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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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Explore collected planning applications and decisions for Leicester City Council. Search an address, application reference or proposal to find a record.
0 approved · 1,336 refused · 209 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 5 Dec 2013 to 8 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 11 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
155 Spencefield Lane
Received 8 May 20259 Frewin Street, Layton House
Received 11 Sept 202346 Deepdale
Received 7 May 202487 Main Street
Received 10 Sept 2025The Lancaster Academy, Knighton Lane East
Received 2 Oct 202412 Westmeath Avenue
Received 17 Dec 202450 Asquith Boulevard
Received 2 Oct 20245 Birkdale Avenue
Received 17 Jan 202444 Fosse Road North
Received 23 Nov 202358 Main Street
Received 5 Oct 2026123 London Road
Received 20 Jul 20221 Moulton Road
Received 3 Jul 2023474 London Road, Land at Rear
Received 15 Jan 202627 Spencefield Drive
Received 11 Aug 202573 Turner Road, Garage Court Adjacent
Received 13 Dec 202330 Erith Road
Received 14 Oct 20251 Cross Street
Received 18 May 202662 Knighton Drive
Received 18 Apr 202344 Tennis Court Drive
Received 19 Jan 202428 Stoneygate Road
Received 29 Jul 2024438b London Road, Flat 1
Received 2 Apr 2026115 Uppingham Road
Received 22 May 202423 Draper Street
Received 17 Jun 2026Unit 8A & 8B St Georges Retail Park, St Georges Way
Received 15 Jun 2026Records 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 Leicester City 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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