Planning and Development

This section of the website covers everything you might need relating to planning & conservation matters.
You can also view our planning guide for 2012 (click on the image).
Quick Links to areas providing the most frequently requested information are provided below:

Planning Applications - Searching, Monitor Progress or Making a Comment

• Use Planning Explorer if you want to Search for, Monitor Progress or Comment on a Planning Application (click on the Logo)

• Guidance on Using Planning Explorer

• General Planning Information

• Guidance Note Pre-Application Advice (PDF Document, 0.1 Mb)

• Submitting Planning Applications

• Do You Need to Apply for Planning Permission

• Planning Enforcement

• Planning Appeals

• Article 4 Direction HMO

• Advertisements and Signs

• High Hedges

• Building Control - For information about Building Inspectors, Street Naming, Dangerous structures.

• Planning Policy: For information about the Borough of Charnwood Local Plan, Charnwood Local Plan, National, Regional & Local Policies

• Conservation and Design: - For information about Conservation Areas, Listed Buildings, and Urban Design

Planning Policy 

• Borough of Charnwood Local Plan - Adopted Local Plan

• Supplementary Planning Documents 

• Core Strategy & Local Plan Review - Preparation of a new Local Plan for Charnwood

• Local Development Scheme - Timetable for the preparation of planning documents

Further links to all areas covered by this section can be accessed via the navigation on the left of this page.