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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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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2,732 approved · 361 refused · 752 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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: REFUSEP/24/0104/2
Erection of two storey extension to side and rear, loft conversion to include dormer extension to rear of dwelling.
55 Station Street, Loughborough, Leicestershire, LE11 5EE
Received 22 Jan 2024 - Decided: RAISE NO OBJECTIONP/24/0105/2
Consultation from North West Leicestershire - Scoping Opinion under the Town and Country Planning (Environmental Impact Assessment) Regulations 2017 in respect of industrial and logistics development (NWLDC ref 24/00072/EAS)
Street Record, Hallamford Road, Shepshed, Leicestershire
Received 22 Jan 2024 - Decided: REFUSEP/24/0106/2
Extensions and alterations to first floor to create 2 self-contained 1-bed flats including new external staircase leading to second floor. Extensions and alterations to roof to form a further 1-bed flat.
40A The Rushes, Loughborough, Leicestershire, LE11 5BG
Received 22 Jan 2024 - Decided: AGREED UNCONDITIONALLYP/24/0107/2
Non-Material Amendment to Planning Permission P/22/0333/2 to amend conditions 13 and 18
Street Record, Birstall Meadow Road, Birstall, Leicestershire
Received 22 Jan 2024 - Decided: GRANT CONDITIONALLYP/24/0108/2
Dismantle and like for like rebuild of chimney stack and associated roof repairs
37 Wide Lane, Hathern, Leicestershire, LE12 5LN
Received 22 Jan 2024 - WithdrawnP/24/0109/2
Change of use from Dwellinghouse (Use Class C3) to Childrens Home (Lawful Development Certificate)
29 Festival Avenue, Thurmaston, Leicestershire, LE4 8JB
Received 23 Jan 2024 - Decided: GRANT CONDITIONALLYP/24/0100/2
Erection of an agricultural building
Fox Covert Farm, 289 Narrow Lane, Burton On The Wolds, Leicestershire, LE12 6SD
Received 22 Jan 2024 - Decided: GRANT CONDITIONALLYP/24/0101/2
Erection of single storey side/rear extension with stairs to lower gardens, and single storey front porch extension (following demolition of existing garage)
3 Woodgate Drive, Birstall, Leicestershire, LE4 3HT
Received 22 Jan 2024 - Decided: GRANT CONDITIONALLYP/24/0102/2
Installation of non-illuminated and illuminated signage and graphics (Advertisement Consent)
31 Cattlemarket, Loughborough, Leicestershire, LE11 3DL
Received 19 Jan 2024 - Decided: CONDITIONS DISCHARGED - CONFIRMEDP/24/0114/2
Discharge of Conditions 3 (Materials) and 4 (Architectural Details) of Planning Application ref: P/23/0335/2 (1.5 storey rear extension to and refurbishment of existing dwelling and construction of 2 new dwellings)
Mill House, 20 Loughborough Road, Mountsorrel, Leicestershire, LE12 7AT
Received 23 Jan 2024 - Decided: DO NOT MAKE A TREE PRESERVATION ORDERP/24/0115/2
Cherry Tree at the end of the garden - Whole tree removal The roots are causing the brick wall to lean into the back entrance
58 York Road, Loughborough, Leicestershire, LE11 3DA
Received 23 Jan 2024 - Decided: DO NOT MAKE A TREE PRESERVATION ORDERP/24/0116/2
6 Leylandii to be reduced in height by approximately 3m, and reduced in width. Acer tree to be pollarded at a height of approximately 4m.
The Cottage, 4 South Street, Barrow Upon Soar, Leicestershire, LE12 8LZ
Received 24 Jan 2024 - Decided: DO NOT MAKE A TREE PRESERVATION ORDERP/24/0117/2
Oak Tree in front garden - Whole Tree Removal Tree is causeing damage to garden wall
83 Loughborough Road, Mountsorrel, Leicestershire, LE12 7AP
Received 3 Jan 2024 - Decided: CONDITIONS DISCHARGED - CONFIRMEDP/24/0118/2
Discharge of condition 4 (Contamination Site Survey) of Planning Application ref: P/23/0450/2 (Demolition of existing farmhouse and associated outbuildings and erection of a replacement dwelling, with associated works (Revised scheme to planning application ref: P/20/0048/2) )
Old Park Farm, Melton Road, Burton On The Wolds, Leicestershire, LE14 3PU
Received 24 Jan 2024 - Decided: GRANT CONDITIONALLYP/24/0119/2
Erection of two storey and single storey extensions to front and two storey extensions to both sides of dwelling and changes to fenestration.
47 Rectory Road, Wanlip, Leicestershire, LE7 4PL
Received 23 Jan 2024 - Decided: CONDITIONS DISCHARGED - CONFIRMEDP/24/0111/2
Discharge of Conditions 4 (Materials) and 5 (Sections and details of installations of windows, doors and roofing materials) of Planning Application ref: P/23/1455/2 (Erection of single storey rear extension and changes to fenestration)
82 Swithland Lane, Rothley, Leicestershire, LE7 7SE
Received 23 Jan 2024 - Decided: GRANT CONDITIONALLYP/24/0112/2
Erection of single storey side extension and single storey front entrance porch
10 Rosehill, Loughborough, Leicestershire, LE11 4SS
Received 23 Jan 2024 - Decided: GRANT CONDITIONALLYP/24/0113/2
Conversion of dwellinghouse to provide 1no. two-bedroom flat and 1no. one-bedroom flat (Use Class C3) with erection of dormer extension to rear roof slope. Erection of bin and cycle store to rear of property. (Revised scheme P/23/1061/2 refers)
4 Arthur Street, Loughborough, Leicestershire, LE11 3AY
Received 23 Jan 2024 - Decided: GRANT CONDITIONALLYP/24/0124/2
Change of use of part of dwellinghouse to hairdressing salon with variation of condition 6 of planning permission P/20/2360/2 to extend the hours of operation
18 Dorothy Avenue, Thurmaston, Leicestershire, LE4 8AB
Received 23 Jan 2024 - Decided: GRANT UNCONDITIONALLYP/24/0125/2
Lawful Development Certificate (Existing) for use of 67 Holywell Drive and 39 Coniston Crescent as two independent dwellings.
Former 67, Holywell Drive, Loughborough, Leicestershire
Received 23 Jan 2024 - Decided: DO NOT MAKE A TREE PRESERVATION ORDERP/24/0126/2
Sycamore tree in rear garden: Crown lift to 6m above ground level. Crown tidy to remove crossing and dysfunctional minor branches. Crown Reduce by 2-3m
19 Woodlands Close, Wymeswold, Leicestershire, LE12 6TF
Received 24 Jan 2024 - Decided: CONDITIONS DISCHARGED - CONFIRMEDP/24/0128/2
Confirmation of compliance of condition 3 attached to P/13/2242/2.
21 St Philips Road, Burton On The Wolds, Leicestershire, LE12 5TS
Received 25 Jan 2024 - Decided: PRIOR APPROVAL REFUSEDP/24/0129/2
Prior approval for proposed Change of use from Commercial, Business and Service (Use Class E) to Dwellinghouses (Use Class C3)
130 Derby Road, Loughborough, Leicestershire, LE11 5HL
Received 25 Jan 2024 - Decided: GRANT CONDITIONALLYP/24/0120/2
Erection of single storey rear extension and installation of roof light on existing roof slope
65 Oxford Street, Loughborough, Leicestershire, LE11 5DP
Received 24 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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