland, Leicestershire, LE12 8TH
Received 8 Aug 2022 - WithdrawnP/22/1471/2
Proposed mobile home/caravan, to be used as ancillary residential accommodation(Lawful Development Certificate for Proposed Development)
62 Hawcliffe Road, Mountsorrel, Leicestershire, LE12 7AH
Received 9 Aug 2022 - Decided: GRANT CONDITIONALLYP/22/1472/2
Installation of flood relief measures to property
114A Main Street, Swithland, Leicestershire, LE12 8TH
Received 8 Aug 2022 - Decided: GRANT CONDITIONALLYP/22/1473/2
Installation of flood relief measures to property
Former 134, Main Street, Swithland, Leicestershire
Received 27 Jul 2022 - Decided: REFUSEP/22/1484/2
Proposed conversion of existing stable into 1no. dwellinghouse with single storey side extension porch extensions, with associated parking provision
Thrussington Lodge, 174 Hoby Road, Thrussington, Leicestershire, LE14 3EB
Received 10 Aug 2022 - Decided: GRANT CONDITIONALLYP/22/1485/2
Erection of first floor extensions to each side, alterations to roof, alterations to porch and boundary wall at front of house
Ashton Heyes, 279 Birstall Road, Birstall, Leicestershire, LE4 4DJ
Received 10 Aug 2022 - Decided: SELF ASSESSMENT FORM SUBMITTEDP/22/1486/2
Rear dormer window (Self Assessment form A completed)
267 Beacon Road, Loughborough, Leicestershire, LE11 2RA
Received 4 Aug 2022 - Decided: SELF ASSESSMENT FORM SUBMITTEDP/22/1487/2
Erection of games room and garage (Self Assessment form B completed)
267 Beacon Road, Loughborough, Leicestershire, LE11 2RA
Received 4 Aug 2022 - Under AssessmentP/22/1488/2
Three Yew trees to be pruned. 1 : Mature specimen fronting church. Reduce crown by 1.5 metres and girth by 2m 2 and 3 : Semi-mature specimens by hand gate. Reduce crowns by 1.5 metres and girth by 2metres
All Saints Church, Main Street, Beeby, Leicestershire, LE7 3BL
Received 11 Aug 2022 - Decided: GRANT CONDITIONALLYP/22/1489/2
Erection of single storey extension at rear of house
23 Charnwood Avenue, Thurmaston, Leicestershire, LE4 8FL
Received 11 Aug 2022 - Decided: AGREED UNCONDITIONALLYP/22/1481/2
Replacement of existing flat panel antenna with 1no. 0.3m dish, mounted on existing support pole, at height of 26.3m on existing tower and ancillary works.
Street Record, Meadow Lane, Loughborough, Leicestershire
Received 2 Aug 2022
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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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