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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2,732 approved · 361 refused · 752 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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: CONDITIONS DISCHARGED - CONFIRMEDP/24/0075/2
Discharge of Condition 39 (Construction Environmental Management Plan) of planning permission P/24/0957/2 in relation to Parcel 1, Phase 1.
Street Record, Birstall Meadow Road, Birstall, Leicestershire
Received 15 Jan 2024 - Decided: CONDITIONS DISCHARGED - CONFIRMEDP/24/0076/2
Discharge of Planning Condition 13 (Remediation Method Statement and Validation Plan) of Planning Application ref:P/21/0615/2 (Outline Application for the erection of up to 60 residential dwellings, with all matters reserved except access)
Former 30, Sowters Lane, Burton On The Wolds, Leicestershire
Received 15 Jan 2024 - Appeal Decided: REFUSEP/24/0077/2
Erection of two storey student accommodation consisting of 38 bedrooms, contained in 7 Cluster Flats with new vehicle entrance on Frederick Street (amended description)
Street Record, Arthur Street, Loughborough, Leicestershire
Received 15 Jan 2024 - Decided: RAISE NO OBJECTIONP/24/0078/2
Consultation fromMelton BC - The construction and operation of a solar photovoltaic (PV) farm with associated infrastructure, including inverters, transformers, substations, security cameras, fencing, access tracks and landscaping. (Melton BC ref 23/01101/FUL)
Street Record, Six Hills Road, Walton On The Wolds, Leicestershire
Received 15 Jan 2024 - Withdrawn: WITHDRAWNP/24/0079/2
TO BE CONFIRMED T56 Ash Carefully sectional dismantle and fell to ground level
Snells Nook Lodge, Ashby Road, Loughborough, Leicestershire, LE11 3QX
Received 16 Jan 2024 - Decided: CONDITIONS PART DISCHARGEDP/24/0071/2
Discharge of Condition 9 (Construction Traffic Management Plan ) of Planning Permission P/22/0333/2 in relation to Parcel 1.
Street Record, Birstall Meadow Road, Birstall, Leicestershire
Received 15 Jan 2024 - Decided: CONDITIONS DISCHARGED - CONFIRMEDP/24/0072/2
Discharge of Condition 26 (Surface Water Drainage Scheme) of planning permission P/24/0957/2 in relation to Parcel 1 of Phase 1. Condition 27 of P/24/0957/2 also relates.
Street Record, Birstall Meadow Road, Birstall, Leicestershire
Received 15 Jan 2024 - Decided: CONDITIONS DISCHARGED - CONFIRMEDP/24/0073/2
Discharge of Condition 28 (Surface Water Management - During Construction) of planning permission P/24/0957/2 in relation to Parcel 1, Phase 1.
Street Record, Birstall Meadow Road, Birstall, Leicestershire
Received 15 Jan 2024 - Decided: CONDITIONS DISCHARGED - CONFIRMEDP/24/0084/2
Discharge of Conditions 5 (Landscaping Phasing Plan) and 15 (External Lighting) of Planning Permission ref: P/22/1524/2 (Reserved Matters approval for 210 dwellings with associated access, landscaping, open space, sustainable drainage, and other associated infrastructure, following approval of outline app. ref: P/20/2088/2)
Street Record, Ashby Road West, Shepshed, Leicestershire
Received 16 Jan 2024 - Decided: GRANT CONDITIONALLYP/24/0086/2
Erection of single storey side/rear extension (following demolition of existing conservatory)
Charnia House, 5 Charnia Grove, Swithland, Leicestershire, LE12 8XZ
Received 17 Jan 2024 - Decided: CONDITIONS DISCHARGED - CONFIRMEDP/24/0087/2
Discharge of Conditions 3 (Materials), 7 (Biodiversity - Secure habitat Units), 8 (Landscaping Scheme), 10 (Bat Box Details) and 11 (Written Scheme of Investigation - Archaeological Work)) of Planning Application ref: P/23/0421/2 (Demolition of bungalow and associated outbuildings and structures, erection of four dwellings and associated works)
Former 45, Beveridge Street, Barrow Upon Soar, Leicestershire
Received 17 Jan 2024 - Decided: GRANT CONDITIONALLYP/24/0088/2
Erection of single storey extension to side, part conversion of garage into habitable use and single storey extension to rear of dwelling.
