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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.
4 approved · 2,004 refused · 378 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 5 Dec 2013 to 14 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 18 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
63 Drumcliff Road
Received 12 Dec 2023Infirmary Square, Leicester Royal Infirmary, Jarvis Building
Received 18 Oct 2024231 Netherhall Road, Elmbrook School (former Netherhall School)
Received 15 Mar 2024Blackbird Road, Ian Marlow Centre
Received 9 Aug 20234 Delaware Road
Received 10 Jul 2026185 Ratcliffe Road, Dover Court
Received 19 Dec 202219 Woodbridge Road
Received 13 Apr 202119 Quorn Road
Received 8 May 202310-12 Elms Road, Harley House
Received 9 Jul 202512-14 Bewcastle Grove, Tesco Express
Received 26 Nov 202163 Downing Drive
Received 23 Jun 2022Netherhall Road, Netherhall School
Received 28 Jul 202350 Hunter Road
Received 15 Feb 202214 Ariane Place
Received 13 Aug 2025Glenfield Hospital, Helipad
Received 24 Nov 202510 Frog Island, One Centre
Received 16 Dec 20222 Stoneygate Road, De Montfort Court, Flat 4 & 5
Received 8 Sept 202115-17 Halford Street
Received 30 Sept 202121 Chorley Wood Road
Received 17 Apr 202394 Wintersdale Road
Received 8 Mar 202410 Lavender Road
Received 26 Jan 202115 Belgrave Road, Leicestershire Brahma Samaj
Received 8 Dec 202561 Knighton Road
Received 8 Mar 2021119 Windley Road
Received 9 Jul 2026Records 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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