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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1 approved · 1,707 refused · 306 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
20 Abelia Close
Received 22 Feb 2023196 Hinckley Road
Received 10 Jun 202568 Buller Road
Received 13 Feb 202618 Haymarket, Land Outside
Received 7 Aug 202613 Parvian Road
Received 24 May 202363 Downing Drive
Received 16 Dec 202249 Lorne Road
Received 14 Oct 20243A Sandown Road
Received 3 Nov 202559 Lanesborough Road
Received 1 Jul 202250 Lorne Road
Received 14 Aug 2023207 Melton Road
Received 5 Nov 20255 Western Boulevard
Received 7 Mar 202433 Kinsdale Drive
Received 25 Apr 2022102 - 120 Danvers Road, Garage Court Rear Of
Received 16 Aug 202366 Narborough Road
Received 12 Aug 202442 Franklyn Road
Received 12 Dec 20229 Aber Road
Received 1 Jun 202336 Faldo Close
Received 16 Jul 202414 Stockwell Road
Received 18 Sept 20249 Homestone Gardens
Received 4 Jul 2023109 Knighton Church Road
Received 10 Aug 202315 Henley Road
Received 29 Jun 2026Blackbird Road, Ian Marlow Centre
Received 31 Jan 202410A Talbot Lane
Received 21 Oct 2025Records 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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