Melton Commercial Park St Bartholomews Way Melton Mowbray Leicestershire LE14 3JL Data via plota.co.uk

26/00959/FUL - Full Application Pending

Proposal

Use of land for Class B2 (General Industrial) and/or Class B8 (Storage and Distribution) purposes, including open storage. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

✓
Received
9 Oct 2026
Decision
Expected by 8 Jan 2027

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision between 18 Jan 2027 and 28 Feb 2027, from Melton's recent full applications.

Site constraints 6

Also on the record
Radon affected area, class 2; Coalfield, development low risk area; National infrastructure project 396 m away: Weston Marsh to East Leicestershire, at pre-application; Inside the Asfordby Hill built-up area; Priority habitat 44 m away: Deciduous woodland; Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) had this area as grade 3, but it predates the buildings here and the current map does not class it as farmland.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No listed building at the site

Checked on 24 October 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England, the Mining Remediation Authority, the Planning Inspectorate, the British Geological Survey and UK Health Security Agency (radon, contains BGS materials © UKRI) and council datasets, Open Government Licence. A boundary can run through a site and the council holds the definitive record: confirm with the council before relying on this.

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Important details

Council
Melton
Application type
Full Application
Postcode
LE14 3JL
Received
9 Oct 2026
Validated
9 Oct 2026
Ward
Asfordby
Parish
Asfordby
Case officer
Show
Target decision
8 Jan 2027
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
Show
Agent
Lamber Smith Hampton

Decision outlook

Day 19 of the 56-day target. Melton usually decides full applications by day 118.

Day 1999 days to the predicted decision (day 118)
15%decided within 8 weeks
77%approved
6%go to committee

Plota live figures for full applications decided by Melton in the last twelve months, from validation. Melton decision record →

Public comments

No public comments yet.

Last counted 24 Oct 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15196103
Planning Portal ref
PP-15196103
Site or press notice
29 Oct 2026
Statutory expiry
8 Jan 2027
Env. assessment
No
Melton
Planning Authority Score
2.1/10
Poor
#269 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder decisions

Melton is one of the slowest councils in England for householder decisions, ranking #296 out of 296. The council extends the time limit on 75% of applications - one of the highest rates in England. Expect your application to take longer than the standard deadline. Householder applications are slightly more likely to be approved here (94%) than the national average (90%).

Among the slowest councils in England
for householder decisions
These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
Melton decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
93%
Overall approval rate
Above avg (87%) #60 of 296
94%
Householder approved
Above avg (90%) #112 of 296
11%
Decided in 8 weeks
Below avg (63%) #296 of 296
75%
Extended time limit
Above avg (41%) #292 of 296
87%
Minor dwellings approved
47 decided (1-9 homes)
94%
Major dwellings approved
16 decided (10+ homes)
78%
Change of use approved
9 decided
308
Total decisions
23 refused in the year to March 2026