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Hill Top Farm, Back Lane, Weeton With Preese, Preston, PR4 3HS

21/0653Full Planning PermissionPermitted
Full

Proposal

RETROSPECTIVE APPLICATION FOR CHANGE OF USE OF LAND TO MIXED USE AS A SINGLE GYPSY / TRAVELLER PITCH WITH ONE STATIC CARAVAN AND UP TO THREE RESIDENTIAL TOURING CARAVANS, AND FOR INCIDENTAL USE OF EXISTING STABLE AND STORE BUILDING. DEVELOPMENT INCLUDES LAYING OF HARDSTANDING AND ALTERATIONS TO ACCESS TO BACK LANE WITH INCREASED WIDTH AND NEW WALL

Received
14 July 2021
Decided
27 July 2022 · Granted
Decision level
Planning committee
Ward
Rural North Fylde
Approximate location: the centre of the postcode, not the exact property.
  1. Received14 Jul
  2. Validated14 Sep
  3. Consult.3 May
  4. Target
  5. Decided27 Jul

Decided in 316 days (council typically 49)

7 weeks typical decision time in Fylde97% of full applications approved

This is a full planning application for a change of use at HILL TOP FARM, BACK LANE, WEETON WITH PREESE, PRESTON, PR4 3HS. Fylde has handled 938 applications of this type and approves 88% of them, typically deciding them in 59 days. This one was decided in 378 days, 46 weeks longer than Fylde's median. The site is in a conservation area. There have been 4 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 17 applications across Rural North Fylde. We hold 1,901 applications in total for the PR4 postcode area.

Application Details

Reference
21/0653
Address
HILL TOP FARM, BACK LANE, WEETON WITH PREESE, PRESTON, PR4 3HS
Postcode
PR4 3HS
Local Authority
Fylde
Application Type
Full Planning Permission
Scale / Size
Small
Decision Status
Permitted
Current Status
Granted
Ward
Rural North Fylde
Parish
Weeton with Preese

Applicant & Agent

Agent
Mr Carruthers
Agent Address
32 Northgate Street Beccles NR34 9AS

Planning Application Dates

Date Received
14 July 2021
Consultation Expiry
3 May 2022
Date Decided
27 July 2022
Date Validated
14 September 2021
Date Submitted
14 July 2021
Consultation Start
15 September 2021
Consultation End
3 May 2022
Neighbour Consultation Start
15 September 2021
Neighbour Consultation End
14 October 2021
Last Date for Comments
9 November 2021
Application Expires
9 November 2021
Committee Meeting
27 July 2022

Planning Decision

Decision
Granted
Decided By
Committee
Statutory Period
56 days

Publicity

Advertisement Expiry
14 October 2021
Site Notice Start
21 September 2021
Site Notice End
14 October 2021

Appeal

Additional Information

Planning Portal ID
PP-10034882
Comments
0
Documents
18
Coordinates
53.805157, -2.921545
Enriching application data
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Source: Fylde

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Planning constraints

Designations at the address point. Ones next to the site may also apply.

  • Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)

Not published by this council, so not checked: conservation areas, Article 4 directions and tree preservation orders. Ask the council if these matter.

Also checked, none recorded (21)

flood storage 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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