Blackfordby planning approval rate
Blackfordby ward in North West Leicestershire has a 97.8% approval rate based on 45 planning decisions. North West Leicestershire overall: 93.3%.
Last updated: October 2026
97.8%
ward approval rate
45
Decisions
44
Approved
1
Refused
93.3%
North West Leicestershire average
Blackfordby sits slightly above the North West Leicestershire average, with a 4.5 point advantage. Planning outcomes here are generally favourable.
How Blackfordby compares
Blackfordby ward
97.8%
North West Leicestershire overall
93.3%
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Recent decisions in Blackfordby
Change of use from dwellinghouse (Class C3) to residential care home for four yo · Thu 21 May 2026
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Other wards in North West Leicestershire
Worthington & Breedon (92.0%)
Daleacre Hill (95.5%)
Appleby (97.0%)
Ravenstone And Packington (93.5%)
Hugglescote St John's (90.8%)
Long Whatton & Diseworth (96.5%)
Valley (86.1%)
Ashby Money Hill (92.4%)
Ashby Willesley (97.3%)
Castle Donington Castle (94.0%)
Ellistown & Battleflat (96.7%)
Castle Donington Park (93.0%)