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Melton Borough Council
Planning applications.
Explore collected planning applications and decisions for Melton Borough Council. Search an address, application reference or proposal to find a record.
Collected application statistics
Collected records · All available dates2,077Searchable applications
2Recorded as pending
45%Approval rate · 150 approved or refused records
83Refused applications
67 approved · 83 refused · 60 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 17 Jul 2023 to 23 Sept 2026. Most recent record check: 28 Sept 2026. Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
Local planning information
Council sources checked 14 Sept 2026Planning information Planning and BuildingLocal plan Planning PolicyPre-application advice Pre-Application AdviceConservation areas Conservation Areas
Council contacts
- Planning enquiriesdevelopmentcontrol@melton.gov.ukCouncil source
Contact details were found on council pages. Check the source for opening hours and which enquiries the service handles.
Conservation areas and Article 4 directions
Explore published planning boundaries and follow their source records for designation details. Coverage varies: an empty map does not mean there are no restrictions. Check the council’s current maps and documents before relying on a boundary.
Conservation areas44 mapped area records
Article 4 direction areasNo boundary records available in this collection
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Data downloaded 14 Sept 2026. Display boundaries are simplified and indicative. Map record counts are not a complete count of designations or directions.
Sources: Planning Data conservation areas and Article 4 direction areas. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
More application records
- Decided24/00554/DIS
Discharge of conditions 7 (Cycle Parking) and 13 (materials) of planning permission 21/00634/FUL
Land South Of Bottesford Piggeries Orston Lane Bottesford
Received 3 Jun 2024 - Decided24/00561/FUL
Extension to existing agricultural building for storage of hay and straw
Field OS 9928 Melton Road Waltham On The Wolds
Received 3 Jun 2024 - Decided24/00564/FULHH
Two storey rear extension
The White House 1 Main Street Wymondham Leicestershire LE14 2AG
Received 5 Jun 2024 - Unknown24/00566/TCA
To lift the crown to give 5.5 metres clearance of the highway and to maintain an evenly balanced crown.
Rutland House 4 Dairy Lane Hose Leicestershire LE14 4JW
Received 5 Jun 2024 - Decided24/00569/DIS
Approval of details reserved by condition 4 of planning permission 23/00720/FULHH - provision of 3 off street parking spaces
2 South View Burrough On The Hill Leicestershire LE14 2JJ
Received 5 Jun 2024 - Unknown24/00571/GDOAGR
Extension to existing building for agricultural use
Field OS 9928 Melton Road Waltham On The Wolds
Received 30 May 2024 - Decided24/00572/FUL
Creation of surface water attenuation swale/pond in relation to planning application 21/00634/FUL, 23/00275/DIS and 24/00553/VAC.
Land South Of Bottesford Piggeries Orston Lane Bottesford
Received 6 Jun 2024 - Unknown24/00573/TCA
T1-T4-Yew Trees - Reduce in height by up to 6 metres and shorten side branches house side, up to 3.5 metres and driveway side, up to 2 metres to suitable growth points.T5-Bird Cherry tree - Crown lift up to 2.5 metres and prune to give 2 metres clearance from neighbours building and remove deadwood, to maintain suitable size for its location.T6-Rowen tree - Tip prune by removing up to 1.5 metres of growth and 2 metres of clearance from roof area.T7-Yew tree - Crown lift to give 2.5 metres clearance, shorten lower side branches by up to 2 metres.T8-Flowering Cherry tree - reduce and reshape by removing up to 4.5 metres to suitable growth points to BS3998 Standard. There are inclusions where branches form on the main stem. These will fail if the tree is not reduced.T9-Dead tree - remove.T10-Yew tree - Reduce in height to suitable growth points to equal the ridge height of the neighbouring property number 9,T11-Yew tree - Reduce in height to suitable growth points to equal the ridge height of the neighbouring property number 9, up to 3 metres to road and telegraph pole.T12-Yew tree ? Tip prune side branches by up to 1.5 metres to suitable growth points.
