Cranyke Farm Eastwell Road Scalford Leicestershire LE14 4SS Data via plota.co.uk

26/00674/GDOCOU - Prior Notification of Change of Use Decided

Proposal

Conversion of a small single-storey stone agricultural building (former pig pen) to one dwellinghouse under Class Q(a) and (b) of Part 3, Schedule 2 of the GPDO 2015 (as amended). Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
1 Aug 2026
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Consultation
27 Aug 2026
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General Development Order Intervention
25 Sept 2026

General Development Order Intervention on 25 Sept 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 25 Sept 2026

Site constraints 3

Grade II listed: Cranyke Farmhouse
List entry 1075030 · 18 m away
Listed building consent is needed for work that affects the special interest of a listed building, inside or out, on top of planning permission. Setting can be a consideration for buildings nearby; there is no fixed radius.
Historic England ↗
Agricultural land, grade 2
Best and most versatile land (grades 1, 2 and 3a). Source: the Predictive Agricultural Land Classification Map (Defra and Natural England, 2025; the Welsh Government's Predictive ALC Map 2 in Wales), a model rather than a site survey. Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) agrees.
Where development of farmland is needed, policy prefers poorer land over the best and most versatile (grades 1, 2 and 3a). Three sources: Natural England's post-1988 field surveys, which are definitive where they exist; the Defra predictive map for England (2025) and the Welsh Government predictive map, modelled from the soil map with 3a and 3b split; and the 1970s provisional map, which planners and other services still show, coarser and with grade 3 undivided. Where the provisional and predicted grades disagree, treat the predicted grade as the current estimate and expect an application to carry its own survey.
Also on the record
Priority habitat 16 m away: Traditional orchard.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 24 September 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England 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
Prior Notification of Change of Use
Postcode
LE14 4SS
Received
1 Aug 2026
Validated
1 Aug 2026
Ward
Croxton Kerrial
Parish
Eaton
Case officer
Show
Target decision
26 Sept 2026
Decision
General Development Order Intervention
Decision date
25 Sept 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
Show

Public comments

1comment received
1 objecting

2 neighbours consulted · Last counted 25 Sept 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15127599
Neighbours
27 Aug 2026
Consultation
27 Aug 2026
Comments by
22 Sept 2026
Site or press notice
1 Sept 2026
Statutory expiry
26 Sept 2026
Env. assessment
No
Melton
Planning Authority Score
2.1/10
Poor
#269 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Change of use

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