20 Melrose Avenue, Preston, PR2 8DE Data via plota.co.uk
Description
Certificate of lawfulness for proposed use of dwelling (Class C3) as a children's care home for 1no. child (Class C2) Data via plota.co.uk
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Decision outlook
Plota predicted a decision around 9 Oct 2026; it is now day 74.
Day 74, past the statutory target. 95% of lawful development certificates in Preston are decided within thirteen weeks, which runs to 26 Oct 2026; extensions of time are common, and the council need not decide on the day. Last seen undecided on 8 Oct 2026.
Plota live figures for lawful development certificates decided across the UK in the last twelve months, from validation; too few recent lawful development certificates in Preston to go on. Preston decision record →
Site constraints 5
Checked on 6 October 2026. The pin for this application is the centre of its postcode rather than the building, so distances to nearby designations are measured from the postcode and can be out by the width of the postcode area. 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.
Building
From the energy performance certificate lodged in November 2024, the latest held for this property, matched to this application by its address. The building may have changed since. View the certificate
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Nearby activity
Preston ranks #118 out of 296 councils for householder decision speed. Householder applications are more likely to be approved here than most councils, with a 98% approval rate vs 90% nationally.
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.