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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 North West Leicestershire District Council. Search an address, application reference or proposal to find a record.
3,824 approved · 277 refused · 206 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 29 Jul 2020 to 5 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 11 Oct 2026. Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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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.
1 Bridge House Twycross Road Snarestone Swadlincote Leicestershire DE12 7BY
Received 19 Mar 2023Wolsey Road Coalville Leicestershire LE67 3TS
Received 20 Mar 202319 Kingfisher Close Coalville Leicestershire LE67 5DB
Received 15 Mar 20232 Torrington Avenue Whitwick Coalville Leicestershire LE67 5QA
Received 20 Mar 2023Cherry Tree House 1 Church Lane Lockington Derby Leicestershire DE74 2TF
Received 20 Mar 2023Former Site Of Snibston Discovery Park Ashby Road Coalville
Received 20 Mar 20238 William Close Ibstock Leicestershire LE67 6DF
Received 21 Mar 2023Sherwood Self Store Station Road Castle Donington Derby Leicestershire DE74 2NJ
Received 21 Mar 2023Unit 9 Willow Road Castle Donington Castle Donington Derby Leicestershire DE74 2NP
Received 22 Mar 2023The Bird In Hand 38 High Street Measham Swadlincote Derby DE12 7HZ
Received 23 Mar 202314 Langley Drive Kegworth Derby Leicestershire DE74 2DN
Received 23 Mar 20239 Clements Gate Diseworth Derby DE74 2QE
Received 22 Mar 202343 The Green Long Whatton Loughborough Leicestershire LE12 5DA
Received 22 Mar 2023Greystones 34 Upper Packington Road Ashby De La Zouch Leicestershire LE65 1EF
Received 23 Mar 2023Ivy House 22 Main Street Snarestone Swadlincote Derby DE12 7DB
Received 22 Mar 202328 Long Street Belton Loughborough Leicestershire LE12 9TP
Received 22 Mar 202347 Market Street Ashby De La Zouch Leicestershire LE65 1AG
Received 23 Mar 202349, 49A Market Street Ashby De La Zouch Leicestershire LE65 5AG
Received 23 Mar 202334 Hillside Castle Donington Derby DE74 2NH
Received 24 Mar 202310 Bakewell Street Coalville Leicestershire LE67 3BA
Received 24 Mar 202313 London Road Kegworth Derby DE74 2EU
Received 24 Mar 202326 Occupation Road Albert Village Swadlincote Derby DE11 8HA
Received 24 Mar 2023296 Hall Lane Whitwick Coalville Leicestershire LE67 5PE
Received 26 Mar 202315 Donington Drive Ashby De La Zouch Leicestershire LE65 2NT
Received 24 Mar 2023Records 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 North West Leicestershire District 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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