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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.
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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 dates11,925Searchable applications
265Recorded as pending
92%Approval rate · 10,996 approved or refused records
852Refused applications
10,144 approved · 852 refused · 497 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Decided2025/1245/LBA
Replacement single storey extension to the rear and internal alterations including the reinstatement of the fireplace.
Woodland Cottage 2 Church Road Ketton Rutland PE9 3RD
Received 30 Sept 2025 - Decided2025/1246/RG3
Retrospective reduction in height of cemetery wall which boundaries the closed cemetery and access road from the highway to open section of the cemetery. The condition of the wall had deteriorated significantly and the emergency demolition was to make the wall safe. Height has been reduced to approximately 800 - 1000mm in height, for the entire length. Saddle back coping stones have not been re-instated. Materials have been retained and stored within the closed cemetery section for potential re-use.
Cemetery High Street Morcott Rutland LE15 9DN
Received 30 Sept 2025 - Decided2025/1247/PTA
T1 Oak tree to be crown raised to no more than 4m above ground level
8 Peterborough Avenue Oakham Rutland LE15 6EB
Received 1 Oct 2025 - Decided2025/1248/CAT
Removal 1no Hazel tree (A). Removal 1no Holly tree (B). Removal 1no Shadbush tree (C).
13 Main Street Lyddington Rutland LE15 9LR
Received 1 Oct 2025 - Decided2025/1250/CLE
Retrospective application for replacement of wooden double glazed windows to the front of the property with UPVC double glazed windows
3 Jubilee Court Northgate Oakham Rutland LE15 6NG
Received 1 Oct 2025 - Decided2025/1252/FUL
Erection of 2 no. dwellings and new access onto Oakham Road.
Land To The East Of Oakham Road Ashwell Rutland
Received 1 Oct 2025 - Decided2025/1257/DIS
Discharge of Condition 7 (Noise Impact assessment) of Planning Application 2024/0300/MAF - Full Planning Application for the installation and operation of a solar farm together with all associated works, equipment, necessary infrastructure and biodiversity enhancement areas.
Land To The South Of Pilton Village Luffenham Lane Pilton Rutland
Received 3 Oct 2025 - Decided2025/1258/CAT
T3 Cherry tree - reshape and cut back 2-3m to provide more light and better clearance over drive.
3 Berrybushes Market Overton Rutland LE15 7PQ
Received 3 Oct 2025 - Decided2025/1261/FUL
New replacement garage with first floor home office, including demolition of the existing.
The Old Vicarage Ketton Road Hambleton Rutland LE15 8TH
Received 3 Oct 2025 - Decided2025/1262/CAT
Trim 2-3m off 1no Horsechestnut T1 and 1no Fig T2.
Wisteria Cottages 5 Berrybushes Market Overton Rutland LE15 7PQ
Received 3 Oct 2025 - Decided2025/1263/PTA
T1 Yew reduced by 3 metres all round to keep the tree in a reasonable shape and size for its location
Gallery House 2 Ashwell Hall Stables Ashwell Rutland LE15 7LH
Received 3 Oct 2025 - Decided2025/1264/FUL
Section 73 application to vary Condition 2 (Approved Plans) of application 2022/0646/FUL to change submitted plans from AB/01B/PL/2022 to AB/01C/PL/2022, in order to allow for more light and better ventilation (through air) to the sitting room and master bedroom. (Demolition of existing agricultural barn and erect 2 no. 3 storey dwellings, relocation of entrance doors to barn No 2 to the rear, extension of existing farm track, creation of new parking and turning area to the rear of barn 2.)
Land Adjacent To Fairchilds Lodge Lyddington Road Caldecott Rutland
Received 3 Oct 2025 - Decided2025/1266/CAT
Removal of a hedge comprising of 9no trees (Leylandii/Leyland cypress) between our garden and the neighbouring Chapel Yard identified on the sketch plan.
53 Main Street Greetham Rutland LE15 7NJ
Received 6 Oct 2025 - Decided2025/1269/FUL
Construction of a single-storey side extension.
Tolethorpe Grange Salters Lane Little Casterton Rutland PE9 4BH
Received 6 Oct 2025 - Decided2025/1270/CAT
T1 - Reduce height of Tulip tree by 4m and reduce laterals by up to 2m to balance shape
7 Dovecote Close Barrowden Rutland LE15 8ET
Received 7 Oct 2025 - Decided2025/1271/CAT
T1 - Remove Holly tree to just above ground level, T2 - Raise crown of Hazel to 3.5m over drive and remove eipicormic shoots, T3 - Reduce height of Himalayan Birch by 3m and reduce laterals by 1.5m to shape crown
Bramley House 4 Crocket Lane Empingham Rutland LE15 8PW
Received 7 Oct 2025 - Decided2025/1272/CAT
T1 - Yew - Reduce spread by 1m all around and reduce height by 1.5m
The White House 2 The Green Ketton Rutland PE9 3RA
Received 7 Oct 2025 - Decided2025/1273/CAT
T1 - Reduce height of Rowan tree by 3m and reduce lateral branches by 1m to shape crown
10 Crocket Lane Empingham Rutland LE15 8PW
Received 7 Oct 2025 - Decided2025/1275/FUL
Removal of 2.9 m high leylandi hedge and replacement with 1.8m close board feather edge fencing and 0.3m high gravelboard (overall height 2.1m).
15 Manor Lane Langham Rutland LE15 7JL
Received 7 Oct 2025 - Decided2025/1278/CAT
(T1) 1 no. Yew tree to be fully crown reduced by 2.5 meters in height and by approximately 1m on the sides.
27 Main Street Cottesmore Rutland LE15 7DH
Received 8 Oct 2025 - Decided2025/1281/DIS
Discharge of Condition 2 (Replacement Trees) of planning application 2025/0578/NMA - Non Material Amendment of application 2020/1263/MAF in order to remove tree T69 and introduce 4 no. trees as mitigation/offset. Submission of Revised Soft Landscape Plan.
Land Adj To Chater House High Street Ketton Rutland
Received 8 Oct 2025 - Decided2025/1284/CAT
(T1) 1 no. Conifer - Fell. (T2) 1 no. Portuguese Laurel - Reduce by 2-3 metres
Rose Cottage 2 Back Lane Belton In Rutland Rutland LE15 9JS
Received 8 Oct 2025 - Decided2025/1285/CAT
T1 - weeping willow- Re pollard. T2 - 2x conifers - Fell
14 Pond Lane Greetham Rutland LE15 7NW
Received 8 Oct 2025 - Registered2025/1287/HYBRID
Hybrid planning application comprising Full application for 7 no. specialist supported living units with associated outbuilding and Outline application for the erection of up to 22 no. dwellings with all matters reserved except access.
Land To The South East Of Luffenham Road Ketton Rutland
Received 8 Oct 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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