Understanding planning · 13 min read
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.
England · Local authority
Explore collected planning applications and decisions for Hinckley and Bosworth Borough Council. Search an address, application reference or proposal to find a record.
2,705 approved · 325 refused · 154 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 30 Mar 2021 to 12 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 13 Oct 2026. Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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.
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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.
The Upside 27 Lindridge Lane Desford Leicester Leicestershire LE9 9GN
Received 23 May 2025Factory Units 23 Wood Street Hinckley Leicestershire LE10 1JQ
Received 23 May 2025The Paddock Brockey Farm Kirkby Road Barwell Leicester Leicestershire LE9 8FT
Received 27 May 2025113 Heath Lane Earl Shilton Leicester Leicestershire LE9 7PF
Received 27 May 2025Wiggs Farm Wood Road Nailstone Coalville Leicestershire LE67 1GE
Received 27 May 202557 Preston Drive Newbold Verdon Leicester Leicestershire LE9 9PN
Received 27 May 2025123 Mill Lane Earl Shilton Leicester Leicestershire LE9 7AY
Received 28 May 202510A Church Street Burbage Hinckley Leicestershire LE10 2DD
Received 28 May 202564 Priesthills Road Hinckley Leicestershire LE10 1AL
Received 28 May 20257 Dean Road Hinckley Leicestershire LE10 1LG
Received 22 May 2025Land Off Desford Lane Ratby Leicestershire
Received 29 May 202510 West Street Earl Shilton Leicester Leicestershire LE9 7EJ
Received 29 May 2025198 Markfield Road Groby Leicester Leicestershire LE6 0FS
Received 29 May 202550 Cardinal Drive Burbage Leicestershire LE10 2NS
Received 29 May 2025Land North And South Of Lychgate Lane Burbage Leicestershire
Received 30 May 2025Heath Lane Academy Heath Lane Earl Shilton Leicester Leicestershire LE9 7PD
Received 30 May 2025Woodside Farm Heath Road Bagworth Heath Bagworth Coalville Leicestershire LE67 1DD
Received 30 May 20255 Forest View Botcheston Leicester Leicestershire LE9 9QH
Received 30 May 2025Land North Of A47 Normandy Way And East Of Stoke Road Hinckley Leicestershire
Received 2 Jun 2025Land Off Desford Lane Ratby Leicestershire
Received 2 Jun 202526 Arnolds Crescent Newbold Verdon Leicester Leicestershire LE9 9LD
Received 2 Jun 2025291 Watling Street Nuneaton Warwickshire CV11 6BQ
Received 29 May 2025Barlestone St Giles Sports And Social Club Barton Road Barlestone Leicester Leicestershire CV13 0EP
Received 3 Jun 2025Trout Ponds Farm Twycross Road Sheepy Magna Leicestershire
Received 3 Jun 2025Records are ordered by application ID, not submission date. Use search to find a particular address or proposal.
View all applicationsStart with the address or application reference. Open a record to read the proposal, dates and available documents, then check the official register for the latest plans and consultation details. If nothing appears, check coverage before treating the result as a complete planning history.
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These figures describe applications collected by PlanningTrack for Hinckley and Bosworth 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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