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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.
3,832 approved · 277 refused · 207 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 29 Jul 2020 to 5 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 12 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
5 Stanleigh Gardens Donisthorpe Swadlincote Derby DE12 7QW
Received 24 May 2023Sports Pavillion And Recreation Ground Owen Street Coalville Leicestershire
Received 24 May 2023Castle Donnington Sewage Works Trent Lane Castle Donington Derby DE74 2PY
Received 24 May 20237 Manor View Close Worthington Ashby De La Zouch Leicestershire LE65 1RY
Received 25 May 2023Land At Willow Tree Farm Station Hill Swannington Coalville Leicestershire LE67 4RJ
Received 24 May 202355 Station Road Kegworth Derby Leicestershire DE74 2FQ
Received 25 May 2023Land Off Moira Road Shellbrook Ashby De La Zouch Leicestershire LE65 2TU
Received 25 May 20238 Teal Close Coalville Leicestershire LE67 4LF
Received 25 May 2023Ivy House 22 Main Street Snarestone Swadlincote Derby DE12 7DB
Received 26 May 2023The Dovecote Main Street Snarestone Swadlincote Derby DE12 7DB
Received 26 May 2023Blackberry Farm Blackberry Lane Donington Le Heath Coalville Leicestershire LE67 6HD
Received 26 May 2023Former Castle Donington Power Station Trent Lane Castle Donington
Received 26 May 2023Land Off Beaumont Way Newbold Coleorton Ashby De La Zouch LE65 1RS
Received 26 May 202388 Sideley Kegworth Derby Leicestershire DE74 2FJ
Received 28 May 20234 Belvoir Road Coalville Leicestershire LE67 3PE
Received 28 May 202370 Fairfield Road Hugglescote Coalville Leicestershire LE67 2HG
Received 29 May 202310 Zetland Close Coalville Leicestershire LE67 3DN
Received 30 May 202311 Main Street Blackfordby Swadlincote Derby DE11 8AD
Received 26 May 2023Smiths Farm Farm Lane Donington Le Heath Coalville Leicestershire LE67 2FQ
Received 30 May 20232 Bull Hill Osgathorpe Loughborough Leicestershire LE12 9TD
Received 30 May 2023Land At Chestnut Grove And Haslyn Walk Coalville Leicestershire LE67 4SJ
Received 30 May 2023Land At M42 Junction 11 Burton Road Stretton En Le Field Derby
Received 30 May 2023Blackberry Farm Blackberry Lane Donington Le Heath Coalville Leicestershire LE67 6HD
Received 31 May 202315 Heather Lane Ravenstone Coalville Leicestershire LE67 2AH
Received 31 May 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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