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Planning Approval Rates by Ward in Leicester

Planning outcomes in Leicester are highly localised. The gap between the most and least permissive wards is 35.3% — that's not noise, it's a fundamentally different planning environment depending on where you live.

538 real decisions·20 wards·Updated March 2026
100.0%
Highest: Spinney Hills
64.7%
Lowest: Braunstone Park & Ro
35.3%
Gap
20
Wards
83.3% approved overall. But 90 applications refused since 2020. Where you live in Leicester shifts your odds by up to 35.3%. The council average doesn't tell you which side of that gap you're on.

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All 20 wards ranked

#WardDecisionsApprovedRefusedRate
1Spinney Hills12120
100.0%
2Beaumont Leys21201
95.2%
3Humberstone & Hamilton29272
93.1%
4Western13121
92.3%
5Castle74677
90.5%
6Troon27243
88.9%
7Knighton64559
85.9%
8Saffron13112
84.6%
9Abbey31265
83.9%
10Belgrave18153
83.3%
11Rushey Mead33276
81.8%
12Evington42348
81.0%
13Westcotes25205
80.0%
14North Evington20155
75.0%
15Aylestone19145
73.7%
16Thurncourt15114
73.3%
17Stoneygate352510
71.4%
18Wycliffe1073
70.0%
19Fosse15105
66.7%
20Braunstone Park & Rowley Fields17116
64.7%
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These are council averages. Your property is specific.

An extension might sail through in Spinney Hills but face serious resistance in Braunstone Park & Rowley Fields.
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What the data tells us

1
A 35.3% gap separates the best and worst wards. Spinney Hills approves 100.0% of applications while Braunstone Park & Rowley Fields approves just 64.7%. That's a fundamentally different planning environment.
2
High volume doesn't mean high approval. Some of the busiest wards aren't the most permissive. The number of applications a ward processes tells you nothing about how likely yours is to succeed.
3
Ward averages are a starting point, not a guarantee. Your specific outcome depends on your property, your neighbours, your proposal type and the comparable decisions near your address.

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Methodology: Covers 538 planning decisions in Leicester, January 2020 to present. Approval rate = approved / (approved + refused). Pending, withdrawn and invalid excluded. Ward boundaries reflect current electoral divisions. Data from Leicester Council's public planning portal. Full methodology →
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