Castle planning approval rate
Castle ward in Leicester has a 90.5% approval rate based on 74 planning decisions. Leicester overall: 83.3%.
Last updated: March 2026
90.5%
ward approval rate
74
Decisions
67
Approved
7
Refused
83.3%
Leicester average
Castle is 7.2 percentage points above the Leicester average, making it one of the more permissive wards in this council area. Applications here have historically faced lower refusal rates.
How Castle compares
Castle ward
90.5%
Leicester overall
83.3%
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Recent decisions in Castle
Change of use from night club (sui generis) to restaurant and shisha lounge (sui · 2026-03-02
Installation of four ventilation louvres at the rear of building · 2026-02-27
Construction of new shopfront to front and side; installation of first floor doo · 2026-02-25
Change of use from vacant shop at 101 High Street (Class E) to become part of pu · 2026-02-13
Internal and external alterations to grade II listed building · 2026-02-13
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✓ Common refusal reasons in Leicester
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✓ Appeal success rates
✓ PDF report to share with your architect
Less than one set of revised drawings. Based on 538 decisions.