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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.
2 approved · 1,869 refused · 343 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 5 Dec 2013 to 14 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 17 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
15 Stonebridge Street
Received 20 Dec 2022115 Charles Street, City Hall
Received 26 Nov 2024165 Jarrom Street
Received 23 Jan 202488 Upperton Road
Received 18 Apr 202423 Shirley Road
Received 19 Jul 20221A Acorn Street
Received 24 May 2021Preston Lodge, 20 Kingfisher Avenue
Received 27 Aug 202596 Spencefield Lane
Received 20 Mar 202440 Hattern Avenue
Received 24 Apr 202356 Southernhay Road
Received 26 Aug 202130 Beresford Drive
Received 3 Mar 202256 Barkby Road
Received 3 Dec 202155 Woodgate, Aldi
Received 6 May 2025263 London Road, Melbourne House
Received 2 Sept 20214 Wheat Street
Received 12 May 202685 Blissett Road
Received 23 Jan 202622-24 Fosse Road Central, Site Of
Received 31 Dec 202423 Locke Avenue
Received 22 Aug 202237 Welford Road, Reynard House
Received 1 Feb 2024224 Uppingham Road
Received 28 Sept 2022354 London Road, The Hawthorns
Received 21 Jul 2025119 Clarendon Park Road
Received 16 Apr 20251 Tennis Court Drive
Received 15 Aug 2022130 Kedleston Road
Received 17 Dec 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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