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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1 approved · 1,690 refused · 298 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 5 Dec 2013 to 12 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 15 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Netherhall Road
Received 22 Jul 20221 Gretna Way
Received 18 Jan 2022323 Catherine Street
Received 22 Feb 2022105 Holmfield Road
Received 24 Jun 202297 Aylestone Drive
Received 31 Mar 2026116 East Park Road
Received 8 Mar 20227A Monsell Drive
Received 25 Oct 202125 Normanton Road
Received 4 Sept 202338 Lydall Road
Received 2 Jun 20265 Speedwell Drive
Received 9 Jan 2024122 Granby Street, Ground Floor Shop
Received 5 Jun 202385 Upperton Road
Received 18 Nov 20251 Pocklingtons Walk
Received 21 Mar 202227 Gervas Road
Received 9 Jan 2023105 Carisbrooke Road
Received 24 Aug 2023261 Aikman Avenue, The Good Neighbours
Received 24 Mar 202350 Halkin Street
Received 28 Jul 20233 Wordsworth Road
Received 21 Mar 202253 Waldale Drive
Received 10 Mar 202359 Friar Lane
Received 22 Jan 202585 Prestwold Road
Received 2 Nov 20231 Cavendish Road
Received 11 Jul 202347 Oakland Avenue
Received 13 Dec 2024118-120 Narborough Road
Received 15 Nov 2021Records 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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