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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2,732 approved · 361 refused · 752 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Dales Farm House, Narrow Lane, Hathern, Leicestershire, LE12 5LH
Received 16 Feb 2023Street Record, Ashby Road West, Shepshed, Leicestershire
Received 16 Feb 202327 Market Place, Loughborough, Leicestershire, LE11 3EB
Received 16 Feb 20236 Johns Avenue, Mountsorrel, Leicestershire, LE12 7DA
Received 16 Feb 2023169 Knightthorpe Road, Loughborough, Leicestershire, LE11 5JR
Received 20 Feb 2023451 Loughborough Road, Birstall, Leicestershire, LE4 4BH
Received 20 Feb 2023Grey Lady Restaurant, Sharpley Hill, Newtown Linford, Leicestershire, LE6 0AH
Received 20 Feb 202347 Springfield Road, Shepshed, Leicestershire, LE12 9QW
Received 17 Feb 20235 Cherry Drive, Syston, Leicestershire, LE7 2PT
Received 20 Feb 2023Telecommunication Mast Opposite 71 To 73, Charles Street, Sileby, Leicestershire
Received 17 Feb 202332 Loughborough Road, Hoton, Leicestershire, LE12 5SF
Received 17 Feb 2023Wood Close, Wyvernhoe Drive, Quorn, Leicestershire, LE12 8AP
Received 17 Feb 20236 Park Farm Mews, Rothley, Leicestershire, LE7 7UN
Received 20 Feb 2023Falcon Industrial Park, Meadow Lane, Loughborough, Leicestershire
Received 21 Feb 202326 Oaktree Way, Rothley, Leicestershire, LE7 7YF
Received 21 Feb 202357 Lonsdale Road, Thurmaston, Leicestershire, LE4 8JH
Received 21 Feb 2023Telecommunication Mast Opposite Colindale Avenue Junction, Loughborough Road, Birstall, Leicestershire
Received 20 Feb 20231 The Willows, Burton On The Wolds, Leicestershire, LE12 5AP
Received 20 Feb 202312 Wren Close, Loughborough, Leicestershire, LE11 3HL
Received 20 Feb 2023201A Derby Road, Loughborough, Leicestershire, LE11 5HJ
Received 20 Feb 2023Radio Station Rear Of Copt Oak Farm, Whitcrofts Lane, Ulverscroft, Leicestershire
Received 20 Feb 202373 Church Hill Road, Thurmaston, Leicestershire, LE4 8DF
Received 20 Feb 2023Mill House, 20 Loughborough Road, Mountsorrel, Leicestershire, LE12 7AT
Received 21 Feb 202362 Toothill Road, Loughborough, Leicestershire, LE11 1PW
Received 21 Feb 2023Records 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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