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
- Granted As published: 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
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Who's behind it
Company information only, from the register and Companies House
Macmarshalls Ltd Agent, registered in Bolton
Active · incorporated 2019 · Bolton
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10 documents on file for this application
- DELEGATED REPORT
- DECISION NOTICE
- CIL
- COMMISSIONING AND CHILDREN'S HEALTH RESPONSE 1/2
- COMMISSIONING AND CHILDREN'S HEALTH RESPONSE 2/2
- CERTIFICATE OF LAWFUL USE
- APPLICATION FORM REDACTED
- FLOOR PLANS
- SITE PLAN
- SITE LOCATION PLAN.
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
South Ribble granted permission on 11 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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