Planning application
The Mill, School Lane, Preston, PR4 0HL
Works: Demolition Major scheme
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Proposal
Demolition of mill, change of use of land to open storage (Class B8) and existing buildings from agricultural to 40no. storage units (Class B8), and ancillary infrastructure
As published by the council, reference 06/2025/1309
Application record
- Reference
- 06/2025/1309
- Type
- Full application (major)
- Received
- 30 Jan 2026
- Validated
- 30 Jan 2026
- Ward
- Preston Rural North
- Parish
- Woodplumpton
- Postcode
- PR4 0HL
Site history
Applications at this address on the Preston register
This site has had 3 applications since 2025: 2 approved, 0 refused.
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06/2026/0076 Granted
The Mill, School Lane, Preston, PR4 0HL
Prior notification submission for the demolition of The Mill
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06/2025/0909 Granted
The Mill, School Lane, Preston, PR4 0HL
Prior notification for change of use of agricultural buildings to 7no. dwellings
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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30 Jan 2026
Received by Preston
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24 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 1 May 2026, 13 weeks from validation under the statutory target. Extensions of time are common and are agreed case by case.
Preston took a median of 50 days over the applications it decided in the last year.
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
23 documents on file for this application
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