283-287 Hessle Road Kingston Upon Hull HU3 4BQ Data via plota.co.uk

26/00709/LAW - Lawful Use Certificate Application Pending Consideration

Proposal

Application for certificate of lawful use for a proposed use as 7 x Class E retail units from 1 x large Class E retail unit Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

Received
17 Jul 2026
Validated
23 Jul 2026
Decision
Expected by 17 Sept 2026

This application is under consideration - no decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision between 23 Sept 2026 and 2 Oct 2026, from Hull's recent changes of use.

Site constraints 4

Grade II listed: Yorkshire Bank at Corner of Eton Street
List entry 1292577 · 20 m from the pin · 4 more listed buildings within 150 m (4 Grade II)
Listed building consent is needed for work that affects the special interest of a listed building, inside or out, on top of planning permission. Setting can be a consideration for buildings nearby; there is no fixed radius.
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Historic England ↗
Flood zone 3, rivers and sea
High chance: a 1 in 100 or greater annual chance from rivers, or 1 in 200 from the sea. Any development here needs a flood risk assessment. Defences are not counted.
The Environment Agency flood map for planning. Homes in zone 3 must also pass the sequential test. Surface water flooding is a separate map.
Flood map ↗
Hessle Road conservation area
Demolition needs planning permission and permitted development is restricted.
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
Inside the Kingston upon Hull built-up area.
Not affected
Not green belt · No scheduled monument 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
Hull
Application type
Lawful Use Certificate Application
Postcode
HU3 4BQ
Received
17 Jul 2026
Validated
23 Jul 2026
Ward
St Andrews And Dockland
Case officer
Show
Agent
CKA Yorkshire

Decision outlook

Day 54 of the 56-day target. Hull usually decides changes of use by day 66.

Day 5412 days to the predicted decision (day 66)
38%decided within 8 weeks
96%approved
27decided in the last year

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

Public comments

No public comments yet.

Last counted 9 Sept 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
EM
Env. assessment
No
Hull
Planning Authority Score
2.6/10
Poor
#248 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder decisions

Hull is slower than most councils at deciding householder applications, ranking #231 out of 296. The council extends the time limit on 62% of applications - one of the highest rates in England. Expect your application to take longer than the standard deadline. Householder applications are slightly more likely to be approved here (92%) than the national average (90%).

Frequently extends decision deadlines
expect longer than the statutory limit
These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
Hull decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
92%
Overall approval rate
Above avg (87%) #85 of 296
92%
Householder approved
Above avg (90%) #156 of 296
51%
Decided in 8 weeks
Below avg (63%) #231 of 296
62%
Extended time limit
Above avg (41%) #273 of 296
88%
Minor dwellings approved
16 decided (1-9 homes)
86%
Major dwellings approved
14 decided (10+ homes)
88%
Change of use approved
33 decided
436
Total decisions
36 refused in the year to March 2026