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Lostock Hall Gasholder Site Handshaw Drive Penwortham Lancashire

07/2014/0330/DEMDemolition DeterminationApproved
Prior approval

Approved on 11 June 2014

Council decision: No Further DetailsDelegated (officer decision)

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

Application for prior notification for the demolition of 2 gas cylinders within Lostock Hall gasworks site

Received
15 May 2014
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Public comments
1
Ward
Tardy Gate
Agent
Indigo Planning Ltd
  1. Received15 May
  2. Validated15 May
  3. Consult.25 Jun
  4. Target12 Jun
  5. Decided11 Jun

Decided in 27 days (council typically 49)

About this application

This is a planning application for demolition at Lostock Hall Gasholder Site Handshaw Drive Penwortham Lancashire. South Ribble has handled 31 applications of this type. This one was decided in 27 days, 3 weeks quicker than South Ribble's typical decision time. There have been 2 other applications at this address.

97% of all 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

Application type
Demolition Determination
Scale / size
Small

Planning application dates

Date validated
15 May 2014
Consultation expiry
25 June 2014
Consultation start
3 June 2014
Consultation end
25 June 2014
Neighbour consultation start
29 May 2014
Neighbour consultation end
20 June 2014
Last date for comments
25 June 2014
Target decision date
12 June 2014
Permission expires
11 June 2019

Applicant and agent

Agent
Indigo Planning Ltd
Agent address
Toronto Square LEEDS West Yorkshire (Met County) LS1 2HJ

Planning decision

Statutory period
28 days

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-03377147
Documents
0
Constraints
6

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Flood zone 3: High probability (rivers and sea)Part of the site

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 (22)

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, 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.

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© 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.

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