Planning application
30 Cottam Green, Preston, PR4 0AB
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Certificate of lawfulness for proposed use of dwelling (Class C3(a)) as a children's home (Class C2), for the care of upto 3no. children/young people, including conversion of existing garage into a habitable space
As published by the council, reference 06/2025/0887
Application record
- Reference
- 06/2025/0887
- Type
- Lawful use certificate
- Status
- Permitted
- Decision
- Granted As published: Grant certificate
- Received
- 19 Aug 2025
- Validated
- 19 Aug 2025
- Decided
- 30 Sep 2025
- Ward
- Ingol & Cottam
- Parish
- Lea and Cottam
- Postcode
- PR4 0AB
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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19 Aug 2025
Received by Preston
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30 Sep 2025
Decision issued: Grant certificate
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24 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
13 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Preston granted permission on 30 September 2025, subject to any conditions on the decision notice. Work must normally begin within three years or the permission lapses. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.
About lawful development applications
A lawful development certificate is a legal determination that existing or proposed works do not need planning permission; the merits of the scheme are not considered. More in our guide to planning application types.
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