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26/00806/FUL - Full Application Pending

Proposal

Construction and operation of a solar photovoltaic farm and ancillary works, together with associated infrastructure including substation, ancillary equipment, security fencing, CCTV, highway access, internal access tracks, landscaping and biodiversity net gain. Data via plota.co.uk

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View original council record ↗Last checked 10 Nov 2026, 05:12

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Application progress

✓

Received

8 Sept 2026

✓

Validated

14 Oct 2026

✓

Consultation

16 Oct 2026

Decision

Expected by 13 Jan 2027

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision between 23 Jan 2027 and 5 Mar 2027, from Melton's recent full applications.

Comments are open until 27 Nov 2026

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Documents 52

Statements & assessments 20

Plans & drawings 29

Site constraints 4

Habitat network: Network Expansion Zone

Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.

Also on the record

Radon affected area, class 2; Priority habitat 22 m away: Ponds; 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 1 November 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England, 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
Received: 8 Sept 2026
Validated: 14 Oct 2026
Ward: Wymondham
Parish: Freeby
Case officer: Show
Target decision: 13 Jan 2027
Decision level: Committee Decision
Applicant: Show
Agent: Stephenson Halliday

Decision outlook

Day 28 of the 56-day target. Melton usually decides full applications by day 118.

target

prediction

Day 2890 days to the predicted decision (day 118)

13%decided within 8 weeks

75%approved

8%go to committee

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

Public comments

1comment received

1 objecting

60 neighbours consulted · Last counted 6 Nov 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference: PP-15112518
Planning Portal ref: PP-15112518
Neighbours: 19 Oct 2026
Consultation: 16 Oct 2026
Comments by: 27 Nov 2026
Site or press notice: 6 Nov 2026
Statutory expiry: 13 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

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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