Orchard Farm Industrial Estate Ratten Lane Hutton Preston Lancashire PR4 5TH
Approved on 29 May 2026
Council decision: Prior approval not required5 conditions
Boundary © HM Land Registry, © Ordnance Survey · details
This information is subject to Crown copyright and database rights 2026 and is reproduced with the permission of HM Land Registry. The polygons (including the associated geometry, namely x, y co-ordinates) are subject to Crown copyright and database rights 2026 Ordnance Survey AC0000851063. Conditions of use.
Proposal
Prior notification under the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 (as amended), Schedule 2 Part 3 Class R for the change of use of agricultural buildings to gym
- Received
- 12 April 2026
- Council
- South Ribble Borough Council
- Ward
- Longton and Hutton West
- ReceivedReceived12 Apr
- ValidatedValidated22 Apr
- Consult.Consultation15 May
- TargetTarget Date17 Jun
- DecidedDecided29 May
Decided in 37 days
About this application
This is a planning application for a change of use at Orchard Farm Industrial Estate Ratten Lane Hutton Preston Lancashire PR4 5TH. South Ribble has handled 3,874 applications of this type. This one was decided in 37 days, 12 days quicker than South Ribble's typical decision time. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 82 applications across Longton and Hutton West. We hold 2,076 applications in total for the PR4 postcode area.
Application details
- Postcode
- PR4 5TH
- Parish
- Hutton Parish Council
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 22 April 2026
- Consultation end
- 15 May 2026
- Target decision date
- 17 June 2026
Applicant and agent
- Applicant
- Private applicant
Planning decision
- Case officer
- Charlotte Greenhow
Additional information
- Documents
- 13
Site constraints
Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.
- Green belt: South Ribble
- 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 (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
Contains public sector information from planning.data.gov.uk (MHCLG and local planning authorities), licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right 2026.
© Historic England 2026. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. The Historic England GIS Data contained in this material was obtained on 2026-11-03. The most publicly available up to date Historic England GIS Data can be obtained from HistoricEngland.org.uk.
© 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.
Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.
Source: Office for National Statistics licensed under the Open Government Licence v.3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.
Source: South Ribble
Track this application
Get email alerts when there is a planning decision or status change.
Get email alerts near PR4
New planning applications delivered to your inbox daily.
Around this site
Nearby applications
- 55 Ratten Lane Hutton Preston Lancashire PR4 5TE07/2024/00287/TDCApproved0.2 mi
- 1 Brooklands Skip Lane Hutton Preston Lancashire PR4 5HJ07/2025/00321/HOH · FullApproved0.3 mi
- 30 Walton Gardens Hutton Preston Lancashire PR4 5SF07/2025/00103/CLD · OutlineApproved0.4 mi
- 101 - 101A Liverpool Road Hutton Preston Lancashire PR4 5SN07/2025/00756/NOTApproved0.5 mi
- 176A Liverpool Road Hutton Preston Lancashire PR4 5SL07/2026/00175/NOTApproved0.5 mi
For applicants and trades
Contractors near this project
Find contractors for change of use near this site- Paul Johnson Electrical ContractorsElectrician1.0 mi
- G T S Electrical LtdCommercial & industrial electrical installationsElectrical Installations within Dwellings (Part P)1.0 mi
- Preston Rewire LtdElectrician1.0 mi
- The Original Bathroom Company Limited1.0 mi
Planning something similar?
See what the council approved and refused for changes of use on your street. Pick your home and get the evidence before you pay for drawings.