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26/00891/COU - Change of use Pending Consideration

Proposal

Change of use from teaching use to tattoo studio (part of first floor). Data via plota.co.uk

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View original council record ↗Last checked 8 Oct 2026, 06:51

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Application progress

✓

Received

10 Sept 2026

✓

Validated

14 Sept 2026

Decision

Expected by 9 Nov 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision between 19 Nov 2026 and 2 Jan 2027, from Hull's recent changes of use.

Comments are open until 16 Oct 2026

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Documents 5

Plans & drawings 4

PDF FLOOR PLAN Drawing · 18 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF FLOOR PLAN Drawing · 18 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF LOCATION PLAN Drawing · 18 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF SITE PLAN Drawing · 18 Sept 2026 View ↗

Application forms 1

PDF APPLICATION FORM Application Form · 18 Sept 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 3

Flood zone 3, rivers and sea

High chance: a 1 in 100 or greater annual chance from rivers, or 1 in 200 from the sea. Any development here needs a flood risk assessment. Defences are not counted.

The Environment Agency flood map for planning. Homes in zone 3 must also pass the sequential test. Surface water flooding is a separate map.

Flood map ↗

National infrastructure project 394 m away: A63 Castle Street Improvement-Hull

The site is 394 m from the project boundary. Highway, decided. The project page says whether consent was granted.

Nationally significant infrastructure projects (power stations, electricity lines, pipelines, major roads and railways, harbours, airports and reservoirs) are consented by a Secretary of State under the Planning Act 2008, after an examination by the Planning Inspectorate, rather than by the council. The boundary is the one the Inspectorate consults on and can change as the scheme does. Projects are shown within 2 km of the site.

Planning Inspectorate project page ↗

Also on the record

Inside the Kingston upon Hull built-up area.

Not affected

Not green belt · No listed building at the site · No scheduled monument at the site

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.

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Important details

Council: Hull
Application type: Change of use
Postcode: HU9 1NF
Received: 10 Sept 2026
Validated: 14 Sept 2026
Ward: Drypool
Case officer: Show

Decision outlook

Day 25 of the 56-day target. Hull usually decides changes of use by day 91.

target

prediction

Day 2566 days to the predicted decision (day 91)

30%decided within 8 weeks

98%approved

7%go to committee

Plota live figures for changes of use decided by Hull in the last twelve months, from validation. Hull decision record →

Public comments

No public comments yet.

3 neighbours consulted · Last counted 4 Oct 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference: EM
Comments by: 16 Oct 2026
Env. assessment: No

Hull

Planning Authority Score

2.6/10

Poor

#248 of 296 councils

Relevant to this application:

Change of use

Hull is slower than most councils at deciding householder applications, ranking #231 out of 296. The council extends the time limit on 62% of applications - one of the highest rates in England. Expect your application to take longer than the standard deadline. Householder applications are slightly more likely to be approved here (92%) than the national average (90%).

Frequently extends decision deadlines

expect longer than the statutory limit

These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance

Hull decision statistics

Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026

92%

Overall approval rate

Above avg (87%) #85 of 296

92%

Householder approved

Above avg (90%) #156 of 296

51%

Decided in 8 weeks

Below avg (63%) #231 of 296

62%

Extended time limit

Above avg (41%) #273 of 296

88%

Minor dwellings approved

16 decided (1-9 homes)

86%

Major dwellings approved

14 decided (10+ homes)

88%

Change of use approved

33 decided

436

Total decisions

36 refused in the year to March 2026