172 Leicester Road, Loughborough, Leicestershire, LE11 2AH
Received 17 Jan 2024 - Decided: GRANT CONDITIONALLYP/24/0089/2
Part conversion of garage into habitable space and associated alterations including raising height of flat roof.
20 Silverton Road, Loughborough, Leicestershire, LE11 2RJ
Received 17 Jan 2024 - Decided: SELF ASSESSMENT FORM SUBMITTEDP/24/0081/2
Installation of 2 velux windows to the rear of property (Self Assessment form D completed)
18 Wymeswold Road, Hoton, Leicestershire, LE12 5SN
Received 16 Jan 2024 - Decided: REFUSEP/24/0082/2
Lawful Development Certificate for Existing use of property as C4 House in Multiple Occupation (HMO).
56 Leopold Street, Loughborough, Leicestershire, LE11 5DN
Received 16 Jan 2024 - Decided: CONDITIONS DISCHARGED - CONFIRMEDP/24/0083/2
Discharge of Condition 22 (Access Closure Plan ) of Planning Application ref: P/20/2088/2 (Residential development for the erection of up to 210 dwellings with associated access, landscaping, open space and sustainable drainage. (Outline - Access only to be considered)).
Street Record, Ashby Road West, Shepshed, Leicestershire
Received 16 Jan 2024 - Decided: GRANT CONDITIONALLYP/24/0094/2
Creation of new entrance to Unit 5 and alterations to the existing entrance to Unit 6/7.
The Rushes Shopping Centre, The Rushes, Loughborough, Leicestershire
Received 18 Jan 2024 - Withdrawn: WITHDRAWNP/24/0095/2
Erection of first floor side extension
177 Cropston Road, Anstey, Leicestershire, LE7 7BR
Received 18 Jan 2024 - Decided: GRANT CONDITIONALLYP/24/0097/2
Proposed new doors and windows, installation of new external MFD (Multi function device) machine, ladder and fall protection railing, CCTV and external AC equipment to roof, and associated works.
31 Cattlemarket, Loughborough, Leicestershire, LE11 3DL
Received 19 Jan 2024 - Decided: CONDITIONS DISCHARGED - CONFIRMEDP/24/0099/2
Discharge of Condition 2 (Materials) of Planning Application ref: P/23/1251/2 (Re-building of the demolished single storey North Wing and alterations to the facade of the guest apartment/garage)
Ratcliffe Hall, 1 Main Street, Ratcliffe On The Wreake, Leicestershire, LE7 4SN
Received 19 Jan 2024 - Decided: GRANT CONDITIONALLYP/24/0090/2
Proposed change of use from dwellinghouse (Use Class C3) to Mixed use dwellinghouse and Business (Holistic Therapy -Sui Generis Use Class) and retention of building.
Green Farm Court, Bradgate Road, Anstey, Leicestershire
Received 17 Jan 2024 - Decided: CONDITIONS DISCHARGED - CONFIRMEDP/24/0091/2
Discharge of Condition 3 (Design and Materials) of Listed Building Consent ref: P/23/1427/2
Ratcliffe College, 351 Fosse Way, Cossington, Leicestershire, LE7 4SG
Received 17 Jan 2024 - Decided: CONSIDERED A MATERIAL ALTERATIONP/24/0092/2
Non-Material Amendment to Planning Application ref P/20/1219/2 (Demolition of the existing building on-site and the erection of an apartment building comprising of 4 no. dwellings and associated facilities, and alterations to the vehicular access and parking arrangements). Amendment to consist of changes to front window cills to stone, inclusion of a ground floor external door to the garden and raising of the ridge height.
11 North Street, Rothley, Leicestershire
Received 18 Jan 2024 - Decided: GRANT CONDITIONALLYP/24/0093/2
Erection of two storey side extension and ground floor porch extension to front
241 Markfield Lane, Newtown Linford, Leicestershire, LE67 9PQ
Received 18 Jan 2024
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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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