East Midlands

Planning permission in Hinckley and Bosworth

93.6% of householder applications here were approved. Real figures from the council's own statutory returns, so you can design for what actually gets through.

93.6%Householder applications approved
282Decisions in the year
76.1%Decided within eight weeks
CheckArticle 4 directions published

Figures cover 2025 Q2 to 2026 Q1 and come from the MHCLG district planning application statistics, the returns every English planning authority is required to file. Article 4 and conservation area counts come from the government Planning Data platform. Last refreshed 2026-08-16.

What the numbers actually say

Householder planning in Hinckley and Bosworth is far more predictable than most people assume. Over 2025 Q2 to 2026 Q1 the council decided 282 householder applications and approved 93.6%. 18 were refused. That puts it 19 of 35 in East Midlands on approval rate.

Speed is the other half of the story. 76.1% of those decisions landed inside the eight week statutory target, broadly in line with most authorities.

Permitted development here

No Article 4 directions for Hinckley and Bosworth have been published to the government Planning Data platform. That is not the same as none existing. Plenty of authorities have directions in force that they have not published as open data, so check the council's own policy map before you commit to a design.

28 conservation areas are mapped in Hinckley and Bosworth. Inside one you lose roof extensions under Class B entirely, and you lose the larger rear extension route.

The route most people miss

17 larger householder extension applications were made here in the year. That is the prior approval route which lets a terraced or semi detached house go beyond three metres without a full application, and 94.1% of them got through. It is a genuinely usable route and most homeowners have never heard of it.

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What can you build in Hinckley and Bosworth?

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What it costs

Extnd estimates, not council data. Regional labour rates move these but the shape holds.

Cost guide

Single storey rear extension

Typically £42,000 to £95,000, most landing near £62,000.

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Loft conversion

Typically £38,000 to £90,000, most landing near £58,000.

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Side return infill extension

Typically £45,000 to £98,000, most landing near £66,000.

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Other councils in East Midlands

Rules and approval rates change at the boundary.

Lincoln · 99.1%North Kesteven · 98.7%Bolsover · 98.5%Amber Valley · 97.5%Erewash · 97.4%North West Leicestershire · 97.4%Mansfield · 96.7%South Derbyshire · 96.7%Blaby · 96.3%Boston · 96.3%Broxtowe · 96.3%Newark and Sherwood · 96.2%Rushcliffe · 94.7%Gedling · 94.6%West Lindsey · 94.2%Melton · 94.1%East Lindsey · 94.0%South Kesteven · 93.7%North East Derbyshire · 93.1%West Northamptonshire · 93.0%Derbyshire Dales · 92.6%Rutland · 92.2%Harborough · 92.0%Derby · 91.0%Nottingham · 89.8%Chesterfield · 89.4%South Holland · 89.4%High Peak · 88.8%Bassetlaw · 88.6%North Northamptonshire · 88.4%Charnwood · 88.1%Ashfield · 86.5%Leicester · 85.3%Oadby and Wigston · 77.4%
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