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Willow House Startley Nook Whitestake Preston Lancashire PR4 4XW

07/2026/00364/PIPRefused
Outline / PiP

Refused on 10 June 2026

Council decision: Refusal1 reason for refusal

Approximate location: the centre of the postcode, not the exact property.

Proposal

Permission in principle for the erection of up to 1no. dwelling

Received
14 May 2026
Ward
New Longton and Hutton East
  1. Received14 May
  2. Validated15 May
  3. Consult.3 Jun
  4. Target19 Jun
  5. Decided10 Jun

Decided in 26 days

About this application

This is a planning application at Willow House Startley Nook Whitestake Preston Lancashire PR4 4XW. South Ribble has handled 3,874 applications of this type. This one was decided in 26 days, 3 weeks quicker than South Ribble's typical decision time. There has been 1 other application at this address. In the past year there have been 73 applications across New Longton and Hutton East. We hold 2,076 applications in total for the PR4 postcode area.

Why it was refused

  1. The proposal constitutes inappropriate land use 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. The benefits of the scheme insufficiently outweigh the harm to that landscape. As such, the proposed development is contrary to the National Planning Policy Framework (2024) and Policy G1 of the South Ribble Local Plan 2012-2026

From the council's decision notice.

Application details

Postcode
PR4 4XW
Parish
Longton Parish Council

Planning application dates

Date validated
15 May 2026
Consultation end
3 June 2026
Target decision date
19 June 2026

Applicant and agent

Applicant
Private applicant

Planning decision

Case officer
Ms Rachel Clitheroe

Additional information

Documents
9

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations at the address point. Ones next to the site may also apply.

  • 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.

Planning history at this site

1 other application at this property, newest first.

  1. 2026
    24 Feb

    Permission in principle for erection of one dwelling

    RefusedPermission in Principle07/2026/00140/PIP

Source: South Ribble

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