Number of planning applications for change of use to restaurant and new premises licences
Received 23 June 2026
For each of the financial years 2023/24, 2024/25, and 2025/26 (to date), please provide the following information.
1. The total number of planning applications received for change of use to restaurant or café use (Use Class E — restaurant/café), and of those determined, (a) the average and median number of calendar days from validation to decision; and (b) the number determined within the 8-week statutory period and the number that exceeded it.
2. The total number of new premises licence applications received under the Licensing Act 2003 where the primary use of the premises is as a restaurant or café, and of those determined, (a) the average and median number of calendar days from receipt of application to grant or refusal of the licence; and (b) the number determined within the authority's target timeframe and the number that exceeded it.
Responded 1 July 2026
1. There are no applications.
2. We do not record the use of the premises, only the activities.
(a) All Premises Licences are subject to the statutory 28-day consultation and statutory determination of “granted on day 29 where no objections were received” and “within 28 days of the consultation when determined by a sub-committee”, so it is not possible to answer this question.
(b) As set out in Q2(a), the council doesn’t set the timeframe, so it is not possible to answer this question.