Planning application
Holmes Methodist Church Park Lane Tarleton Preston Lancashire PR4 6JN
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Change of use from F1(f) Public worship or religious instruction (or in connection with such use) to C3 (a) Dwellinghouse
As published by the council, reference 2026/0347/FUL
Application record
- Reference
- 2026/0347/FUL
- Type
- Full Planning Application
- Status
- Registered
- Received
- 27 Apr 2026
- Validated
- 8 May 2026
- Ward
- Burscough Bridge & Rufford Ward
- Parish
- Tarleton
- Decision by
- Delegated unless Member request to Cttee
- Postcode
- PR4 6JN
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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27 Apr 2026
Received by West Lancashire
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8 May 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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21 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 3 July 2026, 8 weeks from validation under the statutory target for most applications. Extensions of time are common and are agreed case by case.
West Lancashire took a median of 71 days over the applications it decided in the last year.
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
27 documents on file for this application
- Planning statement
- Preliminary roost assessment
- Bat activity survey report
- Flood risk assessment
- Highways
- Parking plan
- Environmental protection
- Environment agency
- Highways
- Drainage
- Merseyside & west lancs bat group
- Historic environmental response
- Growth lancashire
- Site notice
- Consultation/neighbours notified
- Amendment : application form - without personal data
- Existing
- Proposed
- Proposed
- Existing
- Existing
- Existing sections
- Proposed
- Proposed sections
- Heritage statement
- The location plan
Trade members open them from here.
Open the documentsWhat happens while it is decided
This application is with West Lancashire for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year West Lancashire decided full applications in a median of 82 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.
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