Planning decisions in Leicestershire County Council
How long Leicestershire County Council takes to decide a planning application and how many it approves, from the 125 decisions it made in the twelve months to September 2026. Days run from validation to decision, the clock the council reports against; the wait from receipt is shown beside it. How the figures are made.
40 daysmedian from validation to decision (UK 53); 41 from receipt
79%decided within eight weeks (UK 67%), 86% within thirteen
99%approved (UK 90%): 115 approved, 1 refused, 1 withdrawn
12 of 382UK rank for speed; 8 of 382 for approvals
By kind of application
| Kind | Median days | Within 8 weeks | Approved | Decisions | UK rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tree works | 35 | 100% | 100% | 64 | 102 of 324 |
By year
| Year decided | Median days | Within 8 weeks | Approved | Decisions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 36 | 100% | 96% | 27 |
| 2026 so far | 43 | 78% | 100% | 98 |
Decided in the last three weeks
- Lutterworth Sewage Treatment Works, Moorbarns Lane Lutterworth, Harborough, LE17 4JDINSTALLATION OF 1 NEW SLUDGE THICKENING KIOSKApproved13 Oct 2026
- Measham Sewage Treatment Works (STW), Measham, Leicestershire, DE12 8AHSite extension and installation of a kiosk at Measham STWApproved9 Oct 2026
- 25 Ellis Drive Kirby Muxloe Leicester LE9 2LTT1 Horse Chestnut: Crown Reduce by 30% approx. 1.2m from tips. Raise canopy to 6m. T2 Horse Chestnut: Crown reduce by 30% approx. 2m from tiApproved5 Oct 2026
- 23 Jerwood Way, Market Harborough, LE16 8ALT1 - Sycamore - Crown lift to 4m (removal of three lower limbs), and minor reduction (2m) on one over-extended limb over neighbouring properApproved5 Oct 2026
- 9 The Woodlands, Market Harborough, LE16 7BW.Holm oak (T1): reduce crown height and width by approximately 6 to 8 metres (maximum 40%) all round, shaping and forming a balanced crown. SApproved5 Oct 2026
- Trollebo Stamford Road Kirby Muxloe Leicester LE9 2ERT1 - Western Red Cedar: Reduce inline with previously cut stem adjacent. Retain alive lead to rear.Reason: Main stem has died back to lowerApproved5 Oct 2026
- Lime Grange Station Road Kirby Muxloe Leicester LE9 2ENT1 Lime: Raise Canopy above garden to 5m, reduce overhanging branches spread by 2.5m from tips. Reason: Not been managed previously resultinApproved5 Oct 2026
- 2 Rosendene Close, Kirby Muxloe, LE9 2EZT1 Lime – Re pollard to previous points.Approved5 Oct 2026
Built nightly from Leicestershire County Council's planning register. Ranks are among the 382 published councils. See planning applications in Leicestershire County Council, appeals, or get alerts for Leicestershire County Council.
About these figures
How are decision times measured?
Days from the date the council validated the application to the date it decided it, for applications approved or refused in the window. That is the clock councils report against and the official statistics use. Each council’s page also shows the count from receipt, which is what the applicant actually waited. Withdrawn and undecided applications are not timed.
Why do these figures differ from the council’s own?
Councils count an agreed extension of time as decided on time; we treat the calendar as the calendar. Our figures are also live and rolling, where official statistics are quarterly and annual. So a council’s own within-eight-weeks figure will usually sit a little above ours.
What counts as approved?
Approval rate is approvals divided by approvals plus refusals. Withdrawals, and decisions whose outcome the register does not state, are counted in the totals but not in the rate.
Why is a council missing?
A council is published when it has at least 25 timed decisions in the window and its register’s decision data passes our consistency checks. Councils that fail are listed with the reason rather than shown with a number that would mislead.
How often is this updated?
Nightly, from the decisions we collect from every council register we monitor. The window is the twelve months to the last complete month.