Rear Of 97 Blackgate Lane Tarleton Lancashire PR4 6UT
Proposal
Change of use from B8 (storage) to Class E (business/commercial use).
- Received
- 19 May 2026
- Decided
- 14 July 2026 · Planning Permission REFUSED
- Ward
- Tarleton Village Ward
- ReceivedSubmitted19 May
- ValidatedValidated
- Consult.Consultation
- TargetTarget Date
- DecidedDecided14 Jul
This is a planning application for a change of use at Rear Of 97 Blackgate Lane Tarleton Lancashire PR4 6UT. West Lancashire has handled 2,884 applications of this type and approves 85% of them, typically deciding them in 59 days. This one was decided in 56 days, 3 days quicker than West Lancashire's median. The site is in a conservation area. There has been 1 other application at this address. In the past year there have been 85 applications across Tarleton Village Ward. We hold 1,901 applications in total for the PR4 postcode area.
Application Details
Applicant & Agent
Planning Application Dates
Planning Decision
Why it was refused
- The building to which the application relates is considered to be unlawful having not been constructed in accordance with any planning permission and it is not exempt from enforcement action through the passage of time. On that basis the Council are unable to assess the proposed change of use of the unlawful building in relation to national and local planning policies and any other material planning considerations.
From the council's decision notice.
Publicity
Appeal
Additional Information
Source: West Lancashire
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Planning history at this site
1 other application at this property, newest first.
Planning constraints
Designations at the address point. Ones next to the site may also apply.
- 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 (21)
flood storage areas, listed buildings, green belt, 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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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 2026-10-09. 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.
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