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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.
4,375 approved · 313 refused · 251 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 29 Jul 2020 to 5 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 15 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Land North West And South East Of Blindpit Lane Curdworth Warwickshire
Received 6 Jun 2025175 Ashby Road Moira Swadlincote DE12 6DW
Received 3 Jun 2025Wiggs Farm Wood Road Nailstone Coalville Leicestershire
Received 6 Jun 202522 Highgate Ashby De La Zouch Leicestershire LE65 2SG
Received 6 Jun 2025East Midlands Gateway Development Ashby Road Castle Donington
Received 6 Jun 202533 Wood Drive Kegworth Derby DE74 2AA
Received 6 Jun 202514 Raunstone Close Ravenstone Coalville Leicestershire LE67 2DN
Received 8 Jun 2025Land Rear Of 21 To 63 Church Lane Whitwick Leicestershire
Received 8 Jun 2025The Dovecote Main Street Snarestone Swadlincote Derby DE12 7DB
Received 9 Jun 2025Castle Donington High School And Community College Mount Pleasant Castle Donington Derby DE74 2LN
Received 9 Jun 2025Lewis Charlton Learning Centre The Village South Street Ashby De La Zouch Leicestershire LE65 1BR
Received 9 Jun 2025Land Rear Of 235A Leicester Road Ibstock Leicestershire
Received 9 Jun 2025Lockington Quarry Warren Lane Lockington Derby DE74 2RG
Received 9 Jun 2025Holly Cottage Chapel Street Measham Swadlincote Derby DE12 7JD
Received 9 Jun 2025The Barn Main Street Wilson Melbourne Derby DE73 8AN
Received 10 Jun 2025The Barn Main Street Wilson Melbourne Derby DE73 8AN
Received 10 Jun 2025Unit 4 Studbrook Business Park Castle Donington Derby DE74 2ZB
Received 11 Jun 202529 Willesley Gardens Ashby De La Zouch Leicestershire LE65 2QE
Received 11 Jun 202526 Willesley Gardens Ashby De La Zouch Leicestershire LE65 2QF
Received 11 Jun 202583 Owen Street Coalville Leicestershire LE67 3DA
Received 11 Jun 202583 Owen Street Coalville Leicestershire LE67 3DA
Received 11 Jun 2025Unit 3 Tanyard House 37 High Street Measham Swadlincote Derby DE12 7HR
Received 11 Jun 202515 Coppice Close Ravenstone Coalville Leicestershire LE67 2NS
Received 12 Jun 202563 Main Street Osgathorpe Loughborough Leicestershire LE12 9TA
Received 12 Jun 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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