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Blackburns Farm Nurseries And Wildlife Centre Ribby Road Ribby With Wrea Preston PR4 2PA

26/0470Full Planning PermissionAwaiting decision
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Proposal

CHANGE OF USE OF LAND ASSOCIATED WITH WILDLIFE BIODIVERSITY CENTRE TO PROVIDE A PADEL CENTRE, INCLUDING: 1) FORMATION OF 3 NO. DOUBLES SIZE COVERED PADEL COURTS WITH ILLUMINATION UNDER 8M HIGH ROOF, 2) FORMATION OF 4 NO. DOUBLES SIZE COVERED PADEL COURTS EACH WITH 6M HIGH FLOODLIGHTING COLUMNS, 3) FORMATION OF 2 NO. SINGLES SIZED UNCOVERED PADEL COURTS EACH WITH 6M HIGH FLOODLIGHTING COLUMNS, 4) ERECTION OF SINGLE STOREY PADEL AMENITIES BUILDING, 5) FORMATION OF PARKING AREA, 6) ERECTION OF 3M HIGH PERIMETER FENCE, 7) EXTENSION OF ACCESS TRACK FROM RIBBY ROAD TO SERVICE THE PADEL CENTRE

Received
4 August 2026
Decision level
TBC
Ward
Wrea Green with Westby
  1. Received4 Aug
  2. Validated17 Aug
  3. Consult.5 Oct
  4. Target
  5. Decided

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About this application

This is a full planning application for a change of use at BLACKBURNS FARM NURSERIES AND WILDLIFE CENTRE RIBBY ROAD RIBBY WITH WREA PRESTON PR4 2PA. Fylde has handled 1,082 applications of this type. It has been with the council since 4 August 2026 and is still awaiting a decision. The site is in a conservation area. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 40 applications across Wrea Green with Westby. We hold 2,070 applications in total for the PR4 postcode area.

97% of full applications at Fylde Borough Council were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 8 weeks (median).

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Application details

Postcode
PR4 2PA
Application type
Full Planning Permission
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Ribby with Wrea

Planning application dates

Date validated
17 August 2026
Consultation expiry
5 October 2026
Consultation start
14 September 2026
Consultation end
5 October 2026

Applicant and agent

Agent address
109 WOODPLUMPTON ROAD PRESTON PR4 0LJ

Planning decision

Decision
Pending
Case officer
Rob Buffham

Publicity

Site notice start
26 August 2026

Additional information

Documents
29

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Conservation area: Northwick CircleNext to the site
  • Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)

Not published by this council, so not checked: 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 2026-11-03. 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.

Source: Fylde

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