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Rutland County Council
Planning applications.
Explore collected planning applications and decisions for Rutland County Council. Search an address, application reference or proposal to find a record.
Collected application statistics
Collected records · All available dates11,726Searchable applications
266Recorded as pending
92%Approval rate · 10,809 approved or refused records
834Refused applications
9,975 approved · 834 refused · 485 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 12 Nov 1987 to 12 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 16 Oct 2026. Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
Local planning information
Council sources checked 14 Sept 2026Planning information Planning and building controlContact planning Preliminary enquiry adviceLocal plan The local planConservation areas Conservation areas
Council contacts
- Planning enquiriesplanning@rutland.gov.ukCouncil source
- General council enquiries01572722577Council source
- General council enquiriesenquiries@rutland.gov.ukCouncil source
Contact details were found on council pages. Check the source for opening hours and which enquiries the service handles.
Conservation areas and Article 4 directions
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.
Conservation areas34 mapped area records
Article 4 direction areasNo boundary records available in this collection
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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.
More application records
- Decided2025/0735/DIS
Discharge of condition 3 (external materials) in relation to 2025/0370/FUL (Proposed two storey rear extension, new front lobby area, new windows and doors, render and brick finishes, minor alterations, solar panels and Oak Framed Double garage).
The Vicarage 67 Church Street Langham Rutland LE15 7JE
Received 23 Jun 2025 - Decided2025/0736/FUL
New garage with storage room above.
Jasmine 11 Tippings Lane Barrowden Rutland LE15 8EW
Received 23 Jun 2025 - Decided2025/0737/FUL
Section 73 application in relation to 2025/0336/FUL, condition 2 (approved plans) - Change of use from public house (Sui Generis) to residential dwelling with attached ancillary annexe accommodation (class C3). Minor internal and external alterations to facilitate conversion to dwelling. Changes: Omit drawing A301 (proposed elevations) and replace with A301 REV A; Omit drawing A102 REV B (proposed floorplans) and replace with A102 REV E.
The Boot Inn 10 The Street South Luffenham Rutland LE15 8NX
Received 24 Jun 2025 - Decided2025/0738/CAT
All trees on the property circled as group one. All Trees within this group to be crown raised to 5 m from ground level.T1 Holly tree to be reduced in height by 2 meters.
Brake Spinney St Mary's Close Edith Weston Rutland LE15 8HF
Received 24 Jun 2025 - Decided2025/0739/CAT
Reduce crowns of T1 & T2 by 1.5M silver birch. Reduce crown of T3 by 1M Prunus aviarium
Church End Main Street Seaton Rutland LE15 9HU
Received 24 Jun 2025 - Decided2025/0740/NMA
Non material amendment in relation to 2024/1078/FUL (Proposed replacement front porch structure, new side extension and other minor alterations to the existing property. New detached garage structure). Changes : additional rooflight to existing roof (over bathroom). Amendments to openings on the proposed side extension.
Jubilee Lodge Brooke Road Ridlington Rutland LE15 9AJ
Received 24 Jun 2025 - Decided2025/0742/CAT
Raise crown of Oak tree (T5) in churchyard to 1.5ft above wall.
St Peter And St Pauls Church Top Street Wing Rutland
Received 24 Jun 2025 - Decided2025/0743/CAT
T4 - Remove 3 lower branches of neighbour's Ash tree over tennis court
Tithe Barn 1A Top Street Wing Rutland LE15 8SE
Received 24 Jun 2025 - Decided2025/0744/CAT
G1 4-5 Sycamores reduced back off house giving at least 3 metre clearance. T1 Yew monolithed to 5 metres leaving new growth on the west side as it is very close to the property and is growing in a very leggy manner.
The Old School House Oakham Road Exton Rutland LE15 8AX
Received 24 Jun 2025 - Decided2025/0745/CAT
T1 - Reduce height of Holly tree by 1.5m, reduce spread by 1.5m, raise crown to 3m.T2 - Raise crown of Holly tree to 2.5m.T3 - Remove 2 or 3 lower branches of Red Oak tree over tennis court.
Churchfield 1 Top Street Wing Rutland LE15 8SE
Received 24 Jun 2025 - Decided2025/0746/FUL
Erection of a single storey extension to the rear.
4 Summerfield Oakham Rutland LE15 6PZ
Received 24 Jun 2025 - Decided2025/0749/FUL
Proposed front porch, two storey side extension, additional onsite parking and widening of the existing vehicle access
14 Kings Road North Luffenham Rutland LE15 8JH
Received 23 Jun 2025 - Decided2025/0752/FUL
Part two storey & part single storey side and rear extension.
7 Loves Lane Empingham Rutland LE15 8PP
Received 25 Jun 2025 - Decided2025/0759/FUL
Retrospective application to remove leaking velux sloping roof window and fill in with replacement slates and insulation to make the roof weather proof.
2 Old School Close North Luffenham Rutland LE15 8LG
Received 25 Jun 2025 - Decided2025/0760/LBA
Retrospective application to remove leaking velux sloping roof window and fill in with replacement slates and insulation to make the roof weather proof.
2 Old School Close North Luffenham Rutland LE15 8LG
Received 25 Jun 2025 - Decided2025/0763/FUL
Single storey rear extension
30 Stamford Road Oakham Rutland LE15 6JA
Received 25 Jun 2025 - Decided2025/0764/CAT
Remove 1 No. Box Tree.
Rosewood Cottage 11 Church Street North Luffenham Rutland LE15 8JR
Received 26 Jun 2025 - Decided2025/0765/FUL
Conversion of Barn to provide letting accommodation in conjunction with the Fox & Hounds Hotel, Exton
Barn To East Of Fox & Hounds The Green Exton Rutland
Received 26 Jun 2025 - Decided2025/0766/LBA
Conversion of Barn to provide letting accommodation in conjunction with the Fox & Hounds Hotel, Exton
Barn To East Of Fox & Hounds The Green Exton Rutland
Received 26 Jun 2025 - Decided2025/0767/FUL
Insert two dormer windows to the west elevation of the property.
19 Welland Way Oakham Rutland LE15 6SL
Received 26 Jun 2025 - Decided2025/0768/FUL
Single-storey extension to front and second-storey extension to side of dwelling, including new front porch, and changes to exterior materials from brick to render.
12 Ashwell Road Cottesmore Rutland LE15 7BX
Received 26 Jun 2025 - Decided2025/0771/FUL
Section 73 application to remove Condition 4 (Agricultural Tie) of application 119/69 (Use of land for the erection of a bungalow in connection with an agricultural holding Pt OS no 79, Essendine Road, Ryhall). Change - removal of agricultural tie.
Sunny Acres Essendine Road Ryhall Rutland PE9 4JN
Received 26 Jun 2025 - Decided2025/0774/FUL
Conversion of stable building to form no. 1 self-build dwelling
Land And Buildings To North Of Back Lane Back Lane Ryhall Rutland PE9 4HQ
Received 26 Jun 2025 - Decided2025/0776/CAT
Prune 1 No. holly tree, reducing the top by around 2 metres and removing the lower branches. Reduce height and prune/tidy overhanging branches on Cypress trees boarding the playing fields at the bottom of the garden. This work is to return them to the same state as they were after the work done ref: 2018/1356/CAT (Crown reduce height of 22 No. Cypress Trees by a maximum of 7 metres reducing them to between 5-6 metres high. Lateral spread of branches to be trimmed between 2-3 metres with some branches to be removed).
28 Main Street Lyddington Rutland LE15 9LT
Received 26 Jun 2025
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What these statistics cover
These figures describe applications collected by PlanningTrack for Rutland County 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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