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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2,732 approved · 361 refused · 752 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Withdrawn: WITHDRAWNP/24/0160/2
Erection of two storey front extension
26 Quorn Close, Loughborough, Leicestershire, LE11 2AW
Received 29 Jan 2024 - Decided: REFUSEP/24/0184/2
Erection of single storey rear extension
49 William Street, Loughborough, Leicestershire, LE11 3BX
Received 1 Feb 2024 - Decided: GRANT CONDITIONALLYP/24/0185/2
Proposed change of use from Use Class C3 Dwelling to 6 bed HMO (Use Class C4), erection of single storey rear extension and outbuilding to rear (consisting of indoor pool area).
5 Goodes Avenue, Syston, Leicestershire, LE7 2JH
Received 1 Feb 2024 - Decided: GRANT CONDITIONALLYP/24/0186/2
Application to Crown Lift 1No Oak Tree protected by Charnwood Borough Council Tree Preservation Order. Proposed works are to create 6 metres clearance beneath the crown of the tree when measured above natural ground level.
8 Coombe Close, Shepshed, Leicestershire, LE12 9HH
Received 1 Feb 2024 - Decided: CERTIFICATE OF LAWFUL PROPOSED DEVELOPMENTP/24/0188/2
Erection of a single storey rear extension (Lawful Development Certificate Proposed Development)
6 Toothill Road, Loughborough, Leicestershire, LE11 1PW
Received 1 Feb 2024 - Decided: GRANT CONDITIONALLYP/24/0189/2
Erection of first floor front extension and alterations to fenestration
The Gables, 118 Roman Road, Birstall, Leicestershire, LE4 4BE
Received 2 Feb 2024 - Decided: GRANT CONDITIONALLYP/24/0182/2
Erection of single storey porch to front of house.
75 Woodgon Road, Anstey, Leicestershire, LE7 7ER
Received 25 Jan 2024 - Decided: CONDITIONS NOT DISCHARGEDP/24/0194/2
Discharge of Conditions 8 (Lighting), 11 (Construction Traffic Management Plan),13 (Travel Plan) and 14 (Schedule of Energy Energy Efficient Measures) of Planning Application ref: P/22/1728/2 (Proposed erection of 21 industrial units (Class B2/B8 and E(g)) with associated site works incorporating access, parking, delivery vehicle turning areas and landscaping)
Wymeswold Industrial Park, Wymeswold Lane, Wymeswold, Leicestershire
Received 2 Feb 2024 - Decided: CONDITIONS NOT DISCHARGEDP/24/0195/2
Discharge of Conditions 3 ( Landscaping) and 6 (Tree and Hedgerow Protection Plan ) of Planning Application ref: P/22/1728/2 (Proposed erection of 21 industrial units (Class B2/B8 and E(g)) with associated site works incorporating access, parking, delivery vehicle turning areas and landscaping)
Wymeswold Industrial Park, Wymeswold Lane, Wymeswold, Leicestershire
Received 2 Feb 2024 - Decided: GRANT CONDITIONALLYP/24/0196/2
Erection of detached one-bedroom bungalow with associated works
3 Pennine Close, Shepshed, Leicestershire, LE12 9HE
Received 2 Feb 2024 - Decided: GRANT CONDITIONALLYP/24/0197/2
Demolition (retrospective) of existing dwelling and outbuildings and erection of two storey detached replacement dwelling including modifications to site access
Grey Lady Restaurant, Sharpley Hill, Newtown Linford, Leicestershire, LE6 0AH
Received 2 Feb 2024 - Decided: GRANT CONDITIONALLYP/24/0190/2
Replacement of existing flat roof dormer on side elevation with new dormer with tiled hipped roof
Charnwood, 28 Groby Lane, Newtown Linford, Leicestershire, LE6 0HH
Received 2 Feb 2024 - Decided: AGREED UNCONDITIONALLYP/24/0191/2
Proposed installation of electronic communications apparatus consisting of upgrade to the existing 30.00m High Lattice Tower
Cellnet Station, Rosminian Way, Cossington, Leicestershire
Received 1 Feb 2024 - Decided: GRANT CONDITIONALLYP/24/0192/2
Erection of single storey rear extension, front porch extension, alterations to front elevation windows, extension to garage and associated works
9 Breech Hedge, Rothley, Leicestershire, LE7 7RN
Received 2 Feb 2024 - Decided: SELF ASSESSMENT FORM SUBMITTEDP/24/0193/2
Conversion of attached garage to habitable room (Self Assessment form A completed)
2A Jolly Farmers Lane, Shepshed, Leicestershire, LE12 9ET
Received 2 Feb 2024 - Decided: GRANT CONDITIONALLYP/24/0205/2
Demolition of Existing Dwelling; Erection of Replacement Dwelling and Detached Garage
Cravens Rough, Ulverscroft Lane, Newtown Linford, Leicestershire
Received 5 Feb 2024 - Decided: GRANT UNCONDITIONALLYP/24/0206/2
Continued use of dwelling as HMO (Use Class C4) (Lawful Development Certificate for Existing Use)
126 Sharpley Road, Loughborough, Leicestershire, LE11 4PW
Received 5 Feb 2024 - WithdrawnP/24/0207/2
Erection of single-storey dwelling with associated landscaping and parking provision
Land Rear Of 6 To 12, Pick Street, Shepshed, Leicestershire
Received 5 Feb 2024 - Decided: AGREED UNCONDITIONALLYP/24/0209/2
Proposed installation of electronic communications apparatus consisting of installation of 2no. 10m wooden telecommunications poles
Street Record, Beverley Close, Thurmaston, Leicestershire
Received 5 Feb 2024 - Decided: CONDITIONS DISCHARGED - CONFIRMEDP/24/0217/2
Discharge of planning condition 4 (details of proposed materials) of Planning Application ref: P/23/0003 (Two storey and single storey extensions to front and rear of detached dwelling and render and stone cladding to existing house)
18 Beaumanor Gardens, Woodhouse, Leicestershire, LE12 8UR
Received 6 Feb 2024 - Decided: DO NOT MAKE A TREE PRESERVATION ORDERP/24/0219/2
Tree 4 - Common Ash (Tree Owner: 41 Anstey Lane) - Heavy Crown Raise, up to 5m above ground level. Trim to clear from telephone wires by 1-2m. Tree 13 - Sycamore (Tree Owner: 39 Anstey Lane) - Trim branches overhanging drive of 41 Anstey Lane, back to boundary.
39 Anstey Lane, Thurcaston, Leicestershire, LE7 7JB
Received 2 Feb 2024 - Decided: DO NOT MAKE A TREE PRESERVATION ORDERP/24/0211/2
T1 - Red Oak - Pollard at approx 2.5m below previous pollard points. Reason - The dense regeneration reduces light to the garden. The lower pollard heads will improve balance with the garden and offer a more suitable long term solution.
149 Main Street, Swithland, Leicestershire, LE12 8TQ
Received 6 Feb 2024 - Decided: DO NOT MAKE A TREE PRESERVATION ORDERP/24/0220/2
Lime Tree: Crown lift to 3.5m above footpath and 5.5m over road. Remove large lateral limb growing towards neighbours property.
Street Record, Green Lane Close, Seagrave, Leicestershire
Received 2 Feb 2024 - Decided: REFUSEP/24/0244/2
Erection of two storey side extension, single storey rear extension and single storey annexe to rear (Re-submission of P/23/1752/2)
98 Cropston Road, Anstey, Leicestershire, LE7 7BL
Received 8 Feb 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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