Understanding planning · 13 min read
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.
4,426 approved · 318 refused · 253 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
Contact details were found on council pages. Check the source for opening hours and which enquiries the service handles.
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.
Brook Farm Dog Lane Wilson Melbourne Derby DE73 8AH
Received 5 Jan 2026Land At Netherfields Lane Sawley
Received 5 Jan 20264 Edward Street Albert Village Swadlincote Derby DE11 8ER
Received 5 Jan 20268 Curzon Street Ibstock Coalville Leicestershire LE67 6LA
Received 6 Jan 2026Outside 41 Bosworth Road Castle Donington Derby DE74 2JQ
Received 29 Dec 2025Side Of 8 James Street Coalville Leicestershire LE67 3BW
Received 24 Dec 2025Zouch Audio The Coach House South Street Ashby De La Zouch Leicestershire LE65 1BQ
Received 6 Jan 20269 Rosslyn Road Whitwick Coalville Leicestershire LE67 5PU
Received 6 Jan 2026The Moors London Road Kegworth Derby DE74 2EY
Received 7 Jan 2026Land To The South Of Woodville Road Swadlincote Derby DE12 6LY
Received 6 Jan 202669 Wood Street Ashby De La Zouch Leicestershire LE65 1EL
Received 7 Jan 202692 Tressall Road Whitwick Coalville Leicestershire LE67 5QD
Received 7 Jan 202653 Main Street Long Whatton Loughborough Leicestershire LE12 5DF
Received 7 Jan 202624 Piper Drive Long Whatton Loughborough Leicestershire LE12 5DJ
Received 8 Jan 2026Ivy House Farm 22 Main Street Long Whatton Loughborough Leicestershire LE12 5DG
Received 8 Jan 202627 Creswell Drive Ravenstone Coalville Leicestershire LE67 2AG
Received 8 Jan 2026Land Off Beveridge Lane Hugglescote Coalville
Received 9 Jan 2026Land Off Beveridge Lane Hugglescote Coalville
Received 9 Jan 2026Side Of 261 Belvoir Road Coalville Leicestershire LE67 3PL
Received 8 Jan 202643 Nottingham Road Kegworth Derby DE74 2FH
Received 9 Jan 2026Gold Hand Car Wash Ashby Road Boundary Swadlincote Leicestershire DE11 7BA
Received 12 Jan 202630 The Woodcroft Diseworth Derby DE74 2QT
Received 12 Jan 2026Land Adjoining 264 Melbourne Road Ibstock Leicestershire
Received 12 Jan 2026107 Castle Rock Drive Coalville Leicestershire LE67 4SE
Received 13 Jan 2026Records 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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