88 Westbourne Avenue Princes Avenue Kingston Upon Hull HU5 3HS Data via plota.co.uk

26/00843/LAW - Lawful Use Certificate Application Pending Consideration

Proposal

Application for a Certificate of Lawful Use for:- Proposed use as a single family dwelling house (C3 use) Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

✓
Received
26 Aug 2026
Decision
Expected by 21 Oct 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision between 31 Oct 2026 and 14 Dec 2026, from Hull's recent changes of use.

Site constraints 5

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 ↗
Avenues/Pearson Park 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 ↗
11 listed buildings within 150 m
Nearest: 77 and 79, Village Road, Grade II, 45 m away · 1 Grade II*, 10 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 11 with distances
Historic England ↗
Also on the record
National infrastructure project 1982 m away: A63 Castle Street Improvement-Hull; Inside the Kingston upon Hull built-up area.
Not affected
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.

Sales history 2

Last sold for £235,000 in January 2025. Terraced house, freehold.

9 January 2025£235,000
29 October 2024£190,000Recorded as a transfer outside a standard sale

Sale prices from HM Land Registry's price paid record, matched to this application by its address.

Building

Floor area344 m² (3,703 sq ft)
Energy ratingD (65 out of 100), could reach C
PropertyMid-terrace house, 11 habitable rooms
BuiltBefore 1900
HeatingBoiler and radiators, mains gas, Boiler and radiators, mains gas
WallsSolid brick, as built, no insulation (assumed)

From the energy performance certificate lodged in October 2025, the latest held for this property. The building may have changed since. View the certificate

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Important details

Council
Hull
Application type
Lawful Use Certificate Application
Postcode
HU5 3HS
Received
26 Aug 2026
Validated
26 Aug 2026
Ward
Avenue
Case officer
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Decision outlook

Day 44 of the 56-day target. Hull usually decides changes of use by day 91.

Day 4447 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.

Last counted 24 Sept 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
EM
Env. assessment
No
Hull
Planning Authority Score
2.6/10
Poor
#248 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder decisions

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

Sale prices: Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Freehold boundary: © Crown copyright and database rights 2026, HM Land Registry. Polygons © Crown copyright and database rights 2026 Ordnance Survey 100026316. Conditions of use

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.