Leicester City Council prefers that you submit planning applications (including plans and fees) electronically via the Planning Portal:
You can contact the Planning Portal service desk on 0117 372 8200 or by email at support@planningportal.gsi.gov.uk .
Applications submitted via the Planning Portal will guide you to use the correct national standard planning application form (1APP form). The Planning Portal service also provides a link to purchase Ordnance Survey map extracts for the application: go to our page Ordnance Survey map extracts for details. Please read the page Plan formats, which sets out our policy for accepting plans and other documents electronically. We can also provide Advice and Guidance before you submit your application.
If you are making an application via the Planning Portal, you can also pay your fee electronically: the Planning Portal will direct you to the council's secure payment system. Alternatively, you can submit your fee by cheque, or pay by cash at one of the council's customer service centres, in which case you must quote the Planning Portal Reference Number.
After you have submitted your application through the Planning Portal, we will collect the application, check that it is valid, and either confirm that this is complete, or we will ask you for the further information we need to be able to deal with the application. Once complete, your application will be processed and we will notify you of the decision in due course. For most planning applications, this takes less than 8 weeks.
