179 Zetland Road Town Fields Doncaster DN2 5EL Data via plota.co.uk

26/01310/CPL - Certificate Proposed Lawful Use/Dev Approved
Change of useCommercial premises

Proposal

Certificate of proposed lawful development for the running of a taxi business from the residential property. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
7 Jul 2026
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Approved
17 Aug 2026

Approved on 17 Aug 2026 · Delegated · Last checked 18 Aug 2026

Documents

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Site constraints 4

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 Named permitted development rights are withdrawn here.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.
Conservation area 7 m away: Town Field
The edge of the area; work outside it can still affect its setting.
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 ↗
Also on the record
Heritage at risk 61 m away: Thorne Road, Doncaster; Inside the Doncaster built-up area.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No listed building at the site

Checked on 11 September 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
Doncaster
Application type
Certificate Proposed Lawful Use/Dev
Postcode
DN2 5EL
Received
7 Jul 2026
Validated
7 Jul 2026
Ward
Town
Case officer
Show
Target decision
1 Sept 2026
Decision
Proposed Lawfulness GRANTED
Decision date
17 Aug 2026
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
Show

How this decision compares

Decided in 41 days from validation, 8 days faster than Doncaster's median of 49 for changes of use. Approved, as 82% of changes of use here are.

77%decided within 8 weeks
82%approved
96decided in the last year

Plota live figures for changes of use decided by Doncaster in the last twelve months, from validation. Doncaster decision record →

Public comments

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Last counted 18 Aug 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
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Env. assessment
No

Historical activity at this location

6 nearby applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.

Within ~100m

Nearby activity

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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
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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
Source: MHCLG planning statistics · See full council rankings