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28 Balfour Street York YO26 4YU

26/00968/FULPending Decision

Proposal

Change of use from dwellinghouse (use class C3) to House in Multiple Occupation (use class C4) - retrospective

Received
17 August 2026
Ward
Newtown
Site boundary (council red line)
  1. Received17 Aug
  2. Validated20 Aug
  3. Consult.
  4. Target
  5. Decided

This is a planning application for a change of use at 28 Balfour Street York YO26 4YU. York has handled 3,546 applications of this type and approves 88% of them, typically deciding them in 56 days. It was submitted on 17 August 2026 and is still awaiting a decision. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. We hold 1,304 applications in total for the YO26 postcode area.

Application Details

Reference
26/00968/FUL
Address
28 Balfour Street York YO26 4YU
Postcode
YO26 4YU
Local Authority
York
Decision Status
Undecided
Current Status
Awaiting decision
Ward
Newtown
Parish
Not Parished

Applicant & Agent

Planning Application Dates

Date Received
19 August 2026
Date Validated
20 August 2026
Date Submitted
17 August 2026

Planning Decision

Case Officer
Samantha Mitchell

Publicity

Appeal

Additional Information

Documents
12
Coordinates
53.964844, -1.104211
Enriching application data
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Source: York

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Planning constraints

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Flood zone 3: High probability (rivers and sea)
  • Article 4 direction: Hmo

Not published by this council, so not checked: tree preservation orders. Ask the council if these matter.

Also checked, none recorded (22)

flood storage areas, conservation areas, listed buildings, green belt, scheduled monuments, World Heritage Sites, World Heritage Site buffer zones, registered parks and gardens, registered battlefields, Heritage at Risk entries, nutrient neutrality catchments, national parks, National Landscapes, SSSIs, Special Areas of Conservation, Special Protection Areas, Ramsar sites, ancient woodland, national nature reserves, local nature reserves, heritage coasts and brownfield registers.

A guide only, from official open data; it is not a planning search. Flood zones cover rivers and sea, not surface water.

Data © Crown copyright and others · sources and licences

Contains public sector information from planning.data.gov.uk (MHCLG and local planning authorities), licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

© Historic England 2026. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. The Historic England GIS Data contained in this material was obtained on 2026-10-09. The most publicly available up to date Historic England GIS Data can be obtained from HistoricEngland.org.uk.

© Natural England copyright. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

© Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2026. All rights reserved. Flood Map for Planning, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Source: Office for National Statistics licensed under the Open Government Licence v.3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

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The site is in flood zone 3 (Environment Agency).

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