Manor Drive Secondary School, Porter Avenue, Peterborough, PE4 7EP Data via plota.co.uk

26/002615/CLP - Certificate of Lawfulness (Proposed) Approved

Proposal

Erection of a new single-storey modular building Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

Received
15 Jul 2026
Approved
1 Sept 2026

Approved on 1 Sept 2026 · Delegated Decision (Officer) · Last checked 1 Sept 2026

Site constraints 7

Great Crested Newt Risk ZonesCIL Charge ZonesSSSI Buffer ZonePotentially contaminated landTree preservation order
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SSSI Buffer ZoneCouncil record
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Also on the record
Inside the Peterborough built-up area; the 1970s provisional farmland map had this area as grade 3, but it predates the buildings here and the current map does not class it as farmland.
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

Application type
Certificate of Lawfulness (Proposed)
Postcode
PE4 7EP
Received
15 Jul 2026
Validated
15 Jul 2026
Ward
Gunthorpe
Case officer
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Target decision
8 Sept 2026
Decision
Lawful
Decision date
1 Sept 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision (Officer)
Applicant
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How this decision compares

Decided in 48 days from validation, 10 days faster than Peterborough's median of 58 for commercial and major works. Approved, as 86% of commercial and major works here are.

46%decided within 8 weeks
86%approved
33decided in the last year

Plota live figures for commercial and major works decided by Peterborough in the last twelve months, from validation. Peterborough decision record →

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15083800
Peterborough
Planning Authority Score
5.2/10
Average
#139 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder decisions

Peterborough ranks #141 out of 296 councils for householder decision speed. Householder applications are slightly less likely to be approved here (89%) than the national average (90%).

These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
Peterborough decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
83%
Overall approval rate
Below avg (87%) #240 of 296
89%
Householder approved
Below avg (90%) #206 of 296
67%
Decided in 8 weeks
Above avg (63%) #141 of 296
33%
Extended time limit
Below avg (41%) #80 of 296
67%
Minor dwellings approved
42 decided (1-9 homes)
67%
Major dwellings approved
18 decided (10+ homes)
60%
Change of use approved
80 decided
665
Total decisions
115 refused in the year to March 2026