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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2,732 approved · 361 refused · 752 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Under AssessmentP/26/0831/2
Application for confirmation of compliance with Conditions: 1( Commencement of works) and 2, (Approved Plans) and Partial Discharge only of Condition 3 (Specification and Method Statement for repairs to frieze and capital) of Planning Application P/24/2261/2: Materials Stabilisation and repairs to Triumphal Arch including new gutter outlets, drainage pipes and soakaways.
Triumphal Arch, Garendon Park Ashby Road, Loughborough, Leicestershire
Received 6 May 2026 - Decided: GRANT CONDITIONALLYP/26/0832/2
Variation of Condition 2 (Approved Plans) of Planning Application P/23/0434/2: (Erection of detached dwelling with associated parking) Amendments relate to alterations to the internal layout, roof arrangement, external appearance and elevational details
Street Record, Annies Wharf, Loughborough, Leicestershire
Received 6 May 2026 - Under AssessmentP/26/0833/2
Application for confirmation of compliance with Conditions: 1(Commencement of works) and 3 (Approved Plans) and Partial Discharge of Condition 2 (Materials (New stone/pointing mortars and Method Statement for cleaning/paint removal only)) of Planning Application P/24/2277/2 :Repairs to wrought iron screens and gates, and supporting stone structures.
Street Record, Ashby Road, Loughborough, Leicestershire
Received 6 May 2026 - Decided: GRANT CONDITIONALLYP/26/0844/2
Variation of Condition 3 (Approved Plans) of Planning Application ref: P/19/0380/2 (Variation of condition 6 of planning permission reference P/16/2072/2 - amendments to appearance of dwellings)
Manor Farm Mews, Main Street, Queniborough, Leicestershire
Received 7 May 2026 - Decided: GRANT CONDITIONALLYP/26/0845/2
Change of use from Dwelling (Class C3) to Children's Care Home (Class C2).
136 Derby Road, Loughborough, Leicestershire, LE11 5HL
Received 7 May 2026 - Decided: GRANT CONDITIONALLYP/26/0846/2
Alterations to roof to accommodate loft conversion, erection of rear dormer and insertion of 2no. rooflights to front.
68 Church Hill Road, Thurmaston, Leicestershire, LE4 8DE
Received 7 May 2026 - Decided: GRANT CONDITIONALLYP/26/0847/2
Repair works to south-western end gable upstand (Listed Building Consent).
Rectory Farm, 41 Main Street, Ratcliffe On The Wreake, Leicestershire, LE7 4SN
Received 8 May 2026 - Under AssessmentP/26/0848/2
Erection of front porch, two storey side extension and single storey extension to rear.
34 Central Avenue, Syston, Leicestershire, LE7 2EE
Received 8 May 2026 - Decided: CERTIFICATE OF LAWFUL PROPOSED DEVELOPMENTP/26/0849/2
Convert garage to habitable space, erection of hip to gable, dormer extension to rear, 2 roof lights to front and 2 roof lights to rear of roof slope of dwelling. (Lawful Development Certificate for Proposed Development).
19 Colby Road, Thurmaston, Leicestershire, LE4 8LG
Received 11 May 2026 - Decided: DO NOT MAKE A TREE PRESERVATION ORDERP/26/0842/2
T1 - Common Beech - Prune 1.5-2m of branches away from building line. T2 - Yew - Prune 1.5-2m of branches away from building line
Dudley Court Grounds, Dudley Court Back Lane, Sileby, Leicestershire
Received 7 May 2026 - WithdrawnP/26/0843/2
Discharge of Condition 6 (Access Arrangements) of Planning Application ref: P/22/2229/2 (Outline planning application (all matters reserved except for access) for up to 53 dwellings with associated access, public open space and landscaping, drainage and infrastructure works)
Street Record, Iveshead Road, Shepshed, Leicestershire
Received 7 May 2026 - WithdrawnP/26/0857/2
Prior Approval Notification for proposed Temporary Recreational Campsite in Flood Zone 2 or 3 Schedule 2 Part 4 Class BC of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015.
Street Record, Platts Lane, Cossington, Leicestershire
Received 1 May 2026 - Decided: CONDITIONS DISCHARGED - CONFIRMEDP/26/0858/2
Discharge of conditions 3(Extraction and Ventilation) and 4(Cycle Parking) of planning application ref: P/25/2083/2 (Section 73 Variation of Condition 3 (Opening Hours) of Planning Application ref: P/19/0518/2 (Change of use of part of an office space (Class B1a) to Restaurant/Cafe (Class A3), and change of use of vacant land to a car park in association with the office space at Synergy House). Variation to consist of changes to opening hours.)
Canal House, Lisle Street, Loughborough, Leicestershire, LE11 1AW
Received 7 May 2026 - Decided: REFUSEP/26/0850/2
Change of use from Commercial, Business and Service (Class E) to General Industrial (Class B2) (Certificate of Lawfulness Proposed)
Units 29 And 30, Kernan Drive, Loughborough, Leicestershire, LE11 5JF
Received 11 May 2026 - Decided: GRANT CONDITIONALLYP/26/0851/2
Erection of single storey rear extension, render to front and rear elevations and changes to fenestration of dwelling.
1027 Melton Road, Syston, Leicestershire, LE7 2BE
Received 11 May 2026 - Decided: GRANT CONDITIONALLYP/26/0852/2
Raising of roof and dormer window and associated works.
58 Beacon Road, Loughborough, Leicestershire, LE11 2BQ
Received 11 May 2026 - Decided: GRANT CONDITIONALLYP/26/0864/2
Erection of single storey side extension and associated fenestration works.
Brook View, 139 Nanpantan Road, Loughborough, Leicestershire, LE11 3YB
Received 12 May 2026 - Decided: GRANT CONDITIONALLYP/26/0865/2
Display of no.1 fascia sign
Crossroad Stores And Post Office, 62 Queniborough Road, Queniborough, Leicestershire
Received 12 May 2026 - Decided: GRANT CONDITIONALLYP/26/0866/2
Erection of single storey front extension
15 Loweswater Drive, Loughborough, Leicestershire, LE11 3RR
Received 11 May 2026 - Decided: GRANT CONDITIONALLYP/26/0867/2
Change of use of dwelling (Class C3) to children's care home for up to 2 children (Class C2)
52 Hillcrest Drive, Loughborough, Leicestershire, LE11 2GX
Received 12 May 2026 - WithdrawnP/26/0868/2
Display of no. 9 illuminated and no. 1 non-illuminated signs
The Waterside Inn, Sileby Road, Mountsorrel, Leicestershire, LE12 7BB
Received 12 May 2026 - Decided: GRANT CONDITIONALLYP/26/0869/2
Retention of outbuilding
4 The Ridings, Queniborough, Leicestershire, LE7 3DT
Received 12 May 2026 - Decided: DO NOT MAKE A TREE PRESERVATION ORDERP/26/0860/2
Mature cracked willow (as shown in supporting location plan): pollard to 5m stems to prevent limbs from falling into garden of 64 Loughborough Road.
64 Loughborough Road, Quorn, Leicestershire, LE12 8DX
Received 11 May 2026 - Decided: GRANT CONDITIONALLYP/26/0861/2
TPO works related : T1 (Yew) Remove to ground level as tree in decline with signs of rot at the base of the trunk.
78 Meeting Street, Quorn, Leicestershire, LE12 8EX
Received 11 May 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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