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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4 approved · 2,140 refused · 424 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 5 Dec 2013 to 14 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 20 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
729 Aylestone Road
Received 28 Jun 2021Repton Street, Land at
Received 10 Feb 2026132-140 Highcross street
Received 11 Dec 20204 Ingarsby Drive
Received 11 Jan 2022Land North of Hilltop Road, North East of Leicester, (Thorpebury)
Received 7 Sept 2026153-155 London Road & Rear Coach House
Received 30 Jun 202127 Eastfield Road
Received 7 Sept 2023165 Barclay Street, Barclay House
Received 21 Aug 2026219 London Road
Received 18 Nov 202437 St Stephens Road
Received 6 Dec 20222 Lema Close
Received 26 Oct 202312 Essex Road
Received 6 Apr 202163 Aylestone Drive
Received 12 Jan 2021Melton Road, Land North of Sainsburys
Received 16 Sept 202429 Albion Street & 22-32 Wellington Street, Wellington House
Received 23 Feb 202128 Goodwood Crescent
Received 1 Jun 20217 Tatton Close
Received 13 May 202153 New Walk, New Walk Museum
Received 24 Aug 20212 Holmwood Court
Received 5 Jun 20245 Cavendish Road
Received 4 Jun 20242A Bonchurch Street
Received 14 Apr 202628 Manston Close
Received 18 Jan 2021Melton Road, Land to the North of Sainsbury's
Received 6 Jun 202330 Harlaxton Street
Received 10 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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