Applying for planning permission

Planning Portal

Should you wish to submit a planning application, we recommend you submit it using the Planning Portal - you will pay the fee through the planning portal too. You will need to register for an account with the Planning Portal first.

Email

Alternatively, you can submit an application by emailing us the following information:

1) Application form;

2) Any other plans or documentation outlined in the National and Local Requirements for Planning Applications (July 2013) (Word Document, 1.71 Mb) appropriate to your development;

Please note we are unable to accept plans larger than A3 sent by post or handed in at our Customer Service Centre. 

and

3) Application fees - to ascertain the fee use the planning portal.

Details of the fees are also available here - English Planning Application Fees (PDF Document, 0.12 Mb)

These are amended planning application fees which are set nationally by the government and which increased on 1 April 2026.

The provision for a ‘free go’ on application resubmissions has now been removed, but individual applications that were already eligible for a free resubmission prior to the change (i.e. before 6 December 2023) will remain.

If you are submitting an application to us by email, you can pay by:

1. View and pay for services from us online - North West Leicestershire District Council

2. By BACS using the following details:-

Sort code: 30-94-97

Account number: 00371029

Acc Name: North West Leicestershire District Council

Bank: Lloyds Bank

Description: DC[insert site address]

3. Calling 01530 454 665 and leaving a message saying you wish to pay your fee. A member of the Planning Support Team will return your call and take a debit or credit card payment.

4) Once the fee has been paid, please submit your application to us by emailing development.control@nwleicestershire.gov.uk and confirm that the fee has been paid by BACS.

If you are unable to make payment by BACS please call 01530 454665 and a member of our Planning Support Team will be able to take a card payment. 

If you call at a time when we are busy and you get through to our voicemail, please leave a message to say you wish to pay a planning fee and also leave your name, the address of the proposed planning application and your phone number, and we will call you back.

You can also pay the fee using the self-serve machines at our Customer Centre on Belvoir Road in Coalville or by calling customer services on 01530 454545.