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8, Empson Road, Peterborough, PE1 5UP

Refused Peterborough 26/002523/CLP Certificate of Lawfulness (Proposed)

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

Proposal

The proposed use of land and building is for storage only. It is intended to add 6x2.5m containers on the area surrounding the building (on two sides only) as well as utilising the space within the building

As published by the council, reference 26/002523/CLP

Application record

Reference
26/002523/CLP
Type
Certificate of Lawfulness (Proposed)
Status
Determined
Decision
Refused
Received
25 Jun 2026
Validated
25 Jun 2026
Decided
17 Aug 2026
Ward
East
Decision by
Delegated Decision (Officer)
Postcode
PE1 5UP

Site history

Applications at this address on the Peterborough register

This site has had 2 applications since 2026: 0 approved, 1 refused.

  • 26/002938/FUL Awaiting decision

    8, Empson Road, Peterborough, PE1 5UP

    Change of use from Class B2 (General Industrial) to Class B8 (Storage and Distribution) and siting of 39 storage containers within the external areas of the site

    Submitted 21 Sep 2026 Full applications

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 25 Jun 2026

    Received by Peterborough

  2. 23 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  3. 17 Aug 2026

    Decision issued: Refused

Documents

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

8 documents on file for this application

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What this refusal means

Peterborough refused this application for the reasons on the decision notice; only the applicant can appeal, and refused schemes often return in revised form. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.

About lawful development applications

A lawful development certificate is a legal determination that existing or proposed works do not need planning permission; the merits of the scheme are not considered. More in our guide to planning application types.

Nearby applications

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  • 8, Empson Road, Peterborough, PE1 5UP

    26/002938/FUL Submitted 21 Sep 2026 50 yards away

    73% historically approved · decision due ~18 Nov

    Change of use from Class B2 (General Industrial) to Class B8 (Storage and Distribution) and siting of 39 storage containers within the external areas of the site

    Awaiting decision Full applications 9 docs

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    Decided Prior approval 1 doc

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