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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.
England · Local authority
Explore collected planning applications and decisions for Leicester City Council. Search an address, application reference or proposal to find a record.
1 approved · 1,571 refused · 257 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 5 Dec 2013 to 12 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 14 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
79 Dorothy Road, Unit 1
Received 23 Dec 202216 Amanda Road
Received 7 Oct 202245 Southernhay Avenue
Received 8 May 20265 Mason Row
Received 24 Aug 202339 Lutterworth Road
Received 16 Jun 2026Avenue Road Extension, Avenue Primary School
Received 25 Aug 2021Hospital Close
Received 17 May 2023111 Liberty Road
Received 20 Apr 2022431 London Road
Received 3 Apr 2023122 Canon Street
Received 22 Jul 202249 Percy Road
Received 23 Jun 202621 Spencefield Lane
Received 30 Apr 20262 University Road, Fraser Nobel
Received 1 Apr 202214 Eastfield Road
Received 10 Dec 20217 Cotley Road
Received 24 Nov 202543 Armadale Drive
Received 25 Mar 2026131 Barkby Road, Offices A
Received 14 May 2024Hazel Community Primary School
Received 12 Jul 202343 Saltcoates Avenue
Received 12 Nov 20249 College Avenue
Received 12 Feb 202428 Padstow Road
Received 13 Mar 202614 Shirley Road
Received 9 Nov 202225 Osmaston Road
Received 9 Jun 202226 Broad Avenue
Received 7 Jun 2023Records 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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