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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.
4,549 approved · 333 refused · 256 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
4 Elder Lane Griffydam Coalville Leicestershire LE67 8HD
Received 31 Jul 2026Ivy House 24 Mill Street Packington Ashby De La Zouch Leicestershire LE65 1WL
Received 2 Aug 2026Land At Whitwick Road Copt Oak Markfield LE67 9QB
Received 27 Jul 20264 Kirk Avenue Kegworth Derby Leicestershire DE74 2FY
Received 3 Aug 2026Ascott House South Street Ashby De La Zouch Leicestershire LE65 1BR
Received 3 Aug 2026Outside 43 The Green Castle Donington Derby DE74 2JX
Received 27 Jul 2026Outside 28 Orchard Avenue Castle Donington Derby DE74 2JZ
Received 22 Jul 202615 - 17 Ferrers Close Castle Donington Derby DE74 2QW
Received 27 Jul 20267 - 9 Ferrers Close Castle Donington Derby DE74 2QW
Received 27 Jul 2026Corner Of 5 Ferrers Close Castle Donington Derby DE74 2QW
Received 27 Jul 2026Outside 11 Orchard Avenue Castle Donington Derby DE74 2JZ
Received 22 Jul 2026Corner Of 51 The Green Castle Donington Derby DE74 2JX
Received 27 Jul 2026Corner Of 59 The Green Castle Donington Derby DE74 2JX
Received 27 Jul 2026Outside 1 Orchard Avenue Castle Donington Derby DE74 2JZ
Received 22 Jul 2026Between 18 - 20 Kirkland Close Castle Donington Derby DE74 2QY
Received 27 Jul 2026Outside 2 Lothian Place Castle Donington Derby DE74 2QZ
Received 28 Jul 202610 Sadlers Wells Belton Loughborough Leicestershire LE12 9TS
Received 3 Aug 2026Adjacent To 7 The Green Castle Donington Derby DE74 2JX
Received 22 Jul 2026Former Art Forma Building Station Road Castle Donington DE74 2NU
Received 4 Aug 2026Outside 5 Ferrers Close Castle Donington Derby DE74 2QW
Received 27 Jul 2026Outside 50 The Green Castle Donington Derby DE74 2JX
Received 27 Jul 2026Between 1 - 3 Grange Drive Castle Donington Derby DE74 2QU
Received 28 Jul 2026Outside 10 Carrs Close Castle Donington Derby DE74 2SX
Received 28 Jul 2026Side Of 18 Tipnall Road Castle Donington Derby DE74 2JY
Received 28 Jul 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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