Planning application
Cedar House, 23, Mount Street, Preston, PR1 8BS
Works: New dwelling
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Prior notification submission for change of use of existing office building (Class E) to create no.2 self-contained residential apartments (Class C3) and new doorway in west elevation
As published by the council, reference 06/2026/0307
Application record
- Reference
- 06/2026/0307
- Type
- Prior Notification - Change of use
- Received
- 13 Mar 2026
- Validated
- 13 Mar 2026
- Ward
- City Centre
- Postcode
- PR1 8BS
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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13 Mar 2026
Received by Preston
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24 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 8 May 2026, 8 weeks from validation under the statutory target for most applications. Extensions of time are common and are agreed case by case.
Preston took a median of 50 days over the applications it decided in the last year.
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
16 documents on file for this application
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About prior approval applications
Prior approval applies where permitted development rights already grant the principle of the work, leaving the council only the specific matters the rules name, commonly within 56 days. More in our guide to planning application types.
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