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Gorse Farm 9 Main Street Stonesby Leicestershire LE14 4QX

25/00177/FULHHHouseholderRefused

Refused on 20 February 2026

Council decision: RefuseDelegated (officer decision)1 reason for refusal

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Proposal

Installation of 18 panel Domestic solar pv array to the south facing roof slope of a single storey outbuilding.

Received
20 February 2025
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Public comments
4
Ward
Croxton Kerrial
  1. Received20 Feb
  2. Validated20 Feb
  3. Consult.10 Nov
  4. Target17 Apr
  5. Decided20 Feb

Decided in 365 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a full planning application for an outbuilding at Gorse Farm 9 Main Street Stonesby Leicestershire LE14 4QX. Melton has handled 559 applications of this type. This one was decided in 365 days, 44 weeks longer than Melton's typical decision time. The site is in a conservation area, with 4 listed buildings nearby. There has been 1 other application at this address. In the past year there have been 19 applications across Croxton Kerrial. We hold 1,372 applications in total for the LE14 postcode area.

93% of full applications at Melton Borough Council were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 8 weeks (median).

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Why it was refused

  1. The proposed solar panel array would result in less than substantial harm to the Grade II listed building, Gorse Farm, and would fail to preserve the character and appearance of the Stonesby Conservation Area. The harm identified would not be outweighed by the limited public benefits to be derived from the proposal. The proposal is therefore contrary to Policies D1 and EN13 of the Melton Local Plan, Paras 215 and 219 of the National Planning Policy Framework (2024) and having regard to the statutory duties set out in sections 66 and 72 of the Planning (Listed Building and Conservation Areas) Act 1990. PP L. Parker Planning Development Manager 20.02.2026

From the council's decision notice.

Application details

Postcode
LE14 4QX
Application type
Householder
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Sproxton

Planning application dates

Date validated
20 February 2025
Consultation expiry
10 November 2025
Consultation start
27 October 2025
Consultation end
10 November 2025
Neighbour consultation start
28 March 2025
Neighbour consultation end
18 April 2025
Last date for comments
10 November 2025
Target decision date
17 April 2025
Permission expires
20 February 2029

Applicant and agent

Agent
PROJECT SOLAR UK
Agent address
UNIT 1 LAKES COURT LANCASTER BUSINESS PARK BURTION ON TRENT DE13 9PD United Kingdom

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Publicity

Last advertised
3 April 2025
Advertisement expiry
24 April 2025
Site notice start
17 April 2025
Site notice end
8 May 2025

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-13759729
Documents
16

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Conservation area: Stonesby
  • Listed building: Grade II: Gorse FarmhouseOn this site · +2 more
  • Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)

Not published by this council, so not checked: Article 4 directions and tree preservation orders. Ask the council if these matter.

Also checked, none recorded (20)

flood storage areas, green belt, scheduled monuments, World Heritage Sites, World Heritage Site buffer zones, registered parks and gardens, registered battlefields, Heritage at Risk entries, nutrient neutrality catchments, national parks, National Landscapes, SSSIs, Special Areas of Conservation, Special Protection Areas, Ramsar sites, ancient woodland, national nature reserves, local nature reserves, heritage coasts and brownfield registers.

A guide only, from official open data; it is not a planning search. Flood zones cover rivers and sea, not surface water.

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