The Grand Opera House Cumberland Street York YO1 9SW Data via plota.co.uk

25/02338/LBC - Listed Building Consent Approved
Listed buildings

Proposal

Internal works to install 2no. access stairs and additional seating to upper floor second tier, alterations to the privacy screen, rails and removal of brass finish rail associated with seating (part retrospective). Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
24 Nov 2025
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Validated
18 Dec 2025
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Approved
16 Feb 2026

Approved on 16 Feb 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 3 Oct 2026

Documents 14

Decision & officer reports 2

PDF Decision Decision · 16 Feb 2026 View ↗ PDF DEVELOPMENT MANAGEMENT OFFICER REPORT Report · 16 Feb 2026 View ↗

Statements & assessments 1

PDF HERITAGE ASSESSMENT Heritage Statement · 24 Nov 2025 View ↗

Plans & drawings 11

PDF STAIR PLANS AND SECTIONS Revised Drawing · 12 Feb 2026 View ↗ PDF PROPOSED PLAN Revised Drawing · 17 Dec 2025 View ↗ PDF EXISTING AND PROPOSED SECTIONS Revised Drawing · 17 Dec 2025 View ↗ PDF PRE EXISTING AND EXISTING PLANS Revised Drawing · 17 Dec 2025 View ↗ PDF PROPOSED SECTION Revised Drawing · 17 Dec 2025 View ↗ PDF EXISTING AND PROPOSED INTERNAL ELEVATIONS Drawing · 17 Dec 2025 View ↗ PDF LOCATION AND BLOCK PLANS Location Plan · 24 Nov 2025 View ↗ PDF PRE-EXISTING PLAN Superseded Drawing · 24 Nov 2025 View ↗ PDF EXISTING PLAN Superseded Drawing · 24 Nov 2025 View ↗ PDF PRE-EXISTING SECTION Superseded Drawing · 24 Nov 2025 View ↗ PDF EXISTING SECTION Superseded Drawing · 24 Nov 2025 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 6

Grade II listed: Grand Opera House
List entry 1257908 · 0 m away · 62 more listed buildings within 150 m (5 Grade I, 1 Grade II*, 56 Grade II)
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 ↗
Central Historic Core Conservation Area 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 ↗
Article 4 direction
HMO. 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.
Also on the record
Scheduled monument 169 m away: York Castle: motte and bailey castle, tower keep castle (including Clifford's Tower), and site of part of Romano-British fort-vicus and Anglian cemetery; Inside the York built-up area; Air quality management area 35 m away: AQMA No.5.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt

Checked on 2 November 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
York
Application type
Listed Building Consent
Postcode
YO1 9SW
Received
24 Nov 2025
Validated
18 Dec 2025
Ward
Guildhall
Parish
Guildhall Planning Panel
Case officer
Show
Target decision
27 Feb 2026
Decision
Approve
Decision date
16 Feb 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
Show
Agent
Studio Charrette

How this decision compares

Decided in 60 days from validation, 5 days faster than York's median of 65 for listed building works. Approved, as 89% of listed building works here are.

41%decided within 8 weeks
89%approved
180decided in the last year

Plota live figures for listed building works decided by York in the last twelve months, from validation. York decision record →

Public comments

2comments received
2 supporting

2 neighbours consulted · Last counted 3 Oct 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14512366
Planning Portal ref
PP-14512366
Statutory expiry
12 Feb 2026
Env. assessment
No

Historical activity at this location

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York
Planning Authority Score
3.7/10
Below average
#213 of 296 councils
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Other decisions

York ranks #156 out of 296 councils for householder decision speed. Householder applications are slightly less likely to be approved here (87%) than the national average (90%).

These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
York decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
82%
Overall approval rate
Below avg (87%) #255 of 296
87%
Householder approved
Below avg (90%) #237 of 296
64%
Decided in 8 weeks
Above avg (63%) #156 of 296
42%
Extended time limit
Above avg (41%) #168 of 296
69%
Minor dwellings approved
104 decided (1-9 homes)
71%
Major dwellings approved
17 decided (10+ homes)
63%
Change of use approved
68 decided
1,278
Total decisions
224 refused in the year to March 2026
Source: MHCLG planning statistics · See full council rankings

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