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F/YR26/0398/CERTP - Certificate of lawfulness (Proposed use) Refused

Proposal

Certificate of Lawful Use (Proposed): Internal works including the replacement of the existing staircase creating access to second floor and use of first floor for existing business Data via plota.co.uk

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View original council record ↗Last checked 6 Sept 2026, 02:46

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Application progress

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Received

25 Mar 2026

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Validated

26 May 2026

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Refused

20 Jul 2026

Appeal

Not lodged

Refused on 20 Jul 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 6 Sept 2026

Documents 7

Site constraints 7

Wisbech 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 ↗

2 Article 4 directions

Small Houses in Multiple Occupation (HMOs) in Wisbech · Household Extensions and Alterations in Wisbech and Bowthorpe Conservation Areas. Named permitted development rights are withdrawn here.

An Article 4 direction withdraws particular permitted development rights, so work that would normally need no application needs one here. Not every council has published its directions.

Heritage at risk: Wisbech

On the register of historic places assessed as at risk.

A designated building, monument, park or conservation area assessed as at risk from neglect, decay or development. Proposals that secure its future are looked on favourably.

Historic England ↗

Air quality management area: Wisbech AQMA No.1 (SO2)

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 ↗

National infrastructure project 567 m away: Medworth Energy from Waste Combined Heat and Power Facility

The site is 567 m from the project boundary. Generating station, 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 ↗

4 listed buildings within 150 m

Nearest: 97 and 97a, Norfolk Street, Grade II, 46 m away · 4 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.

Show all 4 with distances

46 m97 and 97a, Norfolk StreetGrade II
77 mFive BellsGrade II
105 m8, Norfolk StreetGrade II
105 m13 and 15, Norwich RoadGrade II

Historic England ↗

Also on the record

Inside the Wisbech built-up area.

Not affected

Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · 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: Fenland
Application type: Certificate of lawfulness (Proposed use)
Postcode: PE13 2LF
Received: 25 Mar 2026
Validated: 26 May 2026
Ward: Wisbech South
Parish: Wisbech Town Council
Case officer: Show
Target decision: 21 Jul 2026
Decision: Permission Required
Decision date: 20 Jul 2026
Decision level: Delegated Decision
Applicant: Show

How this decision compares

Decided in 55 days from validation, about the council's usual 55 days. Refused, as 14% of extensions here are.

This one55d

Council55d

UK55d

78%decided within 8 weeks

86%approved

152decided in the last year

Plota live figures for extensions decided by Fenland in the last twelve months, from validation. Fenland decision record →

Public comments

No public comments yet.

Last counted 6 Sept 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference: PP-14807739
Planning Portal ref: PP-14807739
Statutory expiry: 21 Jul 2026
Env. assessment: No

Fenland

Planning Authority Score

6.1/10

Average

#98 of 296 councils

Relevant to this application:

Householder decisions

Fenland is faster than most councils at deciding householder applications, ranking #58 out of 296. Householder applications are slightly more likely to be approved here (93%) than the national average (90%).

Faster than most councils

for householder decisions

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

Fenland decision statistics

Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026

87%

Overall approval rate

Above avg (87%) #170 of 296

93%

Householder approved

Above avg (90%) #128 of 296

77%

Decided in 8 weeks

Above avg (63%) #58 of 296

42%

Extended time limit

Above avg (41%) #163 of 296

78%

Minor dwellings approved

194 decided (1-9 homes)

77%

Major dwellings approved

26 decided (10+ homes)

90%

Change of use approved

29 decided

604

Total decisions

79 refused in the year to March 2026