25 Midland Avenue Nottingham Nottingham City NG7 2FD Data via plota.co.uk

26/01115/PCLE - Certificate of Lawfulness Existing Approved

Proposal

C4 use as a 4 bed 4 person house of multiple occupation (HMO). Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

Received
30 Jun 2026
Validated
9 Jul 2026
Consultation
9 Jul 2026
Approved
31 Jul 2026

Approved on 31 Jul 2026 · Last checked 6 Aug 2026

Site constraints 5

Air quality management area: AQMA No.2
The council has declared the area as failing an air quality objective.
Schemes that add traffic, parking or combustion plant are assessed against the area's action plan and may need an air quality assessment.
Council record ↗
Conservation area 13 m away: Old Lenton
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.
Also on the record
5 listed buildings within 150 m; Heritage at risk 64 m away: New Lenton, Nottingham; Inside the Nottingham built-up area.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · 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
Nottingham
Application type
Certificate of Lawfulness Existing
Postcode
NG7 2FD
Received
30 Jun 2026
Validated
9 Jul 2026
Ward
Lenton And Wollaton East (May 2019)
Case officer
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Target decision
3 Sept 2026
Decision
Grant full certificate
Decision date
31 Jul 2026
Applicant
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How this decision compares

Decided in 22 days from validation, 31 days faster than Nottingham's median of 53 for changes of use. Approved, as 79% of changes of use here are.

74%decided within 8 weeks
79%approved
93decided in the last year

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

Public comments

No public comments yet.

Last counted 6 Aug 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15045570
Consultation
9 Jul 2026
Comments by
6 Aug 2026
Env. assessment
No
Nottingham
Planning Authority Score
4.1/10
Below average
#191 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder decisions

Nottingham is slower than most councils at deciding householder applications, ranking #255 out of 296. Householder applications are slightly more likely to be approved here (90%) than the national average (90%).

Slower than most councils
for householder decisions
These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
Nottingham decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
89%
Overall approval rate
Above avg (87%) #139 of 296
90%
Householder approved
Above avg (90%) #193 of 296
45%
Decided in 8 weeks
Below avg (63%) #255 of 296
33%
Extended time limit
Below avg (41%) #79 of 296
80%
Minor dwellings approved
44 decided (1-9 homes)
95%
Major dwellings approved
21 decided (10+ homes)
82%
Change of use approved
99 decided
1,044
Total decisions
116 refused in the year to March 2026