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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 dates12,281Searchable applications
262Recorded as pending
92%Approval rate · 11,321 approved or refused records
887Refused applications
10,434 approved · 887 refused · 523 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 12 Nov 1987 to 14 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 17 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Decided2026/0197/FUL
Repair and refurbishment of the shop and demolition and rebuild of rear lean-to extension.
Barbaras Store 15 Church Street Empingham Rutland LE15 8PN
Received 16 Feb 2026 - Decided2026/0198/FUL
Internal repairs and refurbishment and rebuilding of the rear lean-to extension.
15 Church Street Empingham Rutland LE15 8PN
Received 16 Feb 2026 - Decided2026/0199/DIS
Discharge of conditions 3 (materials); 11 (Construction environment Management plan); 14 (Construction environment Management plan - Biodiversity); 15 (site layout plan); 19 (Topographical Survey, Site layout plan & Contextural elevations plan); 20 (site layout plan) in relation to 2025/0717/FUL - demolition of existing barn and construction of a single dwelling including altered highways access.
Cornerstone House Uppingham Road Seaton Rutland LE15 9JB
Received 17 Feb 2026 - Decided2026/0201/DIS
Discharge of Condition 4 (Phasing), 8 (Sustainability and Energy), 12 (Contamination Investigations) and 20 (Construction Method Statement) of planning application APP/2011/0832 - Application to vary Condition 10 of outline planning permission reference OUT/2009/1306/NH and in relation to 2021/0860/RES.
Land Between Barleythorpe And Oakham Burley Park Way Barleythorpe Rutland
Received 17 Feb 2026 - Decided2026/0205/DIS
Discharge of Condition 5 (Construction Method Statement) in relation to the appeal decision for planning application 2020/0942/OUT - Outline application with all matters reserved except for means of access, for residential development of up to 75 no. dwellings with associated public open space, landscaping and infrastructure.
Land Off Park Road Ketton Rutland PE9 3SL
Received 18 Feb 2026 - Decided2026/0206/DIS
Discharge of condition 4 (Wheel Washing Facilities) of planning application 2025/1610/MAR - Section 73 application to Vary Condition 1 (Approved Plans) of Planning Application 2024/0649/MAR to propose a plot substitution to the 75 no. plots currently approved under Condition 1 - site layout (513-SK-01 Rev A Planning Site Layout). (Reserved matters approval for the layout, scale, appearance and landscaping of 75 new dwellings, public open space and associated infrastructure).
Land Off Park Road Ketton Rutland PE9 3SL
Received 18 Feb 2026 - Decided2026/0207/SCR
EIA Screening Request in relation to the proposed development for mixed military use comprising refurbishment of buildings and the delivery of new assets including Single Living Accommodation (SLA) for junior ranks, regimental offices, and medical and catering facilities which will be delivered alongside additional supporting infrastructure. The proposed development also includes associated demolitions (12 buildings) across the Site.
Kendrew Barracks School Road Cottesmore Rutland LE15 7BL
Received 17 Feb 2026 - Decided2026/0209/LBA
Alterations to modern single storey extension
Prebendal House Crocket Lane Empingham Rutland LE15 8PW
Received 19 Feb 2026 - Decided2026/0210/CLP
Demolish existing kink in stone wall. To fill the gap along boundary with new stone wall and stone topping to match existing.
Chapel House 57 High Street Ketton Rutland PE9 3TE
Received 19 Feb 2026 - Decided2026/0211/LBA
Demolition of modern blockwork porch to reinstate historic barn opening to include installation of new doors and other alterations
Tithe Barn Crocket Lane Empingham Rutland LE15 8PW
Received 20 Feb 2026 - Decided2026/0212/FUL
Proposed alterations to property including replacement door and porch roof, blocking up of side door, replacement guttering and fascias, repairs, resurfacing of driveway, replacement of fence to rear and erection of fence to the front of the property, provision of cctv, siting of outbuilding.
13 Walnut Close Stretton Rutland LE15 7QQ
Received 20 Feb 2026 - Decided2026/0213/TLP
Installation of a monopole with 9 no. antenna apertures, 5 no. equipment cabinets, 2 no. transmission dishes and development ancillary thereto.
Grass Verge To South Of Woolfox Depot Woolfox Lodge Road Empingham Rutland LE15 7QT
Received 20 Feb 2026 - Decided2026/0214/CAT
2 no. Irish Yew Trees - Fell to ground level.
