Planning application
1 Hambleton Close Longton Preston Lancashire PR4 5DQ
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Certificate of Lawfulness for a proposed change of use from (Use Class C3a) to C2 as a children's care home for a maximum of two children aged between 6 and 16 years old
As published by the council, reference 07/2026/00254/CLD
Application record
- Reference
- 07/2026/00254/CLD
- Type
- Certificate of Lawful Use/ Dev. Proposed
- Status
- Permitted
- Decision
- Certificate Granted
- Received
- 31 Mar 2026
- Validated
- 31 Mar 2026
- Decided
- 11 May 2026
- Ward
- Longton and Hutton West
- Parish
- Longton Parish Council
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- PR4 5DQ
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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31 Mar 2026
Received by South Ribble
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11 May 2026
Decision issued: Certificate Granted
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24 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Who's behind it
Company information only, from the register and Companies House
Agent on file, registered in Bolton
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Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
10 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat a grant of permission means
The process from here
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.
About lawful development applications
How this application type works
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.
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