Dinky Groves Day Nursery Minster Building 84 Lowther Street York YO31 7LX Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
Change of use of outbuilding to nursery (use class E) with elevational alterations Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Approved on 22 Oct 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 23 Oct 2026
Documents 12
Decision & officer reports 2
Statements & assessments 2
Plans & drawings 7
Application forms 1
Site constraints 3
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Condition 3 (materials) of 25/02376/LBC
Important details
- Council
- York
- Application type
- Full Application
- Postcode
- YO31 7LX
- Received
- 11 Aug 2026
- Validated
- 24 Aug 2026
- Ward
- Guildhall
- Parish
- Guildhall Planning Panel
- Case officer
- Show
- Target decision
- 23 Oct 2026
- Decision
- Approve
- Decision date
- 22 Oct 2026
- Decision level
- Delegated Decision
- Applicant
- Show
- Agent
- York Drawing Services Ltd
- Freehold owner
- Show
How this decision compares
Decided in 59 days from validation, about the council's usual 56 days. Approved, as 71% of changes of use here are.
Plota live figures for changes of use decided by York in the last twelve months, from validation. York decision record →
Public comments
80% support · above the UK average of 16%
17 neighbours consulted · Last counted 23 Oct 2026
Consultation & key dates
- Alt. reference
- PP-15082884
- Planning Portal ref
- PP-15082884
- Comments by
- 14 Sept 2026
- Statutory expiry
- 19 Oct 2026
- Env. assessment
- No
Historical activity at this location
25 nearby applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.
Nearby activity
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%).
Freehold boundary: © Crown copyright and database rights 2026, HM Land Registry. Polygons © Crown copyright and database rights 2026 Ordnance Survey 100026316. Conditions of use
Freehold owner: Information produced by HM Land Registry. © Crown copyright 2026. Source: HM Land Registry, UK and overseas companies that own property in England and Wales, September 2026 release.
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