14 Howitts Road Bottesford Leicestershire NG13 0FX Data via plota.co.uk

26/00650/CL - Certificate of Lawful Use Approved

Proposal

Certificate of Lawfulness for proposed development comprising the demolition of an existing conservatory and its replacement with a single-storey garden room within the same footprint. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
24 Jul 2026
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Validated
28 Jul 2026
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Consultation
6 Aug 2026
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Approved
29 Sept 2026

Approved on 29 Sept 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 30 Sept 2026

Site constraints 3

Also on the record
Radon affected area, class 2; Inside the Bottesford built-up area; 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 6 October 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.

Sales history 6

Last sold for £410,000 in October 2025. Detached house, freehold.

3 October 2025£410,000
28 March 2025£410,000Recorded as a transfer outside a standard sale
17 March 2020£315,000
25 March 2008£239,000
17 August 2004£197,500
26 June 1998£104,995New build

Sale prices from HM Land Registry's price paid record, matched to this application by its address.

Building

Floor area109 m² (1,173 sq ft)
Energy ratingC (73 out of 100), could reach B
PropertyDetached house, 6 habitable rooms
Built1996 to 2002
HeatingBoiler and radiators, mains gas
WallsCavity wall, as built, insulated (assumed)

From the energy performance certificate lodged in September 2019, the latest held for this property. The building may have changed since. View the certificate

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Important details

Council
Melton
Application type
Certificate of Lawful Use
Postcode
NG13 0FX
Received
24 Jul 2026
Validated
28 Jul 2026
Ward
Bottesford
Parish
Bottesford
Case officer
Show
Target decision
30 Sept 2026
Decision
Certificate of Lawful-Existing
Decision date
29 Sept 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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Agent
ARC3D Ltd

How this decision compares

Decided in 63 days from validation, 15 days faster than Melton's median of 78 for extensions. Approved, as 92% of extensions here are.

31%decided within 8 weeks
92%approved
89decided 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.

Last counted 30 Sept 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15101497
Planning Portal ref
PP-15101497
Consultation
6 Aug 2026
Comments by
27 Aug 2026
Statutory expiry
22 Sept 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

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 boundary: © Crown copyright and database rights 2026, HM Land Registry. Polygons © Crown copyright and database rights 2026 Ordnance Survey 100026316. Conditions of use

Energy performance: Energy performance certificates from the Energy Performance of Buildings Register, Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright 2026.