Beech Tree Farm 21 Main Street Sproxton Leicestershire LE14 4QS Data via plota.co.uk

26/00273/FUL - Full Application Unknown
AgriculturalChange of useDemolitionNew homes

Proposal

Conversion of Agricultural building to two dwellings, demolition of Agricultural buildings and erection of three new dwellings with associated access and landscaping. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
31 Mar 2026
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Consultation
3 Aug 2026
Decision
Expected by 26 May 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicted a decision soon after comments close on 17 Aug 2026; it is now day 192.

The consultation period closed on 17 Aug 2026.

Documents

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Site constraints 6

Grade II listed: Beech Tree Farmhouse
List entry 1294622 · 4 m away · 3 more listed buildings within 150 m (3 Grade II)
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.
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Historic England ↗
Sproxton conservation area
Demolition needs planning permission and permitted development is restricted.
The council must give weight to preserving or enhancing the area's character and appearance. Not every council has published its boundaries as open data.
Agricultural land, grade 3b
Not 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.
Habitat network: Network Expansion Zone
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Radon affected area, class 5
An estimated 10 to 30% of homes reach the radon action level. Indicative for the 1 km square, which takes the highest class found in it; a radon test gives the answer for a building.
From the British Geological Survey and UK Health Security Agency indicative atlas. Under building regulations, as the BRE guide BR 211 (2023) sets out, new buildings and extensions need basic radon protection from class 3 in England and Wales and from class 2 in Scotland, and full protection from class 5. The class at the site itself, from the detailed BGS map, decides which.
UKHSA radon ↗
Also on the record
National infrastructure project 1353 m away: Weston Marsh to East Leicestershire, at pre-application.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 6 October 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England, 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 4QS
Received
31 Mar 2026
Validated
31 Mar 2026
Ward
Wymondham
Parish
Sproxton
Case officer
Show
Target decision
26 May 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
Show
Agent
Paul Bancroft Architects

Decision outlook

Day 192, past the statutory target. 33% of full applications in Melton are decided within thirteen weeks; extensions of time are common, and the council need not decide on the day. Last seen undecided on 3 Oct 2026.

Day 192136 days past the 56-day target
19%decided within 8 weeks
72%approved
5%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.

2 neighbours consulted · Last counted 3 Oct 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14803199
Planning Portal ref
PP-14803199
Neighbours
17 Apr 2026
Consultation
3 Aug 2026
Comments by
17 Aug 2026
Site or press notice
28 Apr 2026
Statutory expiry
26 May 2026
Env. assessment
No

Historical activity at this location

20 previous applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.

This property

Previous applications at this address

2017 Approved
Extension of existing compost site pad into existing agricultural field.
2017/0694/06
Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2024 Approved
11 Main Street Sproxton Leicestershire LE14 4QS
T1 - Holly Ilex aquifolium - Reduce height to approx 5m (in line with adjacent, larger ho…
24/00034/TCA
2024 Approved
11 Main Street Sproxton Leicestershire LE14 4QS
T1 - Holly Ilex aquifolium - Reduce height to approx 5m (in line with adjacent, larger ho…
24/00034/TCA
2022 Approved
Appletree House 19 Main Street Sproxton Leicestershire LE14 4QS
G1 - Conifers and laurels along drive - fell T1 - Apple - reduce by no more than 2 metres…
22/01238/TCA
2022 Approved
Appletree House 19 Main Street Sproxton Leicestershire LE14 4QS
G1 - Conifers and laurels along drive - fell T1 - Apple - reduce by no more than 2 metres…
22/01238/TCA
2021 Approved
Leicester Cottage 10 Main Street Sproxton Melton Mowbray LE14 4QS
T1 and T2 Ash trees felled to ground level, as they have started failing and dropping lar…
21/01350/TCA
2021 Approved
Leicester Cottage 10 Main Street Sproxton Melton Mowbray LE14 4QS
T1 and T2 Ash trees felled to ground level, as they have started failing and dropping lar…
21/01350/TCA
2021 Approved
Middle Farm 9 Main Street Sproxton LE14 4QS
T1 - Silver Birch - Fell
21/00380/TCA
2021 Approved
Middle Farm 9 Main Street Sproxton LE14 4QS
T1 - Silver Birch - Fell
21/00380/TCA
2020 Approved
Appletree House 19 Main Street Sproxton Melton Mowbray LE14 4QS
T1 - Large Sycamore to be re-pollard to previous points T2 - Conifer felled to ground lev…
20/01246/TCA
2020 Approved
Appletree House 19 Main Street Sproxton Melton Mowbray LE14 4QS
T1 - Spruce - Fell T2 - Large Conifer - Fell T3, T4 - Laurel - Fell
20/00505/TCA
2020 Approved
Appletree House 19 Main Street Sproxton Melton Mowbray LE14 4QS
T1 - Spruce - Fell T2 - Large Conifer - Fell T3, T4 - Laurel - Fell
20/00505/TCA
2020 Approved
The Old School House 2 School Hill Sproxton LE14 4RB
Demolition with replacement extension to side and rear
20/00086/FULHH
2020 Approved
The Old School House 2 School Hill Sproxton LE14 4RB
Demolition with replacement extension to side and rear
20/00086/FULHH
2018 Approved
Leicester Cottage 10 Main Street Sproxton Melton Mowbray LE14 4QS
T1 Ash tree to be crown raised to 3metres and deadwooded to provide light to the garden
18/00735/TCA
2018 Approved
Leicester Cottage 10 Main Street Sproxton Melton Mowbray LE14 4QS
T1 Ash tree to be crown raised to 3metres and deadwooded to provide light to the garden
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2018 Approved
The Old School House 2 School Hill Sproxton LE14 4RB
Leyland cypress - fell and Eastern white pine - fell
18/00351/TCA
2018 Approved
The Old School House 2 School Hill Sproxton LE14 4RB
Leyland cypress - fell and Eastern white pine - fell
18/00351/TCA
2017 Approved
The Old School House 2 School Hill Sproxton LE14 4RB
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Melton
Planning Authority Score
2.1/10
Poor
#269 of 296 councils
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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%).

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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
Source: MHCLG planning statistics · See full council rankings

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