Blaby planning approval rate

Blaby council approved 92.7% of planning applications and refused 7.3%, based on 2,288 decisions analysed. Ranked 149th out of 235 councils for strictness.

Last updated: April 2026 · Based on decisions from January 2020 to present

92.7%

overall approval rate

2,288

Decisions analysed

2,122

Approved

166

Refused

Wards covered

Planning in Blaby? Check your postcode to see approval rates specific to your ward and street.

Approval rate by application type

Different application types have different approval rates in Blaby. Householder and full planning applications typically have the highest volume.

Full (1,456 decided)

93.0%

Trees (286 decided)

96.9%

Discharge of Conditions (219 decided)

97.7%

Other (141 decided)

82.3%

Certificate of Lawfulness (77 decided)

83.1%

Advertisement (49 decided)

100.0%

Prior Approval (39 decided)

71.8%

Listed Building (21 decided)

95.2%

Approval rate by project type

These rates are based on what homeowners are actually building in Blaby — mined from 2,288 proposal descriptions.

Rear Extension (709 decided)

97.9%

Side Extension (516 decided)

98.4%

Garage / Parking (372 decided)

90.6%

Front Extension (203 decided)

98.5%

Wraparound Extension (143 decided)

100.0%

Outbuilding (120 decided)

89.2%

New Build (105 decided)

73.3%

Extension (General) (98 decided)

91.8%

Dormer (93 decided)

91.4%

Change of Use (Residential) (69 decided)

76.8%

Loft Conversion (50 decided)

92.0%

Conservatory (47 decided)

95.7%

Annex (33 decided)

90.9%

Approval rate by ward

Planning outcomes vary significantly by ward within Blaby. Click any ward for detailed statistics.

Muxloe (235 decided)

96.2%

Enderby & St Johns (191 decided)

93.7%

Saxondale (182 decided)

91.8%

Stanton & Flamville (178 decided)

87.1%

Countesthorpe (164 decided)

93.3%

Narborough & Littlethorpe (146 decided)

97.9%

Cosby & South Whetstone (139 decided)

92.1%

Ellis (129 decided)

89.9%

Forest (105 decided)

94.3%

Fairestone (98 decided)

92.9%

Winstanley (92 decided)

94.6%

Ravenhurst & Fosse (79 decided)

87.3%

Pastures (76 decided)

94.7%

North Whetstone (74 decided)

97.3%

Blaby South (72 decided)

97.2%

Normanton (63 decided)

90.5%

Croft Hill (58 decided)

91.4%

Millfield (28 decided)

89.3%

Wards in Blaby

Muxloe

96.2% approval · 235 decisions

Enderby & St Johns

93.7% approval · 191 decisions

Saxondale

91.8% approval · 182 decisions

Stanton & Flamville

87.1% approval · 178 decisions

Countesthorpe

93.3% approval · 164 decisions

Narborough & Littlethorpe

97.9% approval · 146 decisions

Cosby & South Whetstone

92.1% approval · 139 decisions

Ellis

89.9% approval · 129 decisions

Forest

94.3% approval · 105 decisions

Fairestone

92.9% approval · 98 decisions

Winstanley

94.6% approval · 92 decisions

Ravenhurst & Fosse

87.3% approval · 79 decisions

Pastures

94.7% approval · 76 decisions

North Whetstone

97.3% approval · 74 decisions

Blaby South

97.2% approval · 72 decisions

Normanton

90.5% approval · 63 decisions

Croft Hill

91.4% approval · 58 decisions

Millfield

89.3% approval · 28 decisions

Recent comparable decisions

The most recent residential planning decisions in Blaby, showing how the council decides real applications.

23/0674/HH

Retrospective single storey rear and side extension · Glen Parva · Fri 29 Sep 2023

Approved

23/0514/FUL

Change of use from C3 (Dwellinghouses) to C2 (Residential Institutions) to allow · Thorpe Astley & St Marys · Fri 08 Sep 2023

Refused

23/0650/HH

Single storey rear extension · Fosse Normanton · Fri 29 Sep 2023

Approved

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