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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1 approved · 1,674 refused · 291 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
34 Tennis Court Drive
Received 21 Mar 2025266 London Road, Brookfield, Mallard House
Received 2 Jun 202620 Victoria Park Road
Received 12 Feb 20245 Lee Street, Telecommunications Exchange
Received 20 Feb 2023489 Aylestone Road, Magnet Ltd
Received 26 Feb 20264 The Common
Received 24 Aug 2026259-261 Belgrave Gate
Received 23 Feb 2026Ellesmere College, 40 Braunstone Lane East
Received 23 Aug 202121 Astill Drive
Received 21 Apr 202665 Stoughton Drive North
Received 24 Jul 202610 Holywell Road, Land at rear
Received 7 Nov 2022102 - 120 Danvers Road, Garage Court Rear Of
Received 12 Mar 202518 Brent Knowle Gardens
Received 6 Jul 202640 Regent Road, Crescent House
Received 13 Oct 202514 Cheltenham Road
Received 17 Nov 2021118 Evington Valley Road
Received 25 May 20239 Collingham Road
Received 26 Sept 202418 Ullswater Street
Received 21 Jun 202465 Hinckley Road
Received 3 May 2024Tithe Street
Received 13 Sept 202134 Alcester Drive
Received 31 Jan 202457A Braunstone Gate
Received 19 Feb 20242-4 Belgrave Avenue, Windsor House
Received 13 Oct 20224 Lutterworth Road
Received 8 Apr 2022Records 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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