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159 Lowther Street York YO31 7LZ

Granted York 23/00854/CLU Certificate of Lawful Existing Use

Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.

Proposal

Certificate of lawfulness for use as House in Multiple Occupation (use class C4)

As published by the council, reference 23/00854/CLU

Application record

Reference
23/00854/CLU
Type
Certificate of Lawful Existing Use
Status
Decided
Decision
Granted As published: Grant
Received
27 Apr 2023
Validated
28 Apr 2023
Decided
22 Jun 2023
Ward
Guildhall
Parish
Guildhall Planning Panel
Decision by
Delegated Decision
Postcode
YO31 7LZ

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 27 Apr 2023

    Received by York

  2. 28 Apr 2023

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 22 Jun 2023

    Decision issued: Grant

  4. 21 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Who's behind it

Company information only, from the register and Companies House

Farrer Designs (Yorkshire) Ltd Agent, a design practice registered in Harogate

Active · incorporated 2013 · Harogate

172 applications on PlanIndex · across 7 councils · 89% granted

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Documents

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

5 documents on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

York granted permission on 22 June 2023, subject to any conditions on the decision notice. Work must normally begin within three years or the permission lapses. 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.

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