16 Watkin Lane Lostock Hall Preston Lancashire PR5 5RD
Refused on 23 February 2024
Council decision: RefusalPlanning committee
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Proposal
Change of use for hot food takeaway and installation of external extractor flue.
- Received
- 22 December 2023
- Decision level
- Planning committee
- Public comments
- 6
- Council
- South Ribble Borough Council
- Ward
- Lostock Hall
- ReceivedReceived22 Dec
- ValidatedValidated9 Jan
- Consult.Consultation31 Jan
- TargetTarget Date5 Mar
- DecidedDecided23 Feb
Decided in 45 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 63 days, 2 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
- Small
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 9 January 2024
- Consultation expiry
- 3 February 2024
- Consultation start
- 9 January 2024
- Consultation end
- 31 January 2024
- Neighbour consultation start
- 9 January 2024
- Neighbour consultation end
- 31 January 2024
- Last date for comments
- 3 February 2024
- Target decision date
- 5 March 2024
- Committee meeting
- 22 February 2024
Applicant and agent
- Agent
- Jones & Co
- Agent address
- The Barm Wham Lane Whitestake PR4 4JS
Planning decision
- Statutory period
- 56 days
Publicity
- Site notice start
- 12 January 2024
- Site notice end
- 3 February 2024
Appeal
- Appeal reference
- 24/00011/REFAPP
- Appeal result
- Appeal Dismissed
Appeal history
Additional information
- Documents
- 21
- Constraints
- 1
Site constraints
Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.
- Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
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)
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Planning history at this site
3 other applications at this property, newest first.
- 202315 Jun
Change of use to hot food takeaway (Use Class: Sui Generis) and installation of external extractor flue.
RefusedFull Application07/2023/00489/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
Source: South Ribble
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