Planning application
16 Westfield Drive Hoghton Preston Lancashire PR5 0AT
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
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11 Mar 2026
Received by South Ribble
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8 May 2026
Decision issued: Certificate Granted
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24 Aug 2026
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Who's behind it
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Fish Associates Ltd Agent
Active · incorporated 2000
41 applications on PlanIndex · across 14 councils · 96% granted
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See their track recordSecond Nature Care Group Applicant, registered in Preston
Active · incorporated 2023 · Preston
1 application on PlanIndex
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Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
10 documents on file for this application
- DELEGATED REPORT
- CERTIFICATE GRANTED LAWFUL DEV PROPOSED
- HIGHWAYS
- AMENDED PROPOSED SITE PLAN
- HIGHWAYS RESPONSE
- CHILD
- APPLICATION FORM REDACTED
- LOCATION PLAN
- SUPPORTING STATEMENT
- SS PLAN
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Open the documentsWhat 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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