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Planning application documents: what to read first
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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 dates12,730Searchable applications
262Recorded as pending
92%Approval rate · 11,723 approved or refused records
934Refused applications
10,789 approved · 934 refused · 552 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 12 Nov 1987 to 14 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 18 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Registered2026/1106/LBA
Refurbishment and remedial works to Farmhouse
Rosedene Main Street Thistleton Rutland LE15 7RE
Received 4 Sept 2026 - Registered2026/1107/MAF
Section 73 application to remove conditions 3 (Occupancy for Holiday Purposes), 4 (Not to be Used as a Main Residence) and 5 (Owners/Occupiers Register) of application 2016/0260/FUL in order to allow the site to be used for residential purposes - Variation of condition 3 (2015/0974/FUL - Use of land as a static caravan site for holiday purposes).
Ranksborough Hall Ranksborough Drive Langham Rutland LE15 7EH
Received 4 Sept 2026 - Registered2026/1108/DIS
Discharge of Condition 18 (Ecological Features) of application 2022/0290/FUL - Proposed Gospel Hall (Use Class F1[f]) with access road, car parking, new drainage scheme, new pedestrian link and landscaping.
Land Adjacent To 1 Stamford Road Ketton Rutland
Received 7 Sept 2026 - Registered2026/1109/FUL
Single storey flat roof side/rear extension and alterations to front and rear elevations.
17 Chater Road Oakham Rutland LE15 6RY
Received 8 Sept 2026 - Registered2026/1110/CAT
Lawsons Cypress - removal. It has begun to drop branches on the roadside and is next to HV power lines. There are further signs of dieback on the roadside. Leylandi - 5 No. - removal - previously topped Leylandi in garden.
The Old Hall 25 Main Street Market Overton Rutland LE15 7PL
Received 8 Sept 2026 - Decided2026/1111/PIP
Permission in Principle (PIP) application for residential development of 3 no. detached dwellings.
Land To The South Of Ketton House Aldgate Ketton Rutland
Received 8 Sept 2026 - Registered2026/1116/DIS
Discharge of condition 4 (Replacement Planting Scheme) in relation to 2026/0885/PTA (2 x Northern Cypress Trees. One half of the pair has failed which is being propped up by the 2nd Cypress. Removing the damaged part would compromise the existing Cypress and removal of the damaged Cypress would compromise the 2nd Cypress. AT2 recommend the removal of both trees and the replanting of 2 replacement trees (ie Tulip, Sweet Gum, Black Walnut, etc), in a similar location).
Stone Cottage Ketton Road Hambleton Rutland LE15 8TH
Received 8 Sept 2026 - Awaiting decision2026/1117/FUL
Replacement front and rear extensions, replacement front porch, and various internal amendments.
5 Church Lane Morcott Rutland LE15 9DH
Received 9 Sept 2026 - Awaiting decision2026/1118/LBA
Replacement front and rear extensions, replacement front porch, and various internal amendments.
5 Church Lane Morcott Rutland LE15 9DH
Received 9 Sept 2026 - Registered2026/1119/FUL
Installation of a garden pod of 8.2m x 4.2m and 3m high in the back garden ancillary to the main dwelling.
1 Well Court Empingham Rutland LE15 8NA
Received 9 Sept 2026 - Registered2026/1122/DIS
Discharge of Condition 6 (Biodiversity Enhancement) and 7 (Render Details) of application 2025/1053/FUL - Demolition of existing single storey elements to the existing property. Proposed new two-storey side and rear extension with front porch. Erection of 2 no. front gates.
Cherry Trees 11 Garden Road Exton Rutland LE15 8AY
Received 10 Sept 2026 - Registered2026/1124/CAT
Removal of 1no. Oak tree from rear garden.
Clipsham House Bradley Lane Clipsham Rutland LE15 7SE
Received 10 Sept 2026 - Registered2026/1126/FUL
Single storey rear / side extension.
Hill Rise 10B Gatehouse Lane South Luffenham Rutland LE15 8NN
Received 10 Sept 2026 - Registered2026/1127/FUL
Change of use of Grade 2 Listed windmill and agricultural land to residential use (C3), to include a single storey extension to provide additional living space.
South Luffenham Windmill Station Road South Luffenham Rutland
Received 10 Sept 2026 - Registered2026/1128/LBA
Change of use of Grade 2 Listed windmill and agricultural land to residential use (C3), to include a single storey extension to provide additional living space.
South Luffenham Windmill Station Road South Luffenham Rutland
Received 10 Sept 2026 - Registered2026/1131/FUL
Two storey side extension
24 Cricket Lawns Oakham Rutland LE15 6HT
Received 10 Sept 2026 - Registered2026/1132/FUL
Replacement front door.
Old Vicarage Church Road Burley Rutland LE15 7SU
Received 10 Sept 2026 - Registered2026/1133/LBA
Replacement front door.
Old Vicarage Church Road Burley Rutland LE15 7SU
Received 10 Sept 2026 - Registered2026/1134/PTA
T1 - Fell - as shown in the images below it has significant die back, there was also noticeable fungus growing on the tree that had fallen. T2 - Fell - showing little signs of life. I would class as dead standing. T3 - Fell - unbalanced crown leaning towards the building. T4 - Fell - compromised union and unbalanced crown. Visible fungus growing on tree and at the base of the tree which suggests poor root structure and dead wood on main structure of trunk.
Oakham Grange Wheatfield Way Barleythorpe Rutland LE15 7UD
Received 10 Sept 2026 - Awaiting decision2026/1136/CAT
Pollard 1 no. Ash tree (T1) at 5m.
15 Lyndon Road North Luffenham Rutland LE15 8JZ
Received 10 Sept 2026 - Registered2026/1137/CAT
(T1-14) Remove 14 no. fruit trees growing in front of Pleached Hornbeam to just above ground level. (T15) Reduce spread of 1 no. Hawthorn beyond raised beds by 2m. (T16) Reduce spread of 1 no. Gleditsia tree by 2m to give 1.5m clearance from house.
Whitwell House Bull Brigg Lane Whitwell Rutland LE15 8BW
Received 10 Sept 2026 - Registered2026/1138/MAF
Change of use of agricultural land to a dog walking paddock (Sui Generis Use), creation of associated vehicular access, parking and boundary treatments.
Land To The West Of Ashwell Road Oakham Rutland
Received 11 Sept 2026 - Registered2026/1139/FUL
Construction of 2 no. two-storey four-bedroom dwellings, with associated access, parking and landscaping.
Land NE Of Rosedene Main Street Thistleton Rutland
Received 11 Sept 2026 - Registered2026/1141/FUL
Retrospective planning permission for a part sunk swim spa in rear garden.
25 Ruddle Way Langham Rutland LE15 7NZ
Received 14 Sept 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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