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

07/2020/01034/ORMOutline with some matters reservedApproved

Outline / PiP

Approved on 15 November 2023

Council decision: Approval with ConditionsPlanning committee

Approximate site (title boundary)

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Proposal

Full planning permission for a phased development comprising: the erection of a retail store (Use Class E) with associated access, car parking, electricity sub-station re-location, landscaping and servicing and delivery areas (Phase 1a); the erection of 120 dwellings (Use Class C3) and associated access off the Cross Borough Link Road, car parking, public open space, landscaping, and associated engineering and infrastructure works (Phase 1b); and Outline planning permission, with all matters reserved except for access, for a phased residential development comprising the erection of up to 181 dwellings (Phases 2 & 3).

Received: 8 December 2020
Decision level: Planning committee
Public comments: 39
Council: South Ribble Borough Council
Ward: Middleforth

ReceivedReceived8 Dec
ValidatedValidated8 Dec
Consult.Consultation26 Feb
TargetTarget Date17 Nov
DecidedDecided15 Nov

Decided in 1072 days (council typically 49)

About this application

This is an outline application for a new dwelling at Former Vernon Carus Ltd Land At Penwortham Mills Factory Lane Penwortham Preston Lancashire PR1 9SN. South Ribble has handled 496 applications of this type. There have been 19 other applications 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: 120
Parish: Penwortham Town Council

Planning application dates

Date validated: 8 December 2020
Consultation expiry: 26 February 2022
Consultation start: 27 January 2022
Consultation end: 26 February 2022
Neighbour consultation start: 14 January 2021
Neighbour consultation end: 13 February 2021
Last date for comments: 18 February 2022
Target decision date: 17 November 2023
Permission expires: 15 November 2028

Applicant and agent

Applicant: Private applicant

Planning decision

Case officer: Mrs Debbie Roberts
Statutory period: 1074 days

Additional information

Documents: 223
Constraints: 4

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
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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