23 The Crescent Heslington York YO10 5EF Data via plota.co.uk

26/01735/CLU - Certificate of Lawful Existing Use Awaiting decision

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
23 Sept 2026
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Validated
24 Sept 2026
Decision
Expected by 19 Nov 2026

This application is under consideration - no decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision around 19 Nov 2026, from York's recent changes of use. Comments are open until 22 Oct 2026.

Comment on this application ↗

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 Named permitted development rights are withdrawn here.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
Conservation area 78 m away: Heslington Conservation Area; Inside the Heslington built-up area; Green belt 40 m away: York.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · No listed building at the site · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 2 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.

Sales history 3

Last sold for £308,000 in January 2008. Semi-detached house, freehold.

14 January 2008£308,000
28 June 2002£191,000
21 February 1997£71,500

Sale prices from HM Land Registry's price paid record, matched to this application by its address.

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Important details

Council
York
Application type
Certificate of Lawful Existing Use
Postcode
YO10 5EF
Received
23 Sept 2026
Validated
24 Sept 2026
Ward
Fulford And Heslington
Parish
Heslington Parish Council
Case officer
Show
Target decision
19 Nov 2026
Applicant
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Decision outlook

Day 11 of the 56-day target. York usually decides changes of use by day 56.

Day 1145 days to the 56-day target
63%decided within 8 weeks
72%approved
100decided 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.

4 neighbours consulted · Last counted 2 Oct 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15244218
Comments by
22 Oct 2026
Statutory expiry
19 Nov 2026
Env. assessment
No
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

Sale prices: Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.