Vine Cottage 2 Harby Lane Plungar Leicestershire NG13 0JH Data via plota.co.uk

26/00793/FULHH - Householder Pending

Proposal

Proposed conversion of existing garage to provide ancillary accommodation comprising a bedroom/music room with en-suite to Vine Cottage, 2 Harby Lane, Plungar. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
3 Sept 2026
✓
Consultation
22 Sept 2026
Decision
Expected by 29 Oct 2026

This application is under consideration - no decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision between 10 Nov 2026 and 4 Dec 2026, from Melton's recent extensions. Comments are open until 19 Oct 2026.

Comment on this application ↗

Site constraints 4

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), which most planning maps still show, had this area as grade 3. The predicted grade is Defra's current estimate; only a site survey settles it.
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.
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 2
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
1 listed building within 150 m
Nearest: Plungar War Memorial, Grade II, 38 m away
The site itself is not listed. 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 ↗
Also on the record
SSSI 291 m away: Grantham Canal SSSI.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 25 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
Householder
Postcode
NG13 0JH
Received
3 Sept 2026
Validated
3 Sept 2026
Ward
Long Clawson And Stathern
Parish
Barkestone, Redmile And Plungar
Case officer
Show
Target decision
29 Oct 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
Show
Agent
Building Design Co.

Decision outlook

Day 32 of the 56-day target. Melton usually decides extensions by day 78.

Day 3246 days to the predicted decision (day 78)
30%decided within 8 weeks
92%approved
86decided in the last year

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

Public comments

No public comments yet.

5 neighbours consulted · Last counted 29 Sept 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15165807
Neighbours
22 Sept 2026
Consultation
22 Sept 2026
Comments by
19 Oct 2026
Site or press notice
28 Sept 2026
Statutory expiry
29 Oct 2026
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

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