Charnwood planning applications
SiteLens tracks and classifies every planning application submitted to Charnwood Borough Council, updated daily. Charnwood Borough Council received 302 planning applications in the last 90 days, 7 of them major schemes. 93% of the applications it decided were approved, with a median decision time of 48 days.
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Recent applications in Charnwood
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Peashill Farm, Ratcliffe Road, Sileby, Leicestershire, LE12 7QB
175-dwelling Sileby scheme, Section 73 condition variation pending. Varies Condition 17 highway mitigation and the tree planting design code, allowing occupation of up to 125 homes under the Peashill Farm outline consent. Highway improvement and landscaping packages remain live for groundworks and…
Land to the rear of 51 Loughborough Road,Quorn,Leicestershire,LE12 8DU
Single two-bedroom self-build dwelling, Quorn, Leicestershire. New detached plot on land behind 51 Loughborough Road at full application stage. Groundworks, brickwork, roofing and drainage packages suit local builders, with a self-build client likely sourcing materials directly.
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25 Woodgate Drive,Birstall,Leicestershire,LE4 3HT
Children's home extension and conversion, Birstall, full application. Adds two-storey side and single-storey rear extensions, raises the roof and removes a chimney, changing a house to a C2 children's home at full stage. Roofing, brickwork and groundworks lead, with fire-safety fit-out for the…
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73 Sullington Road, Shepshed, Leicestershire, LE12 9JF
Children's home conversion with single-storey side extension, Shepshed, full application. Converts a Shepshed dwelling to a Class C2 children's home with a single-storey side extension, at full stage. Groundworks, brickwork and glazing for the extension, plus fit-out to care-home standards, suit…
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25 Leicester Road, Shepshed, Leicestershire, LE12 9DF
Listed building interior refurbishment, Shepshed. Reinstates a blocked doorway, adds stud partitions, upgrades electrics and heating, and replaces the loft hatch under listed building consent. Heritage-sensitive joinery, lime-compatible masonry and M&E installers with listed-building experience are…
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12 Havelock Street, Loughborough, Leicestershire, LE11 5DH
Single-storey rear extension and loft conversion to a C4 HMO, Loughborough. Adds rear floorspace and roof accommodation to an existing house at full application stage. Roofing, joinery and brickwork packages lead, with steel over the new openings and drainage for added bathrooms.
BrickworkRoofingGroundworks
8 Mallard Road, Barrow Upon Soar, Leicestershire, LE12 8BF
Single-storey rear extension prior approval, Barrow Upon Soar. Adds a 4.50m rear extension beyond the original house wall under larger home extension rules, at prior approval stage. Brickwork, roofing and groundworks for footings are the main packages, with glazing for the new rear elevation.
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The Nook, 99 Wanlip Road, Syston, Leicestershire, LE7 1PB
Householder roof and gable scheme, Syston, Leicestershire. Demolishes a garage, adds a front brick gable and rear flat-roof dormer, and re-roofs in concrete tiles at full application stage. Brickwork, roofing and boundary wall work suit local bricklayers and roofers, with glazing for new…
BrickworkRoof repairDemolition
5 Outwoods Drive, Loughborough, Leicestershire, LE11 3LR
Two-storey rear and single-storey side extensions, Loughborough. Adds ground and first floor space to an existing house at full application stage. Brickwork, roofing, groundworks and steel over new openings are the live packages for local subcontractors.
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10 Huntsmans Dale, East Goscote, Leicestershire, LE7 3WX
Single-storey side extension at a house in East Goscote, Charnwood, at full householder stage. Adds ground-floor living space to an existing dwelling. Brickwork, roofing, groundworks and glazing packages suit local builders and merchants.
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22 Macaulay Road, Rothley, Leicestershire, LE7 7PX
Lawful development certificate for loft dormer and rooflights, Rothley. Confirms a rear dormer and two front rooflights are permitted development at this house. No works are authorised by the certificate, but roofing, joinery and steel packages for the loft conversion stay open.
