15 Smithy Lane Much Hoole Preston Lancashire PR4 4GN

1. 23 Feb 2023

   Received by South Ribble

2. 18 Apr 2023

   Decision issued: Certificate Granted

3. 24 Aug 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

Permission has been granted, usually subject to conditions listed on the decision notice, some of which must be discharged before work starts. The decision notice on the council portal sets out exactly what was approved.

Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses. Neighbours cannot appeal a grant; challenging one means judicial review of how the decision was made, within tight time limits.

A lawful development certificate is a legal determination, not a planning judgement. It asks the council to confirm either that existing use or works are lawful, often through the passage of time, or that a proposal would not need planning permission at all. The applicant must prove the facts; the merits of the scheme are not considered.

More on lawful development applications in our guide

• 25 Smithy Lane Much Hoole Preston Lancashire PR4 4GN

  07/2026/00349/FUL Submitted 8 May 2026 45m away

  91% historically approved · decision due ~3 Jul

  new detached true bungalow on the garden to the rear of 25 Smithy Lane

  Awaiting decision Full applications 14 docs

• 25 Smithy Lane Much Hoole Preston Lancashire PR4 4GN

  07/2024/00172/FUL Submitted 8 Mar 2024 46m away

  Erection of one dwelling and associated access in land to rear of 25 Smithy Lane.

  Refused Full applications 30 docs
  Domestic

• 141 Liverpool Old Road Much Hoole Preston Lancashire PR4 4GB

  07/2019/1133/HOH Submitted 24 Oct 2019 110m away

  Garage to side

  Granted Householder 15 docs
  Domestic

• 21 Windgate Much Hoole Preston Lancashire PR4 4GR

  07/2024/00551/CLD Submitted 29 Jul 2024 136m away

  Certificate of Lawfulness for a proposed single storey rear extension, with lean to pitched roof

  Granted Lawful development Extension 8 docs
  Small domestic

• Ribble Court Care Home 150 Liverpool Old Road Much Hoole Preston Lancashire PR4 4QB

  07/2023/00123/FUL Submitted 10 Feb 2023 158m away

  Reconfiguration of existing access road, car park and bin store area to provide 6 additional parking spaces including 1 additional disabled parking space, cycle and motorbike storage space

  Granted Full applications 17 docs

• 34 Windgate Much Hoole Preston Lancashire PR4 4GR

  07/2026/00231/CLD Submitted 21 Mar 2026 185m away

  Construction of a single storey rear extension

  Granted Lawful development Extension 11 docs
  Small domestic

• 07/2026/00574/CLU Awaiting decision

  6 Church Street Leyland Lancashire PR25 4XE

  Application for Lawful Development Certificate for existing change of use from C3 dwellinghouse to C4 small HMO (4-bed 4-person) on 10th May 2025

  30 Jul 2026 Lawful development
• 07/2026/00526/CLU Awaiting decision

  174 Longmeanygate Midge Hall Leyland Lancashire PR26 6TD

  Change of use of land - incorporation of land into domestic residential curtilage.

  12 Jul 2026 Lawful development
• 07/2026/00522/CLU Awaiting decision

  11 Moon Street Bamber Bridge Preston Lancashire PR5 6TX

  Application for Lawful Development Certificate for existing change of use from C3 dwellinghouse to C4 small HMO (4-bed 4-person) on 3 March 2026.

  10 Jul 2026 Lawful development
• 07/2026/00485/CLU Awaiting decision

  Sunnydale Liverpool Old Road Much Hoole Preston Lancashire PR4 5JQ

  Application for Lawful Development Certificate for Existing Use of land as private garden associated with Sunnydale Cottage.

  1 Jul 2026 Lawful development
• 07/2026/00278/CLD Granted

  1 Moor Lane Hutton Preston Lancashire PR4 5SE

  Erection of domestic outbuilding and associated hardstanding

  9 Apr 2026 Lawful development