Blaby Council approves 92.7% of planning applications, based on 2,288 real decisions analysed from the council’s public planning portal. The national average across all councils tracked by PlanningLens is 88.0%. Blaby sits 4.7 percentage points above the national average.
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Not all applications are treated equally. Extension types, listed building consent, and change of use applications each have very different success rates in Blaby.
| Application Type | Approved | Refused | Total | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Full | 1,354 | 102 | 1,456 | 93.0% |
| Trees | 277 | 9 | 286 | 96.9% |
| Discharge of Conditions | 214 | 5 | 219 | 97.7% |
| Other | 116 | 25 | 141 | 82.3% |
| Certificate of Lawfulness | 64 | 13 | 77 | 83.1% |
| Advertisement | 49 | 0 | 49 | 100.0% |
| Prior Approval | 28 | 11 | 39 | 71.8% |
| Listed Building | 20 | 1 | 21 | 95.2% |
A loft conversion in one ward can have a 90% approval rate. In the next ward, 55%. The free check tells you which side you're on — your free property report is emailed in minutes.
Check My PostcodeWard-level data reveals where planning applications are most and least likely to succeed. Officers, local policies, and neighbourhood character all play a role.
| Ward | Approved | Refused | Total | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Muxloe | 226 | 9 | 235 | 96.2% |
| Enderby & St Johns | 179 | 12 | 191 | 93.7% |
| Saxondale | 167 | 15 | 182 | 91.8% |
| Stanton & Flamville | 155 | 23 | 178 | 87.1% |
| Countesthorpe | 153 | 11 | 164 | 93.3% |
| Narborough & Littlethorpe | 143 | 3 | 146 | 97.9% |
| Cosby & South Whetstone | 128 | 11 | 139 | 92.1% |
| Ellis | 116 | 13 | 129 | 89.9% |
| Forest | 99 | 6 | 105 | 94.3% |
| Fairestone | 91 | 7 | 98 | 92.9% |
| Winstanley | 87 | 5 | 92 | 94.6% |
| Ravenhurst & Fosse | 69 | 10 | 79 | 87.3% |
| Pastures | 72 | 4 | 76 | 94.7% |
| North Whetstone | 72 | 2 | 74 | 97.3% |
| Blaby South | 70 | 2 | 72 | 97.2% |
| Normanton | 57 | 6 | 63 | 90.5% |
| Croft Hill | 53 | 5 | 58 | 91.4% |
| Millfield | 25 | 3 | 28 | 89.3% |
| Kirby Muxloe | 14 | 2 | 16 | 87.5% |
| Enderby | 15 | 0 | 15 | 100.0% |
| Blaby | 13 | 2 | 15 | 86.7% |
| Fosse Highcross | 10 | 5 | 15 | 66.7% |
| Glenfield Faire | 10 | 2 | 12 | 83.3% |
| Glen Parva | 10 | 0 | 10 | 100.0% |
| Fosse Normanton | 8 | 0 | 8 | 100.0% |
Showing top 25 of 31 wards by volume. Your free property report includes the full ward breakdown.
See full ward breakdown →How Blaby’s planning approval rate has changed year by year — down 2.8pp since 2021.
Bar height reflects approval rate. Colour: green ≥85%, amber ≥70%, red below 70%.
Real residential planning decisions from Blaby council. Each reference links to the council's own planning portal so you can verify the details yourself.
| Reference | Proposal | Decision |
|---|---|---|
| 23/0674/HH Glen Parva | Retrospective single storey rear and side extension | Approved |
| 23/0650/HH Fosse Normanton | Single storey rear extension | Approved |
| 23/0602/HH Fosse Stoney Cove | Single storey rear extension | Approved |
| 23/0597/HH Braunstone Millfield | Single story rear extension, pitched roof over garage and front extension with p | Approved |
| 23/0562/HH Countesthorpe | Single storey rear and side extension | Approved |
| 23/0544/HH Enderby | Single storey rear extension | Approved |
| 23/0517/HH Glen Parva | First floor rear extension and associated alterations | Approved |
| 23/0697/HH Narborough & Littlethorpe | Single storey rear and side extension to a newly constructed dwelling | Approved |
| 23/0553/HH Glenfield Faire | Single storey front and rear extension, along with new boundary wall and gates t | Approved |
| 23/0689/TPO Leicester Forest & Lubbesthorpe | T1 Ash (Reference T9 in TPO 2008) - Remove 3x lowest limbs to clear roof by 2m. | Approved |
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Based on 2,288 planning decisions, the overall approval rate in Blaby is 92.7%. The national average across councils tracked by PlanningLens is 88.0%. Rates vary significantly by ward and application type.
PlanningLens has analysed 2,288 planning decisions from Blaby council. 2,122 were approved and 166 were refused. These figures cover decisions from January 2020 to the present.
The average approval rate in Blaby is 92.7%, but outcomes depend heavily on your specific ward, the type of extension or development you are proposing, and local planning policy. Use the free PlanningLens postcode check to get a personalised score.