Barron Wood Distribution Ltd Brook Lane Nurseries Brook Lane Much Hoole Lancashire PR4 5JB
Approved on 21 April 2026
Council decision: Approval with ConditionsDelegated (officer decision)11 conditions
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Proposal
Change of use from vacant office (Class E) to a specialist day school (Class F1) and external works including the erection of play equipment and fencing, and minor alterations to the elevations of the two-storey building.
- Received
- 21 November 2025
- Decision level
- Delegated (officer decision)
- Public comments
- 6
- Council
- South Ribble Borough Council
- Ward
- Hoole
- ReceivedReceived21 Nov
- ValidatedValidated21 Nov
- Consult.Consultation23 Dec
- TargetTarget Date30 Apr
- DecidedDecided21 Apr
Decided in 151 days (council typically 49)
About this application
This is a full planning application for a change of use at Barron Wood Distribution Ltd Brook Lane Nurseries Brook Lane Much Hoole Lancashire PR4 5JB. South Ribble has handled 2,028 applications of this type. This one was decided in 151 days, 15 weeks longer than South Ribble's typical decision time. There have been 2 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 78 applications across Hoole. We hold 2,076 applications in total for the PR4 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
- PR4 5JB
- Application type
- Full Application
- Scale / size
- Medium
- Parish
- Much Hoole Parish Council
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 21 November 2025
- Consultation expiry
- 23 December 2025
- Consultation start
- 1 December 2025
- Consultation end
- 23 December 2025
- Neighbour consultation start
- 1 December 2025
- Neighbour consultation end
- 23 December 2025
- Last date for comments
- 23 December 2025
- Target decision date
- 30 April 2026
- Permission expires
- 21 April 2029
Applicant and agent
- Agent address
- Pembroke House 15 Pembroke Road Bristol BS8 3BA
Aspris Children's Services Limited
Company number 06244880
- Status
- Active
- Type
- Private limited company
- Incorporated
- 11 May 2007 (19 years old)
- Nature of business
- General secondary education; Residential care activities for learning difficulties, mental health and substance abuse; Other residential care activities
- Registered office
- Leicester
14 other planning applications by this company in Blackpool, Telford, Waverley and 5 more councils.
- WA/2026/01935 · Waverley · Unsted Park School, Munstead Heath Road, Godalming, Surrey, GU7 1UW
- WA/2026/01936 · Waverley · Unsted Park School, Munstead Heath Road, Godalming, Surrey, GU7 1UW
- 01727/26/DPC · Boston · St Georges Preparatory School 126 London Road Boston PE21 7HB
- 07/2026/00472/DIS · South Ribble · Barron Wood Distribution Ltd Brook Lane Nurseries Brook Lane Much Hoole Lancashire PR4 5JB
- 26/0245 · Carlisle · Hom Green, Park Road, Scotby, Carlisle, CA4 8AT
Company information from Companies House.
Planning decision
- Statutory period
- 160 days
Additional information
- Planning Portal ID
- PP-14431601
- Documents
- 28
- Constraints
- 4
Site constraints
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.
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Planning history at this site
1 other application at this property, newest first.
Source: South Ribble
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