Rutland County Council planning applications
Data as of 5 November 2026
Rutland County Council decided more than 1,100 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 53 days to decide one.
Look up one application
Search by reference or address on Rutland County 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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2 November 2026 · Approved
Land To The North Of Old Great North Road Great Casterton Rutland · 2025/0934/MAO
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23 July 2026 · Approved
Land Off Burley Road Oakham Rutland · 2025/0225/MAR
Figures for Rutland County Council
| Applications decided | more than 1,100 |
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| Share refusedof those approved or refused | 9%middle UK council 9% |
| Median time to a decisionfrom the valid date | 53 daysmiddle UK council 55 days |
| Householder applications refusedextensions, lofts, outbuildings | Not enough typed decisions |
| Appeals decidedin the last three years | 75 |
| Appeals allowedof those decided on their merits | 35%about one in three |
| Officer reports and decision notices searchable | back to 2017 |
| Local Plan policies held | 54plan adopted 2014 |
What inspectors decide appeals on
In their own words, from recent appeal decisions on Rutland County Council’s planning applications.
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“The main issue is the effect of the development on highway safety.”
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“The main issues are: • The effect of the proposed development on the landscape of the surrounding area and upon visual receptors; and • The design of the proposed development and its effect on the character and appearance of the…”
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“The main issues are informed by the Council’s original putative reasons for refusal along with matters raised by interested parties. The main issues were set out at the Hearing and accepted by the Appellant, County Council and Parish Council. 8.…”
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“The main issue is the effect of the proposed development on highway safety.”
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“The main issues are: • the effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area; and, • whether the proposed development would be in a suitable location, with particular regard to access to services and facilities…”
How we count, and what each figure leaves out: methodology. The council’s own register is the record, and each application links to it.