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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.
1 approved · 1,663 refused · 289 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
9 Ratcliffe Road
Received 18 Mar 2025Claremont Methodist Church, Claremont Street
Received 26 Feb 2026454 St Saviours Road
Received 27 Mar 202359 Friar Lane
Received 29 Nov 2021136-138 Evington Road
Received 27 Jul 2023227 Uppingham Road
Received 12 Aug 20247-11 Humberstone Gate
Received 11 Oct 202353 Kinross Avenue
Received 20 Feb 2025Athena, Rutland Street
Received 13 Jan 2025176-178 Highcross Street
Received 13 Mar 20252 Southland Road
Received 9 Nov 202312 Balcombe Avenue
Received 13 Jun 2022Hinckley Road, Western Park car park
Received 13 Mar 20265 School Lane
Received 19 Apr 202457 Rutland Street
Received 16 May 20234 Knighton Park Road, The Scotlands
Received 25 Apr 202316D Baden Road
Received 8 Sept 2023160 Hinckley Road, Wyggestons Hospital
Received 4 Apr 202311 Gamel Road
Received 14 Apr 202227 Overdale Road
Received 4 Nov 2022186 Welford Road
Received 23 May 20251A Beckingham Road
Received 4 Nov 2024402-404 Narborough Road
Received 17 Apr 2024Stocking Farm Neighbourhood Centre, Marwood Road
Received 3 Jul 2024Records 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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