Planning application
Pear Tree Farm 337 Moss Lane Hesketh Bank Preston Lancashire PR4 6XJ
Refused. Only the applicant can appeal, within the statutory time limit, and a revised scheme can be submitted instead.
Proposal
Application for determination as to whether prior approval of details is required - Change of use to a dwellinghouse from an agricultural building (and for building works necessary to convert the building).
As published by the council, reference 2022/1255/PNC
Application record
- Reference
- 2022/1255/PNC
- Type
- Prior Notification - Change of Use
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- PNC Details Refused
- Received
- 23 Nov 2022
- Validated
- 23 Nov 2022
- Decided
- 23 Jan 2023
- Ward
- Hesketh-with-Becconsall
- Parish
- Hesketh-with-Becconsall
- Decision by
- Delegated unless Member request to Cttee
- Postcode
- PR4 6XJ
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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23 Nov 2022
Received by West Lancashire
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23 Jan 2023
Decision issued: PNC Details Refused
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24 Aug 2026
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Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
6 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this refusal means
West Lancashire refused this application for the reasons on the decision notice; only the applicant can appeal, and refused schemes often return in revised form. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.
About prior approval applications
Prior approval applies where permitted development rights already grant the principle of the work, leaving the council only the specific matters the rules name, commonly within 56 days. More in our guide to planning application types.
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