In the last 12 months, 96.5% of home project applications were approved in North West Leicestershire (113 decided): extensions, loft conversions and similar work. A typical home project decision takes about nine weeks (median 61 days).
Across all application types, 94.3% of 2,884 applications decided since January 2023 were approved. Based on North West Leicestershire's public planning register. Data last updated: 12 April 2026.
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All applications on record, not only the last 12 months.
| Category | Decided | Approved | Refused | Approval rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Full planning applications | 1,046 | 1,011 | 35 | |
| Discharging planning conditions | 502 | 486 | 16 | |
| Protected tree works (TPO) | 345 | 334 | 11 | |
| Certificate of lawfulness (confirming permitted development) | 142 | 113 | 29 | |
| Phone masts and telecoms | 130 | 129 | 1 | outcome not determined |
| Advertisement Consent | 86 | 86 | 0 | no refusals recorded |
| Listed Building Consent | 80 | 73 | 7 | |
| Minor amendment to an approved scheme (S96a) | 78 | 75 | 3 | |
| Changing a planning condition (S73) | 63 | 61 | 2 | |
| Outline Planning | 55 | 29 | 26 | |
| Retain Dev without complying with cond. | 54 | 52 | 2 | |
| County Decision | 49 | 48 | 1 | |
| Consultation by Neighbouring Authority | 35 | 33 | 2 | |
| Full Planning (Major) | 31 | 28 | 3 | |
| Reserved matters (detail after outline approval) | 30 | 29 | 1 | |
| Home extensions and alterations (householder) | 28 | 20 | 8 | |
| Barn to home conversion (prior approval, Class Q) | 28 | 26 | 2 | |
| Certificate of lawfulness (existing use) | 20 | 17 | 3 | |
| Other* | 82 | 71 | 11 | mixed types |
Phone masts and telecoms: 289 applications where we could not determine the outcome from the data we hold, so no approval rate is shown.
Advertisement Consent: no refusals are recorded in this category for this authority, so no approval rate is shown.
* Other combines smaller categories: PDN All other types (19), Permission In Principle (18), Prior approval (permitted development) (17), Hedgerow Removal (7), Environmental impact screening and scoping (5), PDN Retail to residential (5), PDN From Agricultural to flexible use (3), PDN Comm, Bus & Serv to Residential (2), PDN Agricultural to residential (2), Technical Details Consent - Minor (1), Local Development Order (1), Overhead Electricity Lines (1).
The most recent three years. Earlier decisions are included in the totals above but not in this chart.
| Quarter | Decided | Approved | Approval rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q3 2023 | 92 | 87 | |
| Q4 2023 | 236 | 221 | |
| Q1 2024 | 242 | 233 | |
| Q2 2024 | 235 | 226 | |
| Q3 2024 | 204 | 194 | |
| Q4 2024 | 242 | 228 | |
| Q1 2025 | 211 | 196 | |
| Q2 2025 | 239 | 228 | |
| Q3 2025 | 235 | 219 | |
| Q4 2025 | 228 | 213 | |
| Q1 2026 | 227 | 207 | |
| Q2 2026 | 20 | 18 |
The 12 wards with the most decided applications, across all years. 211 further decided applications fall in wards not shown.
Among wards with at least 20 decided applications, approval rates range from 88.8% in Valley to 97.6% in Appleby, a gap of 8.8 percentage points.
| Ward | Decided | Approved | Refused | Approval rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Worthington & Breedon | 204 | 191 | 13 | |
| Appleby | 164 | 160 | 4 | |
| Long Whatton & Diseworth | 162 | 154 | 8 | |
| Hugglescote St John's | 161 | 146 | 15 | |
| Valley | 161 | 143 | 18 | |
| Ravenstone And Packington | 158 | 149 | 9 | |
| Ashby Money Hill | 136 | 124 | 12 | |
| Daleacre Hill | 130 | 125 | 5 | |
| Ashby Willesley | 94 | 90 | 4 | |
| Ellistown & Battleflat | 90 | 86 | 4 | |
| Castle Donington Castle | 89 | 84 | 5 | |
| Castle Donington Park | 83 | 80 | 3 |
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