16 Commerce Road Lynch Wood Peterborough PE2 6LR Data via plota.co.uk

26/002562/FUL - Planning Application (Full) Pending Consideration

Proposal

External alterations comprising the recladding of the main entrance, the erection of an external fire escape stair to the rear elevation, removal of existing cycle loops, repaving of the hard landscaping to the front of the building, and internal reconfiguration to consolidate the existing multiple commercial units into a single office building… Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

Received
3 Jul 2026
Decision
Expected by 27 Aug 2026

This application is under consideration - no decision has been issued yet. Plota predicted a decision around 14 Sept 2026; it is now day 73.

Site constraints 8

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Also on the record
Nature improvement area: Nene Valley; Registered park or garden 218 m away: Designed landscape of the Pearl Centre; Inside the Peterborough built-up area; Priority habitat 39 m away: Deciduous woodland; the 1970s provisional farmland map had this area as grade 2, 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
Planning Application (Full)
Postcode
PE2 6LR
Received
3 Jul 2026
Validated
3 Jul 2026
Ward
Orton Waterville
Parish
Orton Waterville CP
Case officer
Show
Target decision
27 Aug 2026
Applicant
Show
Agent
DT Architects Ltd.

Decision outlook

Day 73, past the statutory target. 94% of extensions in Peterborough are decided within thirteen weeks, which runs to 2 Oct 2026; extensions of time are common, and the council need not decide on the day. Last seen undecided on 13 Sept 2026.

Day 7317 days past the 56-day target
64%decided within 8 weeks
87%approved
248decided in the last year

Plota live figures for extensions decided by Peterborough in the last twelve months, from validation. Peterborough decision record →

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15031629
Statutory expiry
13 Aug 2026
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