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26/01420/CPE - Certificate Existing Lawful Use/Dev Refused

Proposal

Certificate for existing lawful use of the ground floor as a hot food takeaway (sui generis) Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

✓
Received
24 Jul 2026
✗
Refused
17 Sept 2026
Appeal
Not lodged

Refused on 17 Sept 2026 · Delegated · Last checked 17 Sept 2026

Site constraints 5

Article 4 direction
Article 4 (HMO) Boundary - Came into force 14 October 2019. Named permitted development rights are withdrawn here.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
1 listed building within 150 m; Coalfield, development low risk area; Inside the Doncaster built-up area; Air quality management area 13 m away: AQMA No.1.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

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Important details

Council
Doncaster
Application type
Certificate Existing Lawful Use/Dev
Postcode
DN1 2QW
Received
24 Jul 2026
Validated
24 Jul 2026
Ward
Town
Case officer
Show
Target decision
18 Sept 2026
Decision
Existing Lawfulness REFUSED
Decision date
17 Sept 2026
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
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Public comments

No public comments yet.

Last counted 17 Sept 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
264850bc-6e70-42e5-aec2-2dad2bda8c1c
Statutory expiry
18 Sept 2026
Env. assessment
No
Doncaster
Planning Authority Score
7.7/10
Good
#36 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder decisions

Doncaster is one of the fastest councils in England for householder decisions, ranking #27 out of 296. Householder applications are slightly more likely to be approved here (94%) than the national average (90%).

Among the fastest councils in England
for householder decisions
These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
Doncaster decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
87%
Overall approval rate
Above avg (87%) #169 of 296
94%
Householder approved
Above avg (90%) #103 of 296
83%
Decided in 8 weeks
Above avg (63%) #27 of 296
33%
Extended time limit
Below avg (41%) #75 of 296
67%
Minor dwellings approved
135 decided (1-9 homes)
93%
Major dwellings approved
27 decided (10+ homes)
90%
Change of use approved
48 decided
928
Total decisions
122 refused in the year to March 2026

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