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20 Dovedale Avenue Thornton Cleveleys Lancashire FY5 2SR

26/00137/LAWPCertificate of lawfulness - proposedApproved
Outline / PiP

Approved on 20 March 2026

Council decision: Is lawfulDelegated (officer decision)

Site boundary (council red line)

Proposal

Lawful development certificate for proposed change of use of dwelling (C3) to a children's care home (C2) for up to two children under 18 with 24 hour care with up to two carers

Received
12 February 2026
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Marsh Mill
Agent
Abbott Hull Associates
  1. Received12 Feb
  2. Validated19 Feb
  3. Consult.
  4. Target13 Apr
  5. Decided20 Mar

Decided in 29 days (council typically 63)

About this application

This is an outline application for a change of use at 20 Dovedale Avenue Thornton Cleveleys Lancashire FY5 2SR. Wyre has handled 364 applications of this type. This one was decided in 36 days, 4 weeks quicker than Wyre's typical decision time. There have been 2 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 7 applications across Marsh Mill. We hold 605 applications in total for the FY5 postcode area.

71% of outline applications at Wyre Borough Council were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 9 weeks (median).

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Application details

Postcode
FY5 2SR
Application type
Certificate of lawfulness - proposed
Scale / size
Small

Planning application dates

Date validated
19 February 2026
Target decision date
13 April 2026

Applicant and agent

Agent
Abbott Hull Associates
Architect profile
ABBOTT HULL ASSOCIATES LTD
Agent address
15 Alpic Drive Blackpool Lancashire FY5 1QB

Planning decision

Statutory period
53 days

Additional information

Comments
0
Documents
6

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Flood zone 3: High 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 (22)

flood storage areas, conservation 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.

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: Wyre

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