1-3 Church Street Peterborough PE1 1XB Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
Change of use, extension of upper floors and infilling of undercroft to create 104 Co-living units (Sui Generis) and associated communal facilities, and retention of Class E use on the ground floor Church Street frontage Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Approved on 17 Jul 2026 · Delegated Decision (Officer) · Last checked 19 Jul 2026
Site constraints 12
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- 17 m8, Cathedral SquareGrade II
- 27 m7, Cathedral SquareGrade II
- 35 mParish Church of St John the BaptistGrade I
- 40 mOld Guild HallGrade II*
- 42 m8, Church StreetGrade II
- 53 m8a and 9, Church StreetGrade II
- 64 m10 and 10a, Church StreetGrade II
- 65 m35, PriestgateGrade II
- 65 mMidland Bank, 1 and 3, Cathedral Square and 2 Bridge StreetGrade II
- 69 m16, PriestgateGrade II
- 69 m10 12, PriestgateGrade II
- 70 m52 & 53 Cumbergate, formerly Miss Pears' AlmshousesGrade II
- 70 m37, PriestgateGrade II
- 72 mThe Bell and Oak HotelGrade II
- 77 m39, CumbergateGrade II
- 79 m26, PriestgateGrade II
- 81 m37, CumbergateGrade II
- 87 mThe White Horse Public HouseGrade II
- 89 mYorkshire HouseGrade II
- 95 mThe AlmsroomsGrade II
- 95 mUnnamed
- 98 m4-8, Queen StreetGrade II
- 98 m43, PriestgateGrade II
- 101 m41, Long CausewayGrade II
- 104 m10, Queen StreetGrade II*
- 110 mTrinity Presbyterian Congregational ChurchGrade II
- 110 mNational Westminster BankGrade II
- 113 m45, PriestgateGrade II
- 118 mGreat Gate (Outer Gate, Marsh Foregate)Grade I
- 118 mKing's Lodging (Including Abbot's Prison)Grade I
- 124 m1, PrecinctsGrade II
- 126 mUnnamed
- 128 m28, PrecinctsGrade II
- 130 m32 33, Long CausewayGrade II
- 130 mChapel of St Thomas of CanterburyGrade I
- 131 mThe StillGrade II
- 132 m49, PriestgateGrade II
- 138 m3-5, Minster PrecinctsGrade II
- 140 m2, PrecinctsGrade II
- 142 mThe MuseumGrade II
- 142 m26 27, PrecinctsGrade II
- 149 m51, PriestgateGrade II
Checked on 6 October 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England, the Planning Inspectorate 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.
Building
From the energy performance certificate lodged in December 2023, the latest held for this property. The building may have changed since. View the certificate
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Important details
- Council
- Peterborough
- Application type
- Planning Application (Full)
- Postcode
- PE1 1XB
- Received
- 13 Apr 2026
- Validated
- 13 Apr 2026
- Ward
- Central
- Case officer
- Show
- Target decision
- 7 Jun 2026
- Decision
- Permitted
- Decision date
- 17 Jul 2026
- Decision level
- Delegated Decision (Officer)
- Applicant
- Show
- Agent
- Show
- Freehold owner
- Show
How this decision compares
Decided in 95 days from validation, 39 days slower than Peterborough's median of 56 for changes of use. Approved, as 77% of changes of use here are.
Plota live figures for changes of use decided by Peterborough in the last twelve months, from validation. Peterborough decision record →
Consultation & key dates
- Alt. reference
- PP-14820872
- Comments by
- 20 May 2026
- Site or press notice
- 30 Apr 2026
- Statutory expiry
- 3 Jul 2026
Historical activity at this location
25 nearby applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.
Nearby activity
Peterborough ranks #141 out of 296 councils for householder decision speed. Householder applications are slightly less likely to be approved here (89%) than the national average (90%).
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.
Freehold owner and leaseholders: Information produced by HM Land Registry. © Crown copyright 2026. Source: HM Land Registry, UK and overseas companies that own property in England and Wales, September 2026 release.
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