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15 Chapel Lane Hoby Leicestershire LE14 3DW

25/00910/LBCListed Building ConsentRefused

Refused on 15 January 2026

Council decision: Refusal of Listed Building ConsentDelegated (officer decision)2 reasons for refusal

Site boundary (council red line)

Proposal

Proposed works are Solar PV system and electric storage heaters

Received
1 September 2025
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Public comments
2
Ward
Frisby On The Wreake
Agent
Urban Retrofit Project Ltd
  1. Received1 Sep
  2. Validated28 Oct
  3. Consult.2 Jan
  4. Target23 Dec
  5. Decided15 Jan

Decided in 79 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a heritage application for a solar installation at 15 Chapel Lane Hoby Leicestershire LE14 3DW. Melton has handled 118 applications of this type. This one was decided in 136 days, 11 weeks longer than Melton's typical decision time. The site is in a conservation area, with 2 listed buildings nearby. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 13 applications across Frisby On The Wreake. We hold 1,372 applications in total for the LE14 postcode area.

95% of all 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 panels would be located on the principal front roof slope disrupting the building's character and historic appearance. Such interventions on visible elevations harm its special architectural and heritage interests.
  2. The Hoby Conservation Area is designated to preserve historic buildings and traditional roofscapes. Introducing modern, reflective solar panels on street- facing slopes compromises the visual coherence and character of the area. PP L. Parker Planning Development Manager 15.01.26

From the council's decision notice.

Application details

Postcode
LE14 3DW
Application type
Listed Building Consent
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Hoby With Rotherby

Planning application dates

Date validated
28 October 2025
Consultation expiry
2 January 2026
Consultation start
19 December 2025
Consultation end
2 January 2026
Neighbour consultation start
19 December 2025
Neighbour consultation end
2 January 2026
Last date for comments
18 December 2025
Target decision date
23 December 2025
Permission expires
15 January 2029

Applicant and agent

Agent
Urban Retrofit Project Ltd
Agent address
unit 11 holbrook commerce park Sheffield S12 4SB

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Publicity

Last advertised
27 November 2025
Advertisement expiry
18 December 2025
Site notice start
27 November 2025
Site notice end
18 December 2025

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-14285548
Documents
16
Constraints
9

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Conservation area: Hoby
  • Listed building: Grade II: Rose CottagesOn or next to this site · +1 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.

Data © Crown copyright and others · sources and licences

Contains public sector information from planning.data.gov.uk (MHCLG and local planning authorities), licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

© Historic England 2026. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. The Historic England GIS Data contained in this material was obtained on 2026-11-03. The most publicly available up to date Historic England GIS Data can be obtained from HistoricEngland.org.uk.

© Natural England copyright. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

© Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2026. All rights reserved. Flood Map for Planning, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Source: Office for National Statistics licensed under the Open Government Licence v.3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Source: Melton

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