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Brookfield Nurseries Guide Road Hesketh Bank Preston Lancashire PR4 6XS

Awaiting decision Sefton 2026/0756/PNC Prior Notification - Change of Use

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Proposal

Application for determination as to whether prior approval of details is required - Class R - Change of use from agricultural building to storage (Use Class B8).

As published by the council, reference 2026/0756/PNC

Application record

Reference
2026/0756/PNC
Type
Prior Notification - Change of Use
Status
Registered
Received
10 Sep 2026
Validated
11 Sep 2026
Ward
North Meols & Hesketh Bank Ward
Parish
Hesketh-with-Becconsall
Decision by
Prior Notification 56 days
Postcode
PR4 6XS

Comment by 6 October 2026

The council is taking comments on this application until then. Comments go to Sefton through their own planning portal.

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 10 Sep 2026

    Received by Sefton

  2. 11 Sep 2026

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 24 Sep 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  4. Decision

    Awaiting decision

    Decision expected by 6 November 2026, 8 weeks from validation under the statutory target for most applications. Extensions of time are common and are agreed case by case.

    Sefton took a median of 62 days over the applications it decided in the last year.

Who's behind it

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Wignalls Chartered Surveyors Agent, a surveying firm

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Documents

Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report

7 documents on file for this application

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What happens while it is decided

This application is with Sefton for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year Sefton decided prior approval applications in a median of 40 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.

About prior approval applications

Prior approval applies where permitted development rights already grant the principle of the work, leaving the council only the specific matters the rules name, commonly within 56 days. More in our guide to planning application types.

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