Planning application
Jesmond Dene Factory Lane Penwortham Preston Lancashire PR1 9TE
Refused. Only the applicant can appeal, within the statutory time limit, and a revised scheme can be submitted instead.
Proposal
Outline application for one self/custom build dwelling including access.
As published by the council, reference 07/2025/00778/OUT
Application record
- Reference
- 07/2025/00778/OUT
- Type
- Outline Application
- Status
- Rejected
- Decision
- Refusal
- Received
- 3 Oct 2025
- Validated
- 30 Jan 2026
- Decided
- 8 May 2026
- Ward
- Middleforth
- Parish
- Penwortham Town Council
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- PR1 9TE
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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3 Oct 2025
Received by South Ribble
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30 Jan 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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8 May 2026
Decision issued: Refusal
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24 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
25 documents on file for this application
A planning file usually holds the application form, drawings and site plans, consultee responses, the officer's report and the decision notice.
Trade members open them from here.
Open the documentsWhat refusal means
The process from here
The council refused this application for the reasons set out on the decision notice, which the council portal holds in full. Only the applicant can appeal a refusal; the time limit runs from the decision date and is shorter for householder schemes.
Refusal does not prevent a fresh attempt. Applicants often address the reasons for refusal and resubmit, so a refused scheme is not necessarily the end of proposals for the site.
About outline applications
How this application type works
An outline application tests the principle of developing a site before the detail is worked up. Some or all of the particulars, such as appearance, layout, scale, access and landscaping, are held back as reserved matters for later approval. Permission at outline stage does not by itself allow building to start; the reserved matters must be approved first.
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