Blaby District Council planning applications
Data as of 5 November 2026
Blaby District Council decided more than 780 planning applications in the twelve months to 5 November 2026. It refused 3% of those it approved or refused, lower than the middle UK council (9%), and took a median of 56 days to decide one.
Look up one application
Search by reference or address on Blaby District Council’s own planning portal. Or ask Claude, with the PlanningLedger connector, to find it and read its officer report and decision notice (mcp.planningledger.com).
Figures for Blaby District Council
| Applications decided | more than 780 |
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| Share refusedof those approved or refused | 3%middle UK council 9% |
| Median time to a decisionfrom the valid date | 56 daysmiddle UK council 55 days |
| Householder applications refusedextensions, lofts, outbuildings | under 1%of more than 250 decided |
| Appeals decidedin the last three years | 56 |
| Appeals allowedof those decided on their merits | 20%about one in five |
| Officer reports and decision notices searchable | back to 2017 |
| Local Plan policies held | 48plan adopted 2013 |
What inspectors decide appeals on
In their own words, from recent appeal decisions on Blaby District Council’s planning applications.
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“The main issues are: • whether the proposed development would be sited in an appropriate location; • the effect of the proposed development upon highway safety, including whether an appropriate amount of vehicle parking would be provided; • whether the…”
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“The main issues are The effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area.”
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“The main issues are: • whether the site is an appropriate location for the development proposed having regard to the development plan, • the effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area; and, • the effect…”
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“The main issue is the effect of the siting and appearance of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area.”
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“The main issues are: • whether the appeal site would be a suitable location for the proposed development, having regard to the development plan and national policy including the effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the…”
How we count, and what each figure leaves out: methodology. The council’s own register is the record, and each application links to it.