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16 Westfield Drive Hoghton Preston Lancashire PR5 0AT

Granted South Ribble 07/2026/00197/CLD Certificate of Lawful Use/ Dev. Proposed

Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.

Proposal

Certificate of lawful development for a proposed use of a residential dwellinghouse (c3(a) use) to children's care home for 2 children admitted to the home from age 8 to 17 years (c2 use) with 24 hour care provided by 2 main staff (with a potential for 3 members if required) daily, this does not include the manager who will visit the home.

As published by the council, reference 07/2026/00197/CLD

Application record

Reference
07/2026/00197/CLD
Type
Certificate of Lawful Use/ Dev. Proposed
Status
Permitted
Decision
Granted As published: Certificate Granted
Received
11 Mar 2026
Validated
11 Mar 2026
Decided
8 May 2026
Ward
Coupe Green and Gregson Lane
Decision by
Delegated Decision
Postcode
PR5 0AT

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 11 Mar 2026

    Received by South Ribble

  2. 8 May 2026

    Decision issued: Certificate Granted

  3. 24 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Who's behind it

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Fish Associates Ltd Agent

Active · incorporated 2000

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Second Nature Care Group Applicant, registered in Preston

Active · incorporated 2023 · Preston

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Documents

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

10 documents on file for this application

  • DELEGATED REPORT Delegated Report · 08 May 2026
  • CERTIFICATE GRANTED LAWFUL DEV PROPOSED Decision · 08 May 2026
  • HIGHWAYS Consultee Response · 05 May 2026
  • AMENDED PROPOSED SITE PLAN Planning File · 20 Apr 2026
  • HIGHWAYS RESPONSE Planning File · 15 Apr 2026
  • CHILD Consultee Response · 30 Mar 2026
  • APPLICATION FORM REDACTED Planning File · 11 Mar 2026
  • LOCATION PLAN Planning File · 11 Mar 2026
  • SUPPORTING STATEMENT Planning File · 11 Mar 2026
  • SS PLAN Planning File · 11 Mar 2026

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What this grant of permission means

South Ribble granted permission on 8 May 2026, 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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