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Old Methodist Chapel Bilsborrow Lane Bilsborrow Preston Lancashire PR3 0RN

26/00488/LBCRefused
Listed building consent

Refused on 12 August 2026

Council decision: Application Refused1 reason for refusal

Site boundary (council red line)

Proposal

Listed Building Consent for change of use from Chapel to single private dwelling including removal of existing single storey side extension, erection of single storey side and rear extensions and internal remodelling of the retained building.

Received
15 June 2026
  1. Received15 Jun
  2. Validated15 Jun
  3. Consult.
  4. Target
  5. Decided12 Aug

Decided in 58 days

About this application

This is a planning application for a single storey side extension at Old Methodist Chapel Bilsborrow Lane Bilsborrow Preston Lancashire PR3 0RN. Wyre has handled 2,140 applications of this type. This one was decided in 58 days, 5 days quicker than Wyre's typical decision time. The site is in 1 listed building nearby. There have been 5 other applications at this address. We hold 2,018 applications in total for the PR3 postcode area.

Why it was refused

  1. It is considered that the application has not demonstrated that the proposed works represent the minimum intervention necessary to secure a viable future for the building, nor that the resulting harm to the historic building fabric has been clearly and convincingly justified. The proposal therefore conflicts with the statutory duty under Sections 16 and 66 of the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 and with the provisions of the NPPF relating to the conservation of designated heritage assets. In addition to this, the proposal is contrary to CDMP5 of the Wyre Local Plan. The Local Planning Authority has had regard to the requirements of Article 35 of the Town and Country Planning (Development Management Procedure) (England) (Amended) Order 2015 and has met the requirement of paragraph 38 of the National Planning Policy Framework to

From the council's decision notice.

Application details

Postcode
PR3 0RN

Planning application dates

Date validated
15 June 2026

Applicant and agent

Architect profile
DC & MG ASSOCIATES LIMITED

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

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, 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.

Associated applications

  1. 2026
    19 Jun

    Change of use from chapel to a dwelling (C3), including removal of existing single storey side extension…

    PendingApplicationFiled alongside26/00487/FUL
  2. 2026
    15 Jun

    Listed Building Consent for change of use from Chapel to single private dwelling including removal of…

    This applicationRefusedListed building consent26/00488/LBC

Source: Wyre

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