Vernon Carus Ltd Penwortham Mills Factory Lane Penwortham Preston Lancashire PR1 9SN

07/2014/0190/ORMOutline with some matters reservedApproved

Outline / PiP

Approved on 22 December 2015

Council decision: Approval with ConditionsPlanning committee

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Proposal

Outline application for the erection of approximately 385 dwellings. This is hybrid application which includes two parts -Part A : Outline application permission (excluding Phase 1) for the erection of up to 204 dwellings, with the provision of associated infrastructure (including roads, footpath,cycleways and open space). All matters reserved for subsequent approval PART B: Full planning permission (Phase 1 as shown on the plans) for the erection of 181 dwellings and the provision of associated infrastructure (including roads, footpaths, cycleways and open spaces)

Received: 24 March 2014
Decision level: Planning committee
Public comments: 18
Council: South Ribble Borough Council
Ward: Middleforth
Agent: Nathaniel Litchfield & Partners

ReceivedReceived24 Mar
ValidatedValidated28 Mar
Consult.Consultation29 Dec
TargetTarget Date18 Jul
DecidedDecided22 Dec

Decided in 634 days (council typically 49)

About this application

This is an outline application for a new dwelling at Vernon Carus Ltd Penwortham Mills Factory Lane Penwortham Preston Lancashire PR1 9SN. South Ribble has handled 496 applications of this type. This one was decided in 638 days, 84 weeks longer than South Ribble's typical decision time. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 30 applications across Middleforth. We hold 1,750 applications in total for the PR1 postcode area.

95% of outline applications at South Ribble Borough Council were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 7 weeks (median).

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Application details

Postcode: PR1 9SN
Application type: Outline with some matters reserved
Scale / size: Large
Number of dwellings: 385
Parish: Penwortham Town Council

Planning application dates

Date validated: 28 March 2014
Consultation expiry: 29 December 2016
Consultation start: 7 December 2016
Consultation end: 29 December 2016
Neighbour consultation start: 3 April 2014
Last date for comments: 29 December 2016
Target decision date: 18 July 2014
Committee meeting: 12 August 2015
Permission expires: 22 December 2020

Applicant and agent

Applicant: Private applicant
Agent: Nathaniel Litchfield & Partners
Agent address: Nathaniel Litchfield Partners 3rd Floor Manchester Greater Manchester M26 DN

Planning decision

Statutory period: 112 days

Appeal

Appeal status: Appeal decided
Appeal result: Appeal Allowed

Additional information

Documents: 246
Constraints: 4

Site constraints

Checking the site

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Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

Flood zone 3: High probability (rivers and sea)Part of the site
Brownfield land register: Vernon Carus Site/Penwortham Mills, Factory Lane - Phase 3Register site at or near this address · +1 more

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, conservation 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 and heritage coasts.

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