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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.
4,464 approved · 327 refused · 254 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Side Of 1 Parkfield Crescent Appleby Magna Swadlincote Derby DE12 7BW
Received 26 Mar 2026Willesley Scout Campsite Willesley Woodside Ashby De La Zouch Leicestershire LE65 2UP
Received 27 Mar 2026Land To The South Of Pisca Lane Heather LE67 2QG
Received 27 Mar 2026Land At Moira Road Shellbrook Ashby De La Zouch Leicestershire
Received 30 Mar 2026Clayborn Manor Fields Snarestone Swadlincote DE12 7FF
Received 30 Mar 2026The Elms 25 Upper Church Street Ashby De La Zouch Leicestershire LE65 1BX
Received 30 Mar 202679 Moira Road Donisthorpe Swadlincote Derby DE12 7QD
Received 30 Mar 202631 Main Street Blackfordby Swadlincote Derby DE11 8BB
Received 30 Mar 2026The Woodlands Bath Lane Moira Swadlincote Derby DE12 6BP
Received 31 Mar 20266 Austrey Lane Appleby Parva Swadlincote Derby DE12 7AR
Received 31 Mar 2026Telephone Exchange Whitwick Road Coalville Leicestershire LE67 3FA
Received 31 Mar 202660A Market Street Ashby De La Zouch Leicestershire LE65 1AN
Received 31 Mar 202660A Market Street Ashby De La Zouch Leicestershire LE65 1AN
Received 31 Mar 20269 Wrekin Close Ashby De La Zouch Leicestershire LE65 1EX
Received 31 Mar 2026Land To The West Of Hathern Road Long Whatton Loughborough Leicestershire LE12 9RP
Received 31 Mar 2026Land Off Midland Road Ellistown Leicestershire LE67 1EX
Received 31 Mar 2026Proposed Site Of Swan Lake Lodges Spring Lane Swannington Coalville Leicestershire LE67 8QQ
Received 31 Mar 2026Land Off Townsend Lane Donington-le-Heath Leicestershire LE67 2GF
Received 1 Apr 20264 Hall Lane Packington Ashby De La Zouch Leicestershire LE65 1WE
Received 1 Apr 202690 Hermitage Road Whitwick Coalville Leicestershire LE67 5EG
Received 1 Apr 202622 Willesley Close Ashby De La Zouch Leicestershire LE65 2QB
Received 1 Apr 2026Land Adjacent To 17 Burtons Lane Swannington Leicestershire
Received 2 Apr 2026Amazon Distribution Centre Robson Way Ellistown Coalville Leicestershire LE67 1GQ
Received 2 Apr 202614 Hinckley Road Ibstock Coalville Leicestershire LE67 6PB
Received 2 Apr 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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