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26/01331/CLU - Certificate of Lawful Existing Use Approved
Change of use

Proposal

Certificate of lawfulness for use as House in Multiple Occupation (use class C4) for up to 6no. occupants Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
17 Jul 2026
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Validated
20 Jul 2026
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Approved
28 Aug 2026

Approved on 28 Aug 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 31 Aug 2026

Documents 10

Decision & officer reports 4

PDF DEVELOPMENT MANAGEMENT OFFICER REPORT Report · 28 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF Decision Decision · 28 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF LOCATION PLAN Decision · 28 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF NOTES Decision · 28 Aug 2026 View ↗

Plans & drawings 1

PDF Location Plan Location Plan · 17 Jul 2026 View ↗

Application forms 1

PDF Application Form Application Form · 17 Jul 2026 View ↗

Other documents 4

PDF STATUTORY DECLARATION Report · 17 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF HMO LICENSE 2024-2029 Report · 17 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF HMO LICENSE 2019-2024 Report · 17 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF HMO LICENSE 2001-2006 Report · 17 Jul 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 4

Article 4 direction
HMO. Named permitted development rights are withdrawn here.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.
Also on the record
Registered park or garden 149 m away: York Cemetery; Scheduled monument 233 m away: City Walls, gates, posterns (not including the section from Bootham Bar to Monk Bar, N of the Minster, now part of National Monument No 13280), moats, mounds, Bayle (or Baile) Hill, St Leonard's Hospi; Inside the York built-up area.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No listed building at the site

Checked on 6 October 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.

Building

Floor area137 m² (1,475 sq ft)
Energy ratingD (60 out of 100), could reach C
PropertyMid-terrace house, 7 habitable rooms
Built1900 to 1929
HeatingBoiler and radiators, mains gas
WallsSolid brick, as built, no insulation (assumed)

From the energy performance certificate lodged in December 2019, the latest held for this property. The building may have changed since. View the certificate

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Important details

Council
York
Application type
Certificate of Lawful Existing Use
Postcode
YO10 5AT
Received
17 Jul 2026
Validated
20 Jul 2026
Ward
Fishergate
Parish
Fishergate Planning Panel
Case officer
Show
Target decision
14 Sept 2026
Decision
Grant
Decision date
28 Aug 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
Show
Agent
Farrer Designs (Yorkshire) Ltd

How this decision compares

Decided in 39 days from validation, 17 days faster than York's median of 56 for changes of use. Approved, as 71% of changes of use here are.

64%decided within 8 weeks
71%approved
105decided in the last year

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

Public comments

No public comments yet.

9 neighbours consulted · Last counted 31 Aug 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15087334
Planning Portal ref
PP-15087334
Comments by
12 Aug 2026
Statutory expiry
14 Sept 2026
Env. assessment
No

Historical activity at this location

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

Within ~100m

Nearby activity

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2019 Withdrawn
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Two storey and single storey side extension and single storey rear extension.
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2019 Approved
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2018 Approved
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2016 Approved
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York
Planning Authority Score
3.7/10
Below average
#213 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder decisions

York ranks #156 out of 296 councils for householder decision speed. Householder applications are slightly less likely to be approved here (87%) than the national average (90%).

These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
York decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
82%
Overall approval rate
Below avg (87%) #255 of 296
87%
Householder approved
Below avg (90%) #237 of 296
64%
Decided in 8 weeks
Above avg (63%) #156 of 296
42%
Extended time limit
Above avg (41%) #168 of 296
69%
Minor dwellings approved
104 decided (1-9 homes)
71%
Major dwellings approved
17 decided (10+ homes)
63%
Change of use approved
68 decided
1,278
Total decisions
224 refused in the year to March 2026
Source: MHCLG planning statistics · See full council rankings

Freehold boundary: © Crown copyright and database rights 2026, HM Land Registry. Polygons © Crown copyright and database rights 2026 Ordnance Survey 100026316. Conditions of use

Energy performance: Energy performance certificates from the Energy Performance of Buildings Register, Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright 2026.