Auriga Coffee House Unit 5 Blackgate Lane Business Park Dunscar Way Tarleton Preston Lancashire PR4 6NP
Approved on 17 June 2026
Council decision: Planning Permission GrantedDelegated (officer decision)3 conditions
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Proposal
Retrospective change of use of existing grassed area to outdoor seating area ancillary to the existing cafe including installation of permeable hardstanding and associated outdoor furniture.
- Received
- 2 March 2026
- Decision level
- Delegated (officer decision)
- Ward
- Tarleton Village Ward
- ReceivedReceived2 Mar
- ValidatedValidated25 Mar
- Consult.Consultation21 Apr
- TargetTarget Date
- DecidedDecided17 Jun
Decided in 84 days (council typically 56)
About this application
This is a full planning application for a change of use at Auriga Coffee House Unit 5 Blackgate Lane Business Park Dunscar Way Tarleton Preston Lancashire PR4 6NP. West Lancashire has handled 1,159 applications of this type. This one was decided in 107 days, 7 weeks longer than West Lancashire's typical decision time. The site is in the Lyddington conservation area, with 8 listed buildings nearby. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 86 applications across Tarleton Village Ward. We hold 2,076 applications in total for the PR4 postcode area.
87% of full applications at West Lancashire Borough Council were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 8 weeks (median).
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Application details
- Postcode
- PR4 6NP
- Application type
- Full Planning Application
- Scale / size
- Small
- Parish
- Tarleton
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 25 March 2026
- Consultation expiry
- 23 April 2026
- Consultation start
- 31 March 2026
- Consultation end
- 21 April 2026
- Neighbour consultation start
- 31 March 2026
- Neighbour consultation end
- 23 April 2026
Applicant and agent
- Applicant
- Private applicant
Planning decision
- Case officer
- Kate Turner
Additional information
- Planning Portal ID
- PP-14725983
- Documents
- 7
Site constraints
Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.
- Green belt: West LancashirePart of the site
- Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
Not published by this council, so not checked: conservation areas, Article 4 directions and tree preservation orders. Ask the council if these matter.
Also checked, none recorded (20)
flood storage 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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Source: West Lancashire
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