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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 dates12,321Searchable applications
262Recorded as pending
92%Approval rate · 11,357 approved or refused records
895Refused applications
10,462 approved · 895 refused · 524 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Decided2026/0266/PTA
(T2) 1 no. Norway Spruce - Fell. (T3) 1 No. Norway Spruce - Fell. (See covering letter for justification of works). To offset the removals, we are willing to replace each tree removed with a new tree of an alternative species.
5 Main Street Ayston Rutland LE15 9AE
Received 3 Mar 2026 - Registered2026/0268/MAO
Outline planning application for up to 10 no. residential dwellings, including access, with all other matters reserved.
Land To The West Of Seaton Road Morcott Rutland
Received 3 Mar 2026 - Decided2026/0271/CAT
Pollard 1no. Lime Tree to approximately 10 meters.
Autumn House Top Street Wing Rutland LE15 8SE
Received 4 Mar 2026 - Decided2026/0272/NMA
Removal of the words "30 No." from the proposal of permission 2025/0837/FUL.
Ridlington House 7 Church Lane Ridlington Rutland LE15 9AL
Received 4 Mar 2026 - Registered2026/0274/FUL
2 Storey extension to existing commercial premises and increase curtilage of site to east and south. Change of use to the additional curtilage. Steel portal framed building, joined to existing by a signature 2 storey circular entrance atrium with organic roof structure.
Workshop Off America Lodge Lane Brooke Rutland
Received 2 Mar 2026 - Decided2026/0276/FUL
Single storey flat roof extension to the rear of the property.
9 Stowe Court Stretton Rutland LE15 7RN
Received 2 Mar 2026 - Decided2026/0278/DMP
Proposed demolition of 2 bay pitched roof glasshouse buildings and link block forming part of former Bugtopia zoo building.
Bugtopia The Zoo Sykes Lane Empingham Rutland LE15 8QL
Received 5 Mar 2026 - Decided2026/0279/FUL
Construction of new detached external plant room.
Fox And Hounds Inn 19 The Green Exton Rutland LE15 8AP
Received 5 Mar 2026 - Decided2026/0280/DIS
Discharge of Condition 13 (Dusk Emergence Bat Survey) in relation to application 2024/0468/RG3 - Refurbishment of existing building and construction of an extension to provide a new transport hub and community facility with flexible Class E space. Retain existing access, new hard and soft landscaping including new pedestrian access link from Cold Overton Road.
Jules House 1 Cold Overton Road Oakham Rutland LE15 6NT
Received 5 Mar 2026 - Decided2026/0281/CLP
Installation of solar panels on rear of roof.
Wytchley House Hawthorn Close Stretton Rutland LE15 7QG
Received 5 Mar 2026 - Decided2026/0282/LBA
Re-roofing of the dwelling, replacing the Collyweston with conservation stone slates.
Hillside Farm House Oakham Road Burley Rutland LE15 7SX
Received 5 Mar 2026 - Decided2026/0283/LBA
Alterations to existing window, new rooflight and new flue to the rear elevation of the existing property. Redecoration of existing windows and doors.
Long Barn 3 Barn End Empingham Rutland LE15 8PG
Received 6 Mar 2026 - Decided2026/0284/FUL
Proposed single storey rear extension.
6 Moles Lane Seaton Rutland LE15 9HY
Received 6 Mar 2026 - Decided2026/0285/FUL
Proposed single storey front and rear extensions.
8 Ullswater Avenue Edith Weston Rutland LE15 8JD
Received 6 Mar 2026 - Decided2026/0286/FUL
Extension to front elevation with minor internal reconfiguration.
8 Pleasant Terrace Adderley Street Uppingham Rutland LE15 9QW
Received 6 Mar 2026 - Decided2026/0288/TLP
Upgrade the existing telecommunications base station comprising the removal of the existing 3 no. antennas and other associated apparatus mounted on antenna support poles and replacement with 3 no. antennas , 1 no. 300mm diameter dish antenna, 1 no. 600mm diameter dish antenna, a relocated 1 no. 200mm diameter dish antenna, 1 no. GPS module, all mounted on a new 7.5m lattice stub mast, with a height to the top of the antennas at 19.0 m above ground level, associated radio units, the relocation of 1 no. existing equipment cabinet and other ancillary works.
Building 26 Mallard Park Meadow Park Industrial Estate Essendine Rutland PE9 4FA
Received 6 Mar 2026 - Decided2026/0292/LBA
Retrospective application to fill in 2 no. windows on ground and first floor on west elevation of dwelling that overlook a brick garage wall down a narrow passageway measuring 100cm width. Internally, move door slightly forward of the ground floor cloakroom to create a larger space.
3 Hall Gardens Uppingham Rutland LE15 9HG
Received 9 Mar 2026 - Unknown2026/0293/PAD
Single two storey dwelling house within Grange Farm's farmyard area.
Grange Farm Ridlington Road Brooke Rutland LE15 8GQ
Received 10 Mar 2026 - Decided2026/0294/CAT
(T1) Remove 1 no. Silver Birch from the back garden. (T2) Reduce the height of 1 no. Silver Birch by no more than 1.5m
Chestnut House 40A Main Street Market Overton Rutland LE15 7PL
Received 10 Mar 2026 - Decided2026/0295/CAT
(Tree 9) 1 No. Norway Maple - Cut back branches overhanging neighbour's property back to previous pollarding (up to 3m).
4 Chapel Lane Barrowden Rutland LE15 8EB
Received 9 Mar 2026 - Decided2026/0297/LBA
5 no. replacement windows, 2 No. replacement slot windows and 1 No. replacement door to main dwelling. Repairs and refurbishment of existing outbuilding.
Lapwing House 115 Main Street Lyddington Rutland LE15 9LS
Received 10 Mar 2026 - Decided2026/0298/FUL
The replacement of boundary walls, bank excavation, garage door replacement and front door refurbishment alongside other landscaping works and removal of 300mm section of rear boundary wall.
Barrowden House 7 Luffenham Road Barrowden Rutland LE15 8EG
Received 11 Mar 2026 - Decided2026/0299/LBA
The replacement of boundary walls, bank excavation, garage door replacement and front door refurbishment alongside other landscaping works and removal of 300mm section of rear boundary wall.
Barrowden House 7 Luffenham Road Barrowden Rutland LE15 8EG
Received 11 Mar 2026 - Decided2026/0300/TLP
Installation of replacement 22.5m monopole mast with headframe to accommodate 3 no. replacement antenna, ancillary radio equipment and 2 no. 0.3m and 1 no. 0.6m transmission dishes, along with ancillary development thereto.
Arqiva Telecom Mast (165739) Wardley Hill Wardley Rutland
Received 11 Mar 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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