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North West Leicestershire District Council planning applications

Data as of 5 November 2026

North West Leicestershire District Council decided more than 1,100 planning applications in the twelve months to 5 November 2026. It refused 7% of those it approved or refused, lower than the middle UK council (9%), and took a median of 55 days to decide one.

Look up one application

Search by reference or address on North West Leicestershire 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).

Recent major decisions

Figures for North West Leicestershire District Council

Decisions: the twelve months to 5 November 2026, from North West Leicestershire District 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 1,100
Share refusedof those approved or refused 7%middle UK council 9%
Median time to a decisionfrom the valid date 55 daysmiddle UK council 55 days
Householder applications refusedextensions, lofts, outbuildings Not enough typed decisions
Appeals decidedin the last three years 61
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 45plan adopted 2017

What inspectors decide appeals on

In their own words, from recent appeal decisions on North West Leicestershire District Council’s planning applications.

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

    Dismissed, 2025

  • “The main issues are: • whether the appeal site is a suitable location for housing, having regard to the Council’s spatial strategy and the relevant development plan policies; • the effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance…”

    Dismissed, 2025

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

    Dismissed, 2022

  • “The main issues are: • The effect of the proposals on the character and appearance of the area, with particular regard to the principle of development in this location; and • The effect of the proposals on biodiversity.”

    Dismissed, 2019

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

    Allowed, 2019

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