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Jesmond Dene Factory Lane Penwortham Preston Lancashire PR1 9TE

07/2025/00778/OUTOutline ApplicationRefused
Outline / PiP

Refused on 8 May 2026

Council decision: RefusalDelegated (officer decision)3 reasons for refusal

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Proposal

Outline application for one self/custom build dwelling including access.

Received
3 October 2025
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Public comments
4
Ward
Middleforth
  1. Received3 Oct
  2. Validated30 Jan
  3. Consult.29 Apr
  4. Target8 May
  5. Decided8 May

Decided in 98 days (council typically 49)

About this application

This is an outline application at Jesmond Dene Factory Lane Penwortham Preston Lancashire PR1 9TE. South Ribble has handled 496 applications of this type. This one was decided in 217 days, 24 weeks longer than South Ribble's typical decision time. The site is in 1 listed building nearby. There have been 4 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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Why it was refused

  1. The proposal constitutes inappropriate development in the Green Belt. It is not considered that the applicant has demonstrated very special circumstances to justify the proposal which would harm the character and openness of the Green Belt contrary to Green Belt policy . As such, the proposed development is contrary to Chapter 13 of the National Planning Policy Framework, and Policy G1 of the South Ribble Local Plan
  2. The development constitutes inappropriate development in land designated for use as the Central Park, and is contrary to Policy G6 of the South Ribble Local Plan
  3. The development constitutes inappropriate development in land designated as an area of separation, and is contrary to Policy G5 of the South Ribble Local Plan

From the council's decision notice.

Application details

Postcode
PR1 9TE
Application type
Outline Application
Scale / size
Medium
Parish
Penwortham Town Council

Planning application dates

Date validated
30 January 2026
Consultation expiry
29 April 2026
Consultation start
30 January 2026
Consultation end
29 April 2026
Neighbour consultation start
30 January 2026
Neighbour consultation end
21 February 2026
Last date for comments
11 March 2026
Target decision date
8 May 2026

Applicant and agent

Applicant
Private applicant

Planning decision

Case officer
Mrs Debbie Roberts
Statutory period
98 days

Publicity

Site notice start
17 February 2026
Site notice end
11 March 2026

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-14010328
Documents
25
Constraints
3

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
  • Green belt: South Ribble

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, 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.

Data © Crown copyright and others · sources and licences

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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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Source: South Ribble

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