Land for sale

Land Off Longcliff Hill, Old Dalby, Melton Mowbray, Leicestershire LE14

A rare opportunity to acquire an exclusive development of three building plots with full planning permission for detached three-bedroom bungalows. Situated off Longcliff Hill in the highly sought-after village of Old Dalby, the approved scheme offers an attractive courtyard-style development of high-quality single-storey homes in a desirable edge-of-village location, with excellent access to Melton Mowbray, Nottingham and Leicester.

Tucked away off Longcliff Hill on the northern edge of Old Dalby, this intimate collection of three detached bungalows offers a quality of village life that is increasingly difficult to find. Old Dalby sits at the heart of the Vale of Belvoir - well connected to Nottingham, Leicester and Melton Mowbray, yet genuinely rural in character, with a traditional village green, two well-regarded pubs including The Tap and Run, a highly regarded primary school and an active community calendar. For those seeking single-storey living without compromise, in a village that has earned its reputation, Longcliff Hill is a development worth taking seriously.

Each of the three homes has been designed to an exacting specification, offering generously proportioned single-storey living arranged around a vaulted open-plan kitchen, dining and family space, a separate south-facing living room and three bedrooms - two with en-suite shower rooms. Set within a private courtyard environment, screened from the lane by a mature established hedge and finished with red brick, white render and a distinctive roofline, these are homes that combine high-quality rural character with a level of specification that is rarely found in new homes at this scale.

The Development

The site extends to 0.545 acres (0.221 hectares) and benefits from full planning permission to construct three detached single-storey bungalows, each of 147 sq m (1,582 sq ft) gia. The site is accessed via an established private road off Longcliff Hill and is bounded on all sides by mature native hedgerows, which are to be retained as part of the approved scheme.

Designed by hssp Architects, the scheme adopts a rural courtyard character that reflects the local vernacular. The bungalow typology was chosen to keep ridge heights low, limiting visual impact whilst maximising garden and amenity space. All three gardens are south-facing. Materials comprise red facing brickwork, white through-colour render, dark grey concrete roof tiles to the main roofs and red clay tiles to the gables and attached garages, with decorative brickwork detailing throughout.

Hssp Architects are a well-regarded Melton Mowbray practice with an established track record of delivering high-quality (truncated)

Plot Schedule & Accommodation

Plot 1 Detached bungalow 3 (2 en-suite) 147 sq m / 1,582 sq ft Single attached South-facing

Plot 2 Detached bungalow 3 (2 en-suite) 147 sq m / 1,582 sq ft Single attached South-facing

Plot 3 Detached bungalow 3 (2 en-suite) 147 sq m / 1,582 sq ft Single attached South-facing

Accommodation - all plots
• Entrance hall
• Vaulted open-plan kitchen / dining / family room with bi-fold doors to south-facing rear garden
• Vaulted living room - south-facing
• Utility room
• Bedroom 1 with en-suite shower room and dressing room
• Bedroom 2 with en-suite shower room
• Bedroom 3
• Principal bathroom
• Attached single garage with internal door plus driveway parking

Planning

Full planning permission was granted by Melton Borough Council on 14 February 2026 under reference 24/01061/ful for the construction of three three-bedroom bungalows with associated amenity space. The permission expires 14 February 2029 and is subject to 12 conditions, the most material of which are summarised below.

Local planning authority: Melton Borough Council
Application reference: 24/01061/ful
Decision: Full Planning Permission Granted
Decision date: 14 February 2026
Expiry date: 14 February 2029
Affordable housing / S.106 / cil: None
Ecology: Cemp: Biodiversity approved (Croft Ecology, October 2025). No Great Crested Newt licence required. Bat checking survey completed on Tree T3 - no roosting bats found; precautionary felling protocol in place.
Pre-commencement conditions: Five conditions require discharge before works begin: External materials samples, landscaping scheme, site and floor levels, cemp: Biodiversity, and Habitat Management and Monitoring Plan. All (truncated)

Indicative Gross Development Value

The most directly comparable evidence is from North Lodge Courtyard, Old Dalby. A larger 3,039 sq ft bungalow completed in April 2026 at £765,000. A 2-bedroom barn-style bungalow of 1,430 sq ft has a sale agreed at or very close to £600,000. New build bungalows at Nether Broughton (a broadly comparable nearby village) have been achieving c. £625,000. The three plots at Longcliff Hill each extend to 1,582 sq ft. On the basis of the comparable evidence, an indicative gdv of £600,000–£625,000 per plot is considered supportable, giving a total gdv of c. £1,800,000–£1,875,000 across all three plots. These are indicative figures only and should be stress-tested against current comparable evidence prior to acquisition.

Services

Mains water - available from the footpath
Mains sewage - connected
Surface water - connected
Electricity - available from the highway
BT - available from the highway

Location

Old Dalby is a charming and well-regarded village nestled on the edge of the Vale of Belvoir, surrounded by open countryside, while still offering excellent accessibility to nearby towns and cities. With its traditional village green, character properties and strong community feel, Old Dalby is ideally suited for those wanting to be connected to nature with the convenience of connectivity to other amenities.

The village enjoys a fantastic position between Nottingham, Melton Mowbray, Loughborough and Leicester, all of which are easily reached by road. The recently completed North West Leicester bypass provides swift access to the M1 motorway, making the village a popular choice for commuters who do not want to live in the city.

Old Dalby offers a range of well-regarded local amenities including a highly rated primary school, a historic parish church and an active calendar of community groups and events. The village is also home to two popular pubs - The Crown Inn, a (truncated)