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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1 approved · 1,711 refused · 307 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
22 Parkside Close
Received 8 Mar 202426 Granby Street
Received 4 Apr 202519, 25, 31, 37, 55, 61 & 67 Watkin Road, Freemans Meadow
Received 20 Dec 20248 Sundew Road
Received 15 May 202672 Cannock Street
Received 7 Dec 202119 Yorkshire Road
Received 20 Jun 202353 Columbine Road
Received 21 Dec 202167 Gleneagles Avenue
Received 21 Nov 2024341 London Road, Martin House
Received 22 Feb 2022Land North of Hilltop Road, North East of Leicester, (Thorpebury)
Received 22 Jul 2021162 Westcotes Drive
Received 29 Feb 2024Ashleigh Road, Ashleigh Gardens
Received 16 Aug 202326 Gough Road
Received 27 Mar 2025122A Charles Street, Templar House
Received 5 Mar 2025Beaumont Shopping Centre Car Park
Received 4 Apr 2024234 Scraptoft Lane
Received 22 May 2024544 Aylestone Road
Received 18 May 2023336A Harrison Road
Received 15 Aug 20247 Peacock Lane, St Martins House
Received 4 Sept 202323 De Montfort Street
Received 22 Feb 20226 Green View
Received 31 Jan 202514 Stockwell Road
Received 5 Aug 2024Hawkins Road, Land to rear
Received 6 Jan 202610-12 Haymarket
Received 12 Jan 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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