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Hinckley and Bosworth Borough Council planning applications

Data as of 5 November 2026

Hinckley and Bosworth Borough Council decided more than 1,000 planning applications in the twelve months to 5 November 2026. It refused 9% of those it approved or refused, about the same as the middle UK council (9%), and took a median of 66 days to decide one.

Look up one application

Search by reference or address on Hinckley and Bosworth 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

Figures for Hinckley and Bosworth Borough Council

Decisions: the twelve months to 5 November 2026, from Hinckley and Bosworth Borough Council’s published planning register. Appeals: decided from 6 November 2023 to 5 November 2026, from the appeal body’s casework.
Applications decided more than 1,000
Share refusedof those approved or refused 9%middle UK council 9%
Median time to a decisionfrom the valid date 66 daysmiddle UK council 55 days
Householder applications refusedextensions, lofts, outbuildings 5%of more than 240 decided
Appeals decidedin the last three years more than 100
Appeals allowedof those decided on their merits 26%about one in four
Officer reports and decision notices searchable back to 2017
Local Plan policies held more than 100

What inspectors decide appeals on

In their own words, from recent appeal decisions on Hinckley and Bosworth Borough Council’s planning applications.

  • “The main issues relevant to this appeal are: i) The effect of the proposed development on the provision of open space, with regard to the provisions of the development plan and national planning policy; ii) The effect of the proposed…”

    Dismissed, 2026

  • “The main issue is whether the proposed development is supported by local and national policy and its subsequent effect on the character and appearance of the area, in particular the effect of the proposed development on the rural character of…”

    Dismissed, 2025

  • “The main issue is the effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area.”

    Dismissed, 2025

  • “The main issue is the effect of the development on the character and appearance of the area.”

    Dismissed, 2024

  • “The main issue is the effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the site and the surrounding area.”

    Allowed, 2023

How we count, and what each figure leaves out: methodology. The council’s own register is the record, and each application links to it.