Forton Wastewater Treatment Works, Hollins Lane, Forton
Approved on 10 February 2025
Delegated (officer decision)
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Proposal
Non-material amendment to planning application LCC/2022/0037 to alter size and layout of associated plant and equipment, inclusion of an attenuation pond and revision of landscaping details.
- Received
- 31 October 2024
- Decision level
- Delegated (officer decision)
- Council
- Lancashire County Council
- ReceivedReceived31 Oct
- ValidatedValidated4 Nov
- Consult.Consultation
- TargetTarget Date
- DecidedDecided10 Feb
Decided in 98 days (council typically 84)
About this application
This is an application to amend a permission at Forton Wastewater Treatment Works, Hollins Lane, Forton. Lancashire has handled 35 applications of this type. This one was decided in 102 days, 3 weeks longer than Lancashire's typical decision time. The site is in 1 listed building nearby. There are no previous applications recorded at this address.
94% of all applications at Lancashire County Council were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 12 weeks (median).
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Application details
- Application type
- Amendment
- Scale / size
- Small
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 4 November 2024
Applicant and agent
- Agent address
- Thirlmere House Lingley Mere Business Park Lingley Green Avenue Warrington WA5 3LP
Additional information
- Documents
- 31
Site constraints
Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.
- Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
Possibly incomplete for this council: conservation areas, Article 4 directions, tree preservation orders and brownfield registers.
Also checked, none recorded (19)
flood storage areas, 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 and heritage coasts.
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Source: Lancashire
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