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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2,732 approved · 361 refused · 752 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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: CONDITIONS DISCHARGED - CONFIRMEDP/26/0417/2
Discharge of Condition 20 (Surface Water) of Planning Application ref: P/21/1446/2 (Erection of 57 dwellings, alterations to existing access and associated works)
102 Main Street, Cossington, Leicestershire, LE7 4UX
Received 4 Mar 2026 - Decided: PRIOR APPROVAL NOT REQUIREDP/26/0418/2
Erection of a single storey rear extension extending beyond the rear wall of the original house by 6.00m, with a maximum height of 2.42m, and height to the eaves of 2.42m.
347 Park Road, Loughborough, Leicestershire, LE11 2HG
Received 4 Mar 2026 - Decided: GRANT CONDITIONALLYP/26/0419/2
T1(Yew), T2(Yew), T3(Yew) and T4(Holly) Reduce crown density by 20-30%, crown reduction by 2-3 metres all round and crown lift 3m from ground level. T1 and T2 install bird deterrent spikes throughout canopy.
18A Barrow Road, Burton On The Wolds, Leicestershire, LE12 5TB
Received 4 Mar 2026 - Decided: DO NOT MAKE A TREE PRESERVATION ORDERP/26/0410/2
Fell two conifer trees.
131 Main Street, Swithland, Leicestershire, LE12 8TQ
Received 2 Mar 2026 - WithdrawnP/26/0411/2
Amendment to P/25/1263/2 change roof pitch TO BE CONFIRMED
186 Cropston Road, Anstey, Leicestershire, LE7 7BN
Received 2 Mar 2026 - WithdrawnP/26/0412/2
Creation of additional storey
218 Bradgate Road, Anstey, Leicestershire, LE7 7FD
Received 2 Mar 2026 - Decided: AGREED CONDITIONALLYP/26/0413/2
Non Material Amendment to P/24/2414/2 (Construction of a Transfer Pumping Station associated buildings and infrastructure, including vehicular access gates and a new and altered vehicular access to Ingleberry Road) Amendment to consist of changes to height of building and fenestration
Street Record, Ingleberry Road, Shepshed, Leicestershire
Received 3 Mar 2026 - Decided: PRIOR APPROVAL NOT REQUIREDP/26/0424/2
Erection of a single storey rear extension extending beyond the rear wall of the original house by 4.50m, with a maximum height of 2.95m, and height to the eaves of 2.80m.
14 Hornbeam Close, Loughborough, Leicestershire, LE11 2NY
Received 5 Mar 2026 - Decided: DO NOT MAKE A TREE PRESERVATION ORDERP/26/0425/2
Removal of 4no. ash trees
14 New Lane, Walton On The Wolds, Leicestershire, LE12 8HY
Received 5 Mar 2026 - Decided: GRANT CONDITIONALLYP/26/0426/2
Erection of single storey front and side extension and loft conversion including insertion of dormers to front and rear.
5 Peter Laslett Close, Loughborough, Leicestershire, LE11 2PT
Received 5 Mar 2026 - WithdrawnP/26/0429/2
Reinstatement of two dwellings from previously combined Grade II Listed dwelling and division of boundaries. Two storey rear extension, internal re-configuration and fenestration works to No 134.
132 Main Street, Swithland, Leicestershire, LE12 8TJ
Received 5 Mar 2026 - Decided: CONDITIONS DISCHARGED - CONFIRMEDP/26/0420/2
Discharge of Biodiversity Net Gain Condition for planning application reference P/25/1439/2 (Erection of building containing 4 no. padel courts)
170 Broome Lane, East Goscote, Leicestershire, LE7 4WD
Received 4 Mar 2026 - Decided: DO NOT MAKE A TREE PRESERVATION ORDERP/26/0422/2
Pollard willow tree back to previous points
119 Swithland Lane, Rothley, Leicestershire, LE7 7SH
Received 2 Mar 2026 - Decided: GRANT CONDITIONALLYP/26/0434/2
Erection of two storey rear extension and associated alterations to roof
97 Barkby Road, Syston, Leicestershire, LE7 2AH
Received 6 Mar 2026 - Decided: GRANT CONDITIONALLYP/26/0435/2
Section 73 application to vary condition 2 (approved plans) of P/25/1021/2 (Erection of single storey front and rear extensions including alterations to the front entrance and front façade of dwelling) to allow reconfiguration and extend single storey extension to front of dwelling.
4 Castle Hill, Mountsorrel, Leicestershire, LE12 7AB
Received 6 Mar 2026 - Decided: GRANT CONDITIONALLYP/26/0436/2
Erection of single storey extension to rear of dwelling.
25 Walker Road, Birstall, Leicestershire, LE4 3BP
Received 6 Mar 2026 - Decided: PRIOR APPROVAL REFUSEDP/26/0437/2
Application to determine if prior approval is required for proposed demolition of building: Carillon Court car park and shops to underside and front of car park (including Tylers Department Store), under Schedule 2, Part 11, Class B of The Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 (as amended).
Street Record, Carillon Court, Loughborough, Leicestershire
Received 6 Mar 2026 - Decided: PRIOR APPROVAL REFUSEDP/26/0438/2
Application to determine if prior approval is required for proposed demolition of building: Carillon Court car park and shops to underside and front of car park (excluding Tylers Department Store), under Schedule 2, Part 11, Class B of The Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 (as amended)
Street Record, Carillon Court, Loughborough, Leicestershire
Received 6 Mar 2026 - Under AssessmentP/26/0439/2
Installation of pergola, aqua spa, and decking with associated landscaping, including changes to garden levels
The Old Hall, 2 Mill Road, Rearsby, Leicestershire, LE7 4YN
Received 6 Mar 2026 - WithdrawnP/26/0431/2
Reinstatement of two dwellings from previously combined Grade II Listed dwelling and division of boundaries. Two storey rear extension, internal re-configuration and fenestration works to No 134.
132 Main Street, Swithland, Leicestershire, LE12 8TJ
Received 5 Mar 2026 - Under Assessment: GRANT CONDITIONALLYP/26/0432/2
Replace existing beam with galvanised beam, reuse original bricks and render over.
57 High Street, Syston, Leicestershire, LE7 1GQ
Received 4 Mar 2026 - Decided: CERTIFICATE OF LAWFUL PROPOSED DEVELOPMENTP/26/0444/2
Conversion of garage into habitable accommodation
50 Queensgate Drive, Birstall, Leicestershire, LE4 3JR
Received 9 Mar 2026 - Decided: GRANT CONDITIONALLYP/26/0445/2
Erection of fire escape to side elevation of dwelling.
Field View, 189 Ratcliffe Road, Sileby, Leicestershire, LE12 7PX
Received 9 Mar 2026 - Decided: GRANT CONDITIONALLYP/26/0446/2
Erection of single storey extension to rear and two storey extension to side of dwelling.
229 Ratcliffe Road, Sileby, Leicestershire, LE12 7PY
Received 9 Mar 2026
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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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