Planning Applications and Contraventions
The development control functions of the Planning Acts are administered by our Planning Management and Delivery section. The service helps to make sure that land and buildings in Leicester are used in the best way and that development results in the most benefit and least harm to the environment. It is a way to decide between the intentions of developers and the sometimes different needs of the community. This is done through deciding whether to approve or refuse planning applications.
The Planning Application Process - Types of application - Permitted Development - Pre-application advice - Planning application advice notes - What plans are needed - Advice for Applicants and Developers - Advice for householders, businesses and advertisers - Government advice and guidance - Application forms - Submitting applications electronically via the Planning Portal - Planning application fees - Ordnance Survey Map extracts - Developer contributions - Appealling against a planning decision - Tree surveys.
- The Planning Application Process - A step-by-step guide on how to submit your application, and what happens to it.
- Advice for Applicants and Developers - Advice for householders, businesses and advertisers.
Search for planning applications using our database or City StreAtZ mapping system - Make comments on applications - Monitor progress of applications - Committee dates and reports - View all our decision notices - View scanned images of submitted applications - View our weekly lists of applications received and submitted - Information on Large Housing and Shopping developments, and Telecommunications applications.
- Planning applications by map: Search our mapping system City StreAtZ for planning applications and other information.
- Planning database and register: Search our comprehensive database of over 110,000 planning applications. Check on the progress of planning applications and appeals.
- Planning documents: View scanned images of submitted applications and plans.
- Planning decision notices: Search our entire library of decision notices, including conditions and refusal reasons, view and print from this site.
- Weekly lists: See the latest version of our weekly lists of applications received and submitted.
- Committee dates and reports: View the Planning committee timetable, agenda reports and minutes.
Planning contraventions, complaints about work which may have been done without consent; formal action against breaches of planning.
- Enforcements database : Search our comprehensive database for details of enforcement action taken by the City Council
Also see:
- Building Control : Most building works also need approval under the Building Regulations.
- The Planning Portal : This Government-sponsored website provides a central online source of information, advice and help on the planning system, and on-line planning applications.