Leicester planning appeals
Inspectors allowed 26% of the planning appeals decided against Leicester, 5 points below the England figure of 31%.
That ranks Leicester 121 of 195 English councils with at least 20 appeals decided, counting from the most often overturned.
What this means if you are objecting
Roughly one appeal in three succeeds here, as across England. A refusal is not the end of the matter, so an objection grounded in the adopted local plan is worth more than one that is not, because the same policies are what an inspector would weigh.
Householder appeals
15 householder appeals were decided against Leicester, with 27% allowed. These are extensions, loft conversions and the like, and they are decided under a faster procedure than a full planning appeal.
Against the rest of East Midlands
Across East Midlands, inspectors allowed 33% of planning appeals on average. Leicester is a unitary authority.
Other councils in East Midlands
- Nottingham56% (19/34)
- South Derbyshire52% (12/23)
- North Northamptonshire44% (18/41)
- West Northamptonshire40% (26/65)
- Charnwood36% (8/22)
- East Lindsey33% (7/21)
- Newark and Sherwood33% (7/21)
- South Kesteven32% (8/25)
Objecting to an application in Leicester?
Enter the planning reference and we will check the designations on the site, the adopted local plan and the applicant's own documents, then tell you which grounds you actually have. That part is free.
Check my grounds, freeFigures cover April 2025 to March 2026 and come from the Planning Inspectorate, Decisions by LPA and decision maker, published under the Open Government Licence. Section 78 planning appeals only. “Allowed” means the inspector granted permission the council had refused. Source data.