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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.
4,337 approved · 309 refused · 248 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 29 Jul 2020 to 5 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 14 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
The Grange 40 Measham Road Appleby Magna Swadlincote Derby DE12 7BN
Received 3 Jan 2025Ashby Hastings Cricket Club The Bath Grounds Station Road Ashby De La Zouch LE65 2GP
Received 4 Jan 202523 Buttercup Avenue Donisthorpe Swadlincote Derby DE12 7RR
Received 5 Jan 2025Land To The South Of Park Lane Castle Donington
Received 6 Jan 202514 Keepers Close Moira Swadlincote Derby DE12 6DB
Received 6 Jan 2025Mcdonalds Restaurant Adcock Road Coalville Leicestershire LE67 3NU
Received 6 Jan 2025Land Rear Of 8 Grange Close Ashby De La Zouch Leicestershire
Received 3 Jan 2025Land Off Chapel Street To The Rear Of 47 Oakthorpe Swadlincote Derby DE12 7QT
Received 3 Jan 202510 Ashby Road Coalville LE67 3LA
Received 7 Jan 20254 Saxon Close Breedon On The Hill Derby DE73 8LS
Received 7 Jan 2025188 Ashby Road Coalville LE67 3LA
Received 7 Jan 20256 Swan Way Coalville Leicestershire LE67 4BU
Received 8 Jan 202547 Belvoir Road Coalville Leicestershire LE67 3PD
Received 8 Jan 2025Coalville Conservation Area Marlborough Square Coalville Leicestershire
Received 7 Jan 202543 Measham Road Oakthorpe Swadlincote Leicestershire DE12 7RG
Received 8 Jan 2025Ashfield House Resolution Road Ashby De La Zouch Leicestershire LE65 1DW
Received 8 Jan 2025Ashfield House Resolution Road Ashby De La Zouch Leicestershire LE65 1DW
Received 8 Jan 2025Top Merrill Grange Mill Lane Belton Loughborough Leicestershire LE12 9UJ
Received 8 Jan 202538 Bishop Hall Road Ashby De La Zouch Leicestershire LE65 2UR
Received 8 Jan 20254 The Osiers Kegworth Derby Leicestershire DE74 2GD
Received 8 Jan 20256 Church Gate Kegworth Derby Leicestershire DE74 2ED
Received 9 Jan 20251 The Green Diseworth Derby DE74 2QN
Received 9 Jan 2025The Tack Rooms Lindas Grove Moira Swadlincote Leicestershire DE12 6BZ
Received 10 Jan 202524 Blackfordby Lane Moira Swadlincote Derby DE12 6EY
Received 10 Jan 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 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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