Sundial Cottage 10 Stamford Road Exton Rutland LE15 8AZ
Received 20 Feb 2026 - Decided2026/0215/CAT
Mixture of Ash, Cherry and Sycamore (blue marking on site map) crown raise strip of trees overhanging the development boundary up to 6 m.
Land To The North Of White Horse Inn 1 Stamford Road Morcott Rutland LE15 9DU
Received 20 Feb 2026 - Decided2026/0216/CAT
1 no. Alder (red) - Reduce and shape by approx. 2.5m and shape. 1 no. Bay (blue) - Reduce and shape by approx. 2m.
8 Main Street Whitwell Rutland LE15 8BW
Received 20 Feb 2026 - Decided2026/0217/DIS
Discharge of Condition 15 (Tree Plan), 16 (Landscaping Scheme), 19 (Tree Protection Plan) and 33 (Ecological Strategy) of Outline application APP/2011/0832 in relation to 2021/0860/RES - Reserved Matters application in order to substitute apartments for 11 no. two-storey houses and associated parking following outline planning application APP/2011/0832.
Land Between Barleythorpe And Oakham Burley Park Way Barleythorpe Rutland
Received 20 Feb 2026 - Decided2026/0218/DIS
Discharge of condition 11 (Sustainable Drainage Scheme) in relation to application 2023/0632/RES - Approval of Reserved Matters (layout, scale and appearance of the buildings erected, and the landscaping for this phase) for 65 dwellings, including 26 no. 1-bedroom apartments in a mews arrangement around communal garden to be delivered as independent living units, relating to the Outline Permission under reference OUT/2009/1306/NH and the S73 Application to vary Condition 10 of the Outline Permission (Planning Reference APP/2011/0832/NH)
Oakham CCRC Wheatfield Way Barleythorpe Rutland
Received 20 Feb 2026 - Decided2026/0219/DIS
Discharge of Condition 14 (Control of Surface Water During Construction) in relation to 2025/1610/MAR - Section 73 application to Vary Condition 1 (Approved Plans) of Planning Application 2024/0649/MAR to propose a plot substitution to the 75 no. plots currently approved under Condition 1 - site layout (513-SK-01 Rev A Planning Site Layout). (Reserved matters approval for the layout, scale, appearance and landscaping of 75 new dwellings, public open space and associated infrastructure).
Land Off Park Road Ketton Rutland PE9 3SL
Received 20 Feb 2026 - Registered2026/0220/FUL
Change of use from agriculture to a dog exercise paddock, with field shelter, small car park, fencing, landscaping and new access (old access to be stopped up).
Land Adjacent To Cemetary Rogues Lane Cottesmore Rutland
Received 20 Feb 2026 - Decided2026/0221/CAT
Remove 1no. Holly tree (T1). Remove 1no. Prunus (T2) to just above ground level. Remove 1no. Holly stem (T3) to just above ground level. Remove 2no. Cherry-plum trees (T4 & T5) and Holly (T6) to just above ground level.
The Cottage 6 Nether Street Belton In Rutland Rutland LE15 9LD
Received 20 Feb 2026 - Decided2026/0222/CAT
Remove 1no. fallen over dead tree (T1) to just above ground level. Remove 1no. ivy covered Hawthorn (T2) to just above ground level. Remove group of 3no. ivy covered hawthorns (T3) to just above ground level. Remove 1no. ivy covered Hawthorn (T4) to just above ground level. Remove 1no. fallen ivy covered Elder (T5). Remove 1no. Sycamore tree (T6) to just above ground level. Remove 1no. Sycamore tree (T7) to just above ground level. Reduce 1no. south westerly spread of Sycamore tree (T8) by upto 2m.
7 The Long Barn Mews Ketton Rutland PE9 3TP
Received 20 Feb 2026 - Decided2026/0223/CAT
Reduce 1no. Sycamore (T1) by 3-4 meters to previous points
Cornerstone House 2 Chapel Lane Barrowden Rutland LE15 8EB
Received 23 Feb 2026 - Decided2026/0224/CAT
(T1) 1 no. Scot's Pine - Fell.
Little Orchard 2B Stoke Road Lyddington Rutland LE15 9LU
Received 23 Feb 2026 - Decided2026/0225/DIS
Discharge of Condition 8 (Site Investigation) of 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 23 Feb 2026
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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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