Tudor House 7 Sandy Lane Scalford Leicestershire LE14 4DS
Received 7 Jun 2024 - Decided24/00575/FULHH
Loft conversion with raised roofline forming new front and rear dormers; and new porch entrance extension
Rowan Melton Road Long Clawson Leicestershire LE14 4NR
Received 10 Jun 2024 - Decided24/00576/FULHH
First floor extension to incorporate an ensuite bathroom
Chantry House 3 Chapel Lane Stathern Leicestershire LE14 4HA
Received 10 Jun 2024 - Unknown24/00578/LBC
First floor extension to incorporate an ensuite bathroom
Chantry House 3 Chapel Lane Stathern Leicestershire LE14 4HA
Received 10 Jun 2024 - Unknown24/00579/TCA
1. Common lime Reduce height by 1/5-1/4 = approximately 4m2. Common lime Reduce height by 1/5-1/4 = approximately 4m3. Horse chestnut Reduce height by 2-3m4. Cedar of Lebanon Reduce height by 1/5 = 4m and shape top of crown6.Goat willow Reduce height by 1/3 = 3m or fell tree to ground level and treat stump or allow to stump.8. Cherry laurel Reduce height by 1/3 = 3m or fell tree to ground level and treat stump or allow to stump.9. Ornamental cherry Reduce height by 2-3m or fell tree to ground and treat stump.11. Silver birch Fell to ground and treat stump12PearReduce height by 1.5-2m14Common ash Notify tree owner of the risk of subsidence and suggest height reduction of 1/5-1/4 = 3-4m15. Sycamore Notify tree owner of the risk of subsidence and suggest height reduction of 1/5-1/4 = 3-4m16. Line of Common beech Notify tree owner of the risk of subsidence and suggest height reduction of 1/4-1/3 = 3-4m17Group of Willow species and dead Eucalyptus Fell to ground and treat stump
The Cedars 5 Harby Lane Hose Leicestershire LE14 4JR
Received 10 Jun 2024 - Decided24/00580/FULHH
Conversion of the existing barn to provide ancillary accommodation comprising of two guest Bedrooms and a shared Shower Room
Chantry House 3 Chapel Lane Stathern Leicestershire LE14 4HA
Received 11 Jun 2024 - Unknown24/00581/NCS
Single storey rear extension
206 Burton Road Melton Mowbray Leicestershire LE13 1DN
Received 11 Jun 2024 - Decided24/00582/VAC
Permission to vary Conditions 2 and 3 of planning permission ref: 22/00036/FUL to include the resiting of garage to allow for driveway, parking and turning in front, wet room relocation, alterations to apertures, minor internal alterations and retaining walls identified
Workshop Adjacent Oakley Terrace Main Street Grimston Leicestershire LE14 3BZ
Received 11 Jun 2024 - Decided24/00583/DIS
Discharge of Conditions 3, 4 and 5 of planning permission ref: 23/00497/FUL
Former Map Room Sewstern Lane Harston Lincolnshire
Received 11 Jun 2024 - Decided24/00584/DIS
Discharge Condition 5 (Ecological Enhancement Strategy and Ecological Enhancement Plan) attached to planning permission ref.23/00844/FUL
Land Off Middle Lane Middle Lane Nether Broughton
Received 12 Jun 2024 - Decided24/00585/FULHH
Single storey side / rear extension
3 Warwick Road Melton Mowbray Leicestershire LE13 0RD
Received 12 Jun 2024 - Unknown24/00586/TCA
One large ornamental prune tree to be reduced by 1.5m
The Coach House 31 Main Street Frisby On The Wreake Leicestershire LE14 2NJ
Received 12 Jun 2024 - Decided24/00587/FULHH
Single storey extension to dwelling
47 Beckingthorpe Drive Bottesford Leicestershire NG13 0DN
Received 13 Jun 2024 - Unknown24/00588/TCA
Removal of hornbeam and cherry tree circled in blue on plan, proposed to be removed as part of wider development works.
Pine House 4 Rearsby Lane Gaddesby Leicestershire LE7 4XE
Received 13 Jun 2024 - Decided24/00595/FUL
Proposed residential development (Erection of 1no. single storey dwelling house)
Land Rear Of Longridge Castle View Road Easthorpe
Received 17 Jun 2024 - Decided24/00596/NONMAT
Amendment regarding the external garage materials. A proposed timber frame/clad construction occupying the same footprint of the plans formally passed.
Scalford Methodist Church New Street Scalford Leicestershire LE14 4DP
Received 17 Jun 2024 - Decided24/00602/NONMAT
Amendments to house type Marlowe.
Field OS 0002 Leicester Road Melton Mowbray
Received 17 Jun 2024
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What these statistics cover
These figures describe applications collected by PlanningTrack for Melton Borough Council, across all dates currently available. They are a partial dataset, rather than an authority-wide performance measure. The date range does not establish continuous historical coverage.
The approval percentage is approved records divided by approved plus refused records. Pending, withdrawn and unknown outcomes are excluded. No percentage is shown until there is an approved or refused record.
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