Riverside Property Oberon Chambers 44 Queen Street Kingston Upon Hull HU1 1UU Data via plota.co.uk

26/00712/FULL - Full Planning Permission Pending Consideration

Proposal

Change of Use of the ground floor of the building (except for the separate entrance lobby and stairwell serving the residential flats on the upper floors) from Use Class E to a mixed use of Class E (restaurant) and Sui Generis (Drinking Establishment), including internal and external alterations. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

Received
20 Jul 2026
Decision
Expected by 14 Sept 2026

This application is under consideration - no decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision between 20 Sept 2026 and 29 Sept 2026, from Hull's recent changes of use. The consultation period closed on 20 Aug 2026.

Site constraints 9

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 ↗
Old Town conservation area
Demolition needs planning permission and permitted development is restricted.
The council must give weight to preserving or enhancing the area's character and appearance. Not every council has published its boundaries as open data.
Council document ↗
Special area of conservation 34 m away: Humber Estuary
Work nearby can need a habitats assessment.
Harm to a protected site is only accepted where there is no alternative and an overriding public interest.
Air quality management area: Hull AQMA No.1(A)
The council has declared the area as failing an air quality objective.
Schemes that add traffic, parking or combustion plant are assessed against the area's action plan and may need an air quality assessment.
Council record ↗
SSSI 34 m away: Humber Estuary - 2000480 SSSI
Natural England may need consulting, depending on what is proposed.
Sites of special scientific interest are the best wildlife and geological sites in the country. Development likely to harm one is rarely permitted.
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 2
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
5 listed buildings within 150 m
Nearest: Former Pilot Office, Grade II, 45 m away · 5 Grade II
The site itself is not listed. Listed building consent is needed for work that affects the special interest of a listed building, inside or out, on top of planning permission. Setting can be a consideration for buildings nearby; there is no fixed radius.
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Historic England ↗
Also on the record
Inside the Kingston upon Hull built-up area; Priority habitat 37 m away: Mudflats.
Not affected
Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 11 September 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England 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
Full Planning Permission
Postcode
HU1 1UU
Received
20 Jul 2026
Validated
20 Jul 2026
Ward
St Andrews And Dockland
Case officer
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Agent
Wykeland Group Ltd

Decision outlook

Day 57 of the 56-day target. Hull usually decides changes of use by day 66.

Day 579 days to the predicted decision (day 66)
38%decided within 8 weeks
96%approved
27decided in the last year

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.

13 neighbours consulted · Last counted 7 Sept 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15068083
Comments by
20 Aug 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