33 The Ringway, Queniborough, Leicestershire, LE7 3DN
Two-storey side and single-storey front and rear extensions, Queniborough, Leicestershire. Replaces a removed garage with new habitable floorspace on an existing house at full application stage. Brickwork, roofing and steel for the first-floor side build are the main packages, with glazing and…
BrickworkRoofingGroundworks
15 Brookside, Syston, Leicestershire, LE7 1GG
Single-storey rear extension, Syston, Charnwood. Adds ground-floor living space to an existing house at householder application stage. Brickwork, roofing, glazing and groundworks for the foundations and new opening are the packages to target.
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61 Holt Drive,Loughborough,Leicestershire,LE11 3HZ
Single-storey side and rear extensions, Loughborough, full householder application. Demolishes a conservatory to make way for side and rear extensions on a Holt Drive house, at full stage. Groundworks, brickwork, roofing and glazing packages suit local trades, with the conservatory strip-out first.
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187a Anstey Cattery,Cropston Road,Anstey,Leicestershire,LE7 7BR
Householder roof-raise and first-floor extension, Anstey, full application stage. Single-storey rear and porch extensions with a raised roofline, new first-floor rooms, a dormer and rooflights. Roofing, joinery and glazing packages suit local trades, with steel likely needed for the new first-floor…
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Planning appeals in Charnwood Borough Council
An allowed appeal is one the council lost. Some kinds of appeal succeed far more often than others, so Charnwood Borough Council is compared with the national rate for its own mix.
Charnwood Borough Council, raw rate
29%
of judged appeals were allowed
Expected for this mix of appeals
29.3%
national rates applied to this caseload
0.3 percentage points below expected. Charnwood Borough Council's decisions are overturned less often than the national record predicts.
360 appeals counted, 345 judged either way (100 allowed, 245 dismissed), 15 judged neither way. These are appeals decided 2016-07 to 2026-06.
By kind of appeal
| Appeal type | This council | National | Cases | Judged | Allowed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Planning Appeal | 32.1% | 28.8% | 222 | 218 | 70 |
| Householder (HAS) | 22.1% | 35.6% | 78 | 77 | 17 |
| Enforcement Notice | 17.4% | 13.5% | 29 | 23 | 4 |
| Lawful Development Certificate | 25% | 36.9% | 8 | 8 | 2 |
| Tree Preservation Order | 28.6% | 20.6% | 8 | 7 | 2 |
| Commercial Appeal Service (CAS) | 40% | 33.3% | 5 | 5 | 2 |
4 more appeal types with fewer than 5 judged
| Appeal type | This council | National | Cases | Judged | Allowed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| High Hedges | Too few judged | 28.5% | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| Listed Building Consent & Conservation Area Consent Appeal | Too few judged | 25% | 4 | 4 | 2 |
| Environmental | None judged | Not published | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Hedgerow | Too few judged | 17% | 1 | 1 | 0 |
How we calculate this
Judged means allowed or dismissed. Withdrawn, invalid, split and unrecorded appeals are counted but never treated as appeals the council won. Expected applies the national rate for each appeal type to this council's own caseload. National rates by type are in The State of UK Planning.
Source: the Planning Inspectorate's Casework Database on GOV.UK, not the council's own planning register. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Money behind development in Charnwood Borough Council
Charnwood Borough Council's developer contribution register is not yet in SiteLens.
Affordable housing grant in Charnwood Borough Council
What central government confirmed: schemes in the area with Homes England grant agreed.
- Shared ownership3 homes
Source: Homes England Affordable Homes Programme 2021 to 2026, GOV.UK transparency data, as at 31 March 2025. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Grant requested is the figure when grant was confirmed, not money drawn down. Schemes are placed by local authority name.
Charnwood Borough Council approval rates by application type
Share of decided applications approved in the last 12 months.
- householder94% (90 decided)
- other95% (43 decided)
- residential93% (29 decided)
- institutional100% (11 decided)
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