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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2,732 approved · 361 refused · 752 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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: CERTIFICATE OF LAWFUL PROPOSED DEVELOPMENTP/26/1375/2
Erection of single storey rear and side extensions. (Certificate of Lawfulness Proposed)
32 Baum Drive, Mountsorrel, Leicestershire, LE12 7XW
Received 23 Jul 2026 - Decided: GRANT CONDITIONALLYP/26/1376/2
Erection of single storey side extension.
24 Ambergate Drive, Birstall, Leicestershire, LE4 3GA
Received 23 Jul 2026 - Under AssessmentP/26/1377/2
Discharge of S106 Obligation relating to P/20/2088/2 - Schedule 5, Paragraph 2. - Open Space Scheme
Street Record, Tickow Lane, Shepshed, Leicestershire
Received 24 Jul 2026 - Under AssessmentP/26/1378/2
Proposed Deed of Variation to S106 Agreement P/20/2088/2 – to revise trigger for completion of the Open Space Scheme
Street Record, Tickow Lane, Shepshed, Leicestershire
Received 24 Jul 2026 - Decided: GRANT CONDITIONALLYP/26/1379/2
Erection of single storey side extension
424 Loughborough Road, Birstall, Leicestershire, LE4 3ED
Received 23 Jul 2026 - Decided: PRIOR APPROVAL GRANTEDP/26/1372/2
Erection of a single storey rear extension extending beyond the rear wall of the original house by 8.00m, with a maximum height of 3.65m, and height to the eaves of 2.33m.
193 Loughborough Road, Mountsorrel, Leicestershire, LE12 7AR
Received 23 Jul 2026 - Decided: AGREED CONDITIONALLYP/26/1373/2
Non-material minor amendment to planning application P/25/0672/2 (Erection of single storey extension to rear, and replacement front porch to dwelling). Amendment consists of change from a gable roof to hipped roof of front porch.
4 Beacon Avenue, Loughborough, Leicestershire, LE11 3HP
Received 23 Jul 2026 - Decided: GRANT CONDITIONALLYP/26/1385/2
Erection of two storey extension to side and rear of dwelling.
18 Ambleside Close, Loughborough, Leicestershire, LE11 3SH
Received 27 Jul 2026 - ValidatedP/26/1386/2
Replacement of 1no. external rear UPVC door with a timber door (Listed Building Consent).
171 Loughborough Road, Hathern, Leicestershire, LE12 5HZ
Received 27 Jul 2026 - Under AssessmentP/26/1387/2
Proposed two storey rear extension and extension to existing front porch with associated works.
10 Allington Drive, Birstall, Leicestershire, LE4 4FA
Received 24 Jul 2026 - Decided: CERTIFICATE OF LAWFUL PROPOSED DEVELOPMENTP/26/1388/2
Proposed single storey rear extension (Certificate of Lawful Development for a Proposed Development).
14 Fairway Road, Shepshed, Leicestershire, LE12 9DS
Received 24 Jul 2026 - Decided: GRANT CONDITIONALLYP/26/1380/2
Section 73 Variation of Condition 2 (Approved Plans) of Planning Application P/25/2517/2: Demolition of existing dwelling and associated structures, and erection of a replacement two-storey self-build dwelling including detached triple garage with annex above. Variation to consist of amendments to porch design, roof design (including height) and fenestration works.
20 Chaveney Road, Quorn, Leicestershire, LE12 8AD
Received 24 Jul 2026 - Decided: DO NOT MAKE A TREE PRESERVATION ORDERP/26/1381/2
Tree Works in Conservation Area - T1 (Lijiang Sprice) as located within supporting Site Location Plan- Remove due to dominance and to improve soil quality.
3 Brook Farm Court, Hoton, Leicestershire, LE12 5SD
Received 24 Jul 2026 - Under AssessmentP/26/1382/2
Proposed erection of a single storey detached garden annexe out-building.
27 Church Street, Shepshed, Leicestershire, LE12 9RH
Received 24 Jul 2026 - Decided: DO NOT MAKE A TREE PRESERVATION ORDERP/26/1383/2
Tree Works in a Conservation Area:Cut down three Conifer Trees (as located within the supporting Site Location Plan) to ground level to increase light and space in garden.
1 Charnwood Road, Loughborough, Leicestershire, LE11 2BN
Received 27 Jul 2026 - Decided: GRANT CONDITIONALLYP/26/1394/2
Erection of single storey rear extension
6 Gorse Lane, Syston, Leicestershire, LE7 1YL
Received 29 Jul 2026 - Decided: GRANT CONDITIONALLYP/26/1395/2
Section 73 Variation of Conditions: 2 (Approved Plans) and 3 (Materials) of Planning Application P/26/0621/2: Erection of first floor side extension. Variation to consist of amendment to render finish and render colour.
55 Sandiacre Drive, Thurmaston, Leicestershire, LE4 8GD
Received 29 Jul 2026 - WithdrawnP/26/1396/2
Removal of existing water reed roof thatching and re-thatch with water reed laid to a similar design as existing.
258 Forest Road, Woodhouse, Leicestershire, LE12 8UA
Received 28 Jul 2026 - Decided: GRANT CONDITIONALLYP/26/1397/2
New pitched roof to existing Ground Floor store to rear and change of use to habitable space.
77 Link Road, Anstey, Leicestershire, LE7 7BY
Received 28 Jul 2026 - Under Assessment: GRANT CONDITIONALLYP/26/1398/2
Removal of existing water reed roof thatching and re-thatch on a like for like basis (Listed Building Consent).
258 Forest Road, Woodhouse, Leicestershire, LE12 8UA
Received 28 Jul 2026 - Decided: GRANT CONDITIONALLYP/26/1399/2
T1-T5 - Scots Pine - Fell due to death. T6 - Copper Beach - Reduce crown by 3m. T9,T10 - Copper Beach - Raise crown to 3m. T11,T12,T13 - Horse Chestnut - Raise crown to 3m.
7A The Green, Walton On The Wolds, Leicestershire, LE12 8HR
Received 28 Jul 2026 - Pending recommendationP/26/1391/2
T2 - Beech - Removal of branch due to decay
Wolf House, 2 Ashby Road, Newtown Linford, Leicestershire, LE67 9XR
Received 28 Jul 2026 - Decided: DO NOT MAKE A TREE PRESERVATION ORDERP/26/1392/2
T1 - Cherry Tree - Pollard stem over lawn by 4 metres to rebalance and reduce the height by 1.5 metres. Pollard rear stem by 2m off of the height and 1.5m on the spread.
73 Maplewell Road, Woodhouse Eaves, Leicestershire, LE12 8RG
Received 28 Jul 2026 - Under AssessmentP/26/1393/2
Discharge of Condition 6 (Planting Schedule and Specification) and Condition 9 (Hard Landscaping) of reserved matters approval ref: P/25/0180/2 (Reserved Matters (Appearance, Landscaping, Layout, Scale) for 303 dwellings with associated internal road layout, car parking, drainage, and landscaping pursuant to outline planning permission P/14/1833/2. Discharge of conditions 16 of P/14/1833/2).
Street Record, Pear Tree Lane, Loughborough, Leicestershire
Received 28 Jul 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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