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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.
4,357 approved · 311 refused · 250 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Pipeline Route B Land To The East Of Ashby Road Measham
Received 10 Feb 2025Pipeline Route H Land East And West Of Netherseal Road And North Of Church Lane Chilcote
Received 10 Feb 2025Pipeline Route G Land East Of Netherseal Road Chilcote
Received 10 Feb 2025The Snack Factory Smisby Road Ashby De La Zouch Leicestershire LE65 2BS
Received 17 Feb 202571 Bondgate Castle Donington Derby DE74 2NR
Received 14 Feb 202538 Main Street Snarestone Swadlincote Derby DE12 7DB
Received 13 Feb 2025Land Rear Of 41 The Green Long Whatton Leicestershire
Received 17 Feb 2025The Old Coach House 39A Tamworth Road Ashby De La Zouch Leicestershire LE65 2PW
Received 17 Feb 2025Demba Cottage Navigation Street Measham Swadlincote Derby DE12 7LW
Received 17 Feb 2025Central Beverley Road East Midlands Airport Castle Donington Derby DE74 2SA
Received 14 Feb 2025West Security Long Stay Car Park 1 East Midlands Airport Castle Donington Derby DE74 2SA
Received 14 Feb 2025East Security Adjacent Royal Mail Building Beverley Road East Midlands Airport Castle Donington Derby DE74 2SA
Received 14 Feb 2025Land At Netherfields Lane Sawley
Received 18 Feb 202524 Langley Drive Kegworth Derby Leicestershire DE74 2DN
Received 18 Feb 2025179 Battram Road Ellistown Coalville Leicestershire LE67 1GB
Received 18 Feb 202565 Station Road Hugglescote Coalville Leicestershire LE67 2GB
Received 18 Feb 2025Land At 36 Orchard Street Ibstock Coalville Leicestershire LE67 6LL
Received 18 Feb 2025Land Rear Of 80 Forest Road Coalville Leicestershire LE67 3SH
Received 19 Feb 2025Opposite 95 Leicester Road Ashby De La Zouch Leicestershire LE65 1DD
Received 18 Feb 2025Parcels SV3 & SV4, Swinfen Vale, Coalville
Received 19 Feb 2025Land At Former Priory Nursery Garden Centre Ashby Road Breedon On The Hill DE73 8AZ
Received 19 Feb 2025Fitness Centre Smisby Road Ashby De La Zouch Leicestershire LE65 2UG
Received 20 Feb 2025Manor Farm Vicarage Lane Packington Ashby De La Zouch Leicestershire LE65 1UZ
Received 20 Feb 20258 Wordsworth Way Measham Swadlincote Derby DE12 7ER
Received 20 Feb 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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