Charnwood Borough Council planning applications
Data as of 5 November 2026
Charnwood Borough Council decided more than 210 planning applications in the twelve months to 5 November 2026. It refused 8% of those it approved or refused, about the same as the middle UK council (9%), and took a median of 9 days to decide one.
Look up one application
Search by reference or address on Charnwood Borough 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).
Recent major decisions
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29 July 2026 · Approved
Street Record, Barnards Drive, Sileby, Leicestershire · P/21/0738/2
Figures for Charnwood Borough Council
| Applications decided | more than 210 |
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| Share refusedof those approved or refused | 8%middle UK council 9% |
| Median time to a decisionfrom the valid date | 9 daysmiddle UK council 55 days |
| Householder applications refusedextensions, lofts, outbuildings | Not enough typed decisions |
| Appeals decidedin the last three years | more than 110 |
| Appeals allowedof those decided on their merits | 38%about one in three |
| Officer reports and decision notices searchable | back to 2017 |
| Local Plan policies held | 94plan adopted 2026 |
What inspectors decide appeals on
In their own words, from recent appeal decisions on Charnwood Borough Council’s planning applications.
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“The main issues are:- i. the effect of the proposed development on highway safety; ii. the effect of the proposed development on biodiversity; and iii. whether the proposed development would provide adequate living conditions for future occupants of the dwellings…”
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“The main issues are: • whether the proposed development would be an effective use of land having regard to the Council’s development plan policies, • the effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area, and…”
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“The main issue in this appeal is the effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area, including the host building.”
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“The main issue in this case is the impact of the development on the living conditions of nearby residents.”
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“I consider the main issues are: whether the proposed housing would be in a suitable location having regard to the development plan and national policies; the effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area in relation…”
How we count, and what each figure leaves out: methodology. The council’s own register is the record, and each application links to it.