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Peterborough City Council
Planning applications.
Explore collected planning applications and decisions for Peterborough City Council. Search an address, application reference or proposal to find a record.
Collected application statistics
Collected records · All available dates1,176Searchable applications
84Recorded as pending
88%Approval rate · 601 approved or refused records
75Refused applications
526 approved · 75 refused · 62 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 3 Feb 2023 to 28 Sept 2026. Most recent record check: 4 Oct 2026. Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
Local planning information
Council sources checked 14 Sept 2026Planning information Environment and planningContact planning Contact planningLocal plan Local Plan ReviewPre-application advice Planning pre-application adviceConservation areas Conservation areasArticle 4 directions Houses in Multiple Occupation - Article 4 Direction
Council contacts
- Planning enquiriesplanningpolicy@peterborough.gov.ukCouncil source
- Planning enquiriesplanningcontrol@peterborough.gov.ukCouncil source
- Planning enquiries01733453410Council source
- Planning enquiriesplanningappeals@peterborough.gov.ukCouncil source
- Planning enquiriesplanningcommittee@peterborough.gov.ukCouncil source
Contact details were found on council pages. Check the source for opening hours and which enquiries the service handles.
Conservation areas and Article 4 directions
Explore published planning boundaries and follow their source records for designation details. Coverage varies: an empty map does not mean there are no restrictions. Check the council’s current maps and documents before relying on a boundary.
Conservation areas30 mapped area records
Article 4 direction areas108 mapped area records1 identified HMO area records; remaining records unclassified
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Data downloaded 14 Sept 2026. Display boundaries are simplified and indicative. Map record counts are not a complete count of designations or directions.
Sources: Planning Data conservation areas and Article 4 direction areas. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
More application records
- Determined26/002639/DISCHG
25/00952/WCPP - Discharge of condition C16 (car parking plan) of planning permission 25/00952/WCPP
322 Eastfield Road Eastfield Peterborough PE1 4RA
Received 20 Jul 2026 - Determined26/002210/LBC
Single storey rear extension including the removal of part of the existing outer wall
32 Hall Lane Werrington Peterborough PE4 6RA
Received 9 Apr 2026 - Determined26/002609/CTR
Lime (481244) - Remove to ground level for the purpose of health and safety. Tree is in a state of irreversible decline
Raithby Lodge Manor Road Sutton Peterborough PE5 7XG
Received 14 Jul 2026 - Determined26/00103/DISCHG
Discharge of condition C5 (fire hydrant scheme) pursuant to planning permission 23/00577/FUL
The Old John Clare Hallfields Lane Gunthorpe Peterborough PE4 7YH
Received 26 Jan 2026 - Under Consultation26/002741/FUL
Change of use from residential garage to beauty treatment business including like for like replacement of existing garage door and side door.
1, Barn Cottages, Main Street, Ailsworth, Peterborough, PE5 7AF
Received 10 Aug 2026 - Pending Decision25/01599/FUL
Use of existing employment site and building as a commercial vehicle storage, maintenance and rental depot, together with external alterations to the existing building, introduction of an external vehicle wash bay and store, new access direct from Newark Road and associated works including installation of new lighting columns
Ideal Home House Newark Road Fengate Peterborough PE1 5WG
Received 10 Dec 2025 - Determined26/00016/LBC
Attach cable to external wall and run down edge of roof down towards new drilled ingress point. Fit a DCB unit internally at the ingress point and run internal cable for 30 metres to termination cabinet
Bishops Palace Minster Precincts Peterborough PE1 1YA
Received 6 Jan 2026 - Determined26/002371/FUL
Single storey rear extension in-fill and 3no. bedroom HMO at first floor level
2 Burghley Road, Peterborough, PE1 2QB
Received 7 May 2026 - Determined26/002142/HHFUL
Erection of single-storey side extension and insertion of window into existing flank wall
3 Giddings Close Orton Waterville Peterborough PE2 5HQ
Received 26 Mar 2026 - Determined26/00090/CLP
Single storey rear extension under permitted devlopment
42 Canonsfield Werrington Peterborough PE4 5AQ
Received 24 Jan 2026 - Determined26/002532/HHFUL
Proposed Garage conversion including extension to garage frontage, raise garage roof by approx 250mm to accommodate new insulation, re-roof over kitchen with insulated material and install lantern light
6 Bristol Avenue Werrington Peterborough PE4 6PG
Received 29 Jun 2026 - Determined26/002326/HHFUL
Single storey rear extension
18, Huntsmans Gate, Peterborough, PE3 9AU
Received 29 Apr 2026 - Permitted25/01337/HHFUL
Single storey rear extension and loft extension
956 Bourges Boulevard Millfield Peterborough PE1 2AN
Received 18 Oct 2025 - Determined25/01649/DISCHG
Discharge of condition C15 (fire hydrants) pursuant to outline permission 19/01244/OUT
Gloucester Centre Morpeth Close Orton Longueville Peterborough
Received 23 Dec 2025 - Pending Consideration26/002514/ADV
Installation of 1.no new shop front Halo illuminated sign
7 Midgate Peterborough PE1 1TN
Received 24 Jun 2026 - Allocated26/002770/FUL
Temporary planning permission for the change of use of the ground floor east wing of Northminster House from office (Use Class E) to a public library (Use Class F1(d)) for a temporary period of 24 months
Northminster House, Northminster, Peterborough
Received 14 Aug 2026 - Pending Consideration25/01650/OUT
Outline application with all matters reserved except access for a proposed care home of up to 70no. bedrooms with associated landscaping and parking areas
Land To The Rear Of 7 And 9 Green Road Eye Green Peterborough
Received 23 Dec 2025 - Permitted26/00045/HHFUL
Conversion of existing integral garage and W.C/utility area to provide ground floor sleeping and bathing facilities
20 Roma Road Stanground South Peterborough PE2 8GX
Received 9 Jan 2026 - Determined26/002014/DISCHG
Part discharge of condition C7 (fire hydrants) to reserved matters consent 25/00779/REM
Land To The North Of Norman Cross, London Road, Peterborough
Received 27 Feb 2026 - Determined26/002521/HHFUL
Demolition of the existing garage and the erection of a one-and-a-half-storey side extension, front covered entrance porch, and two-storey rear extension
7 Firdale Close Peakirk Peterborough PE6 7NS
Received 25 Jun 2026 - Determined26/002220/HHFUL
Single storey side extension
109, Alexandra Road, Peterborough, PE1 3DH
Received 2 Apr 2026 - Pending Consideration26/002519/ADOBL
19/00836/OUT - Discharge of obligation - Section 106 Agreement (18th December 2023) In relation to Primary School Land Access
Land East Of, Eyebury Road, Eye
Received 22 Jun 2026 - Pending Consideration26/002608/DISCHG
25/00529/REM - Discharge of conditions C3 (construction traffic management plan) and C4 (construction method statement)
Land At Aqua Drive Hampton Water Peterborough PE7 8TR
Received 14 Jul 2026 - Allocated26/002412/FUL
Formation of vehicular, cycle and pedestrian access junction and associated works
Land south of Whirpool, Morley Way, Peterborough, PE2 9JB
Received 22 May 2026
Records are ordered by application ID, not submission date. Use search to find a particular address or proposal.
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What these statistics cover
These figures describe applications collected by PlanningTrack for Peterborough City Council, across all dates currently available. They are a partial dataset, rather than an authority-wide performance measure. The date range does not establish continuous historical coverage.
The approval percentage is approved records divided by approved plus refused records. Pending, withdrawn and unknown outcomes are excluded. No percentage is shown until there is an approved or refused record.
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