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187 London Road Peterborough PE2 9DS

Refused Peterborough 26/002295/CLE Certificate of Lawfulness (Existing)

Refused. Only the applicant can appeal, within the statutory time limit, and a revised scheme can be submitted instead.

Proposal

Confirmation that class use C2 (residential institutions) stands. Property currently being run as care home for adults with learning disabilites and it is now intended for the property to be used for residential care home for children

As published by the council, reference 26/002295/CLE

Application record

Reference
26/002295/CLE
Type
Certificate of Lawfulness (Existing)
Status
Determined
Decision
Refused
Received
25 Mar 2026
Validated
23 Apr 2026
Decided
27 May 2026
Ward
Fletton & Stanground Ward
Decision by
Delegated Decision (Officer)
Postcode
PE2 9DS

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 25 Mar 2026

    Received by Peterborough

  2. 23 Apr 2026

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 27 May 2026

    Decision issued: Refused

  4. 25 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report

5 documents on file for this application

A planning file usually holds the application form, drawings and site plans, consultee responses, the officer's report and the decision notice.

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What refusal means

The process from here

The council refused this application for the reasons set out on the decision notice, which the council portal holds in full. Only the applicant can appeal a refusal; the time limit runs from the decision date and is shorter for householder schemes.

Refusal does not prevent a fresh attempt. Applicants often address the reasons for refusal and resubmit, so a refused scheme is not necessarily the end of proposals for the site.

About lawful development applications

How this application type works

A lawful development certificate is a legal determination, not a planning judgement. It asks the council to confirm either that existing use or works are lawful, often through the passage of time, or that a proposal would not need planning permission at all. The applicant must prove the facts; the merits of the scheme are not considered.

More on lawful development applications in our guide

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