16 Watkin Lane Lostock Hall Preston Lancashire PR5 5RD
Refused on 6 October 2023
Council decision: RefusalPlanning committee
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Proposal
Change of use to hot food takeaway (Use Class: Sui Generis) and installation of external extractor flue.
- Received
- 15 June 2023
- Decision level
- Planning committee
- Public comments
- 12
- Council
- South Ribble Borough Council
- Ward
- Lostock Hall
- ReceivedReceived15 Jun
- ValidatedValidated15 Jun
- Consult.Consultation12 Sep
- TargetTarget Date9 Oct
- DecidedDecided6 Oct
Decided in 113 days (council typically 49)
About this application
This is a full planning application for a change of use at 16 Watkin Lane Lostock Hall Preston Lancashire PR5 5RD. South Ribble has handled 2,028 applications of this type. This one was decided in 113 days, 9 weeks longer than South Ribble's typical decision time. There have been 3 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 17 applications across Lostock Hall. We hold 853 applications in total for the PR5 postcode area.
96% of full 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
- PR5 5RD
- Application type
- Full Application
- Scale / size
- Medium
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 15 June 2023
- Consultation expiry
- 12 September 2023
- Consultation start
- 21 August 2023
- Consultation end
- 12 September 2023
- Neighbour consultation start
- 21 August 2023
- Neighbour consultation end
- 12 September 2023
- Last date for comments
- 12 September 2023
- Target decision date
- 9 October 2023
Applicant and agent
- Agent
- Jones & Co
- Agent address
- The Barn Wham Lane Whitestake Preston PR4 4JS United Kingdom
Planning decision
- Statutory period
- 116 days
Publicity
- Site notice start
- 10 July 2023
- Site notice end
- 1 August 2023
Additional information
- Planning Portal ID
- PP-12240955
- Documents
- 13
- Constraints
- 1
Site constraints
Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.
- Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
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Also checked, none recorded (22)
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Planning history at this site
3 other applications at this property, newest first.
- 202322 Dec
Change of use for hot food takeaway and installation of external extractor flue.
RefusedFull Application07/2023/01062/FUL - 201327 Aug
Change of use from existing Bait and tackle shop to Hot Food Takeaway (ground floor only) and alterations to…
RefusedFull Application07/2013/0564/FUL - 20121 Nov
Change of use from existing Bait and tackle shop to Hot Food Takeaway (ground floor only) and alterations to…
RefusedFull Application07/2012/0660/FUL
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