34 Asfordby Road Melton Mowbray Leicestershire LE13 0HR Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
Change of Use to form a House of Multiple Occupation comprising ten bedrooms Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Refused on 9 Jul 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 30 Sept 2026
Planning committee
Decided by Melton Planning Committee on 9 Jul 2026.
Refused by 8 votes to 0
Against officer advice: officers had recommended approval.
- Officers advised approval because the HMO would provide small accommodation in a sustainable location without unacceptable impacts.
- Residents and the ward councillor raised concerns about parking, noise, over-intensification, communal facilities and living conditions.
- The committee voted 8–0, with one abstention, to refuse the application contrary to the officer recommendation.
Source: Plota analysis of Melton's committee minutes of 9 Jul 2026.
Documents 9
Plans & drawings 5
Consultation & comments 3
Other documents 1
Site constraints 2
Checked on 11 September 2026. The pin for this application is the centre of its postcode rather than the building, so distances to nearby designations are measured from the postcode and can be out by the width of the postcode area. 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.
Sales history 3
Last sold for £325,000 in October 2025. Other property, freehold.
More than one property is recorded at this address: HM Land Registry does not always give the flat or unit.
Sale prices from HM Land Registry's price paid record, matched to this application by its address.
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Important details
- Council
- Melton
- Application type
- Full Application
- Postcode
- LE13 0HR
- Received
- 6 Jan 2026
- Validated
- 6 Jan 2026
- Ward
- Melton Egerton
- Parish
- Melton Egerton Ward
- Case officer
- Show
- Target decision
- 10 Jul 2026
- Decision
- Refuse
- Decision date
- 9 Jul 2026
- Decision level
- Delegated Decision
- Applicant
- Show
- Agent
- Aspbury Planning
- Freehold owner
- Show
How this decision compares
Decided in 184 days from validation, 76 days slower than Melton's median of 108 for full applications. Refused, as 38% of full applications here are.
Plota live figures for full applications decided by Melton in the last twelve months, from validation. Melton decision record →
Public comments
96% object · above the UK average of 75%
30 neighbours consulted · Last counted 30 Sept 2026
Consultation & key dates
- Alt. reference
- PP-14602448
- Neighbours
- 25 Jun 2026
- Consultation
- 28 Jan 2026
- Comments by
- 18 Feb 2026
- Committee
- 9 Jul 2026
- Statutory expiry
- 3 Mar 2026
- Env. assessment
- No
Historical activity at this location
21 nearby applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.
Nearby activity
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%).
Sale prices: Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Freehold owner: Information produced by HM Land Registry. © Crown copyright 2026. Source: HM Land Registry, UK and overseas companies that own property in England and Wales, September 2026 release.
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