Planning application
137 Fifth Avenue York YO31 0UN
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) for 4no. occupants
As published by the council, reference 26/00714/CLU
Application record
- Reference
- 26/00714/CLU
- Type
- Certificate of Lawful Existing Use
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Grant
- Received
- 16 Apr 2026
- Validated
- 17 Apr 2026
- Decided
- 12 Jun 2026
- Ward
- Heworth
- Parish
- Heworth Planning Panel
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- YO31 0UN
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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16 Apr 2026
Received by York
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17 Apr 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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12 Jun 2026
Decision issued: Grant
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20 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
163 applications on PlanIndex · across 6 councils · 89% granted
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5 documents on file for this application
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York granted permission on 12 June 2026, 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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