Former Country House Restaurant and Car Park Blackpool Road Newton With Scales Preston PR4 3RJ Data via plota.co.uk

26/0128 - Permission in Principle Approved

Proposal

Permission in principle for erection of up to 9 dwellings Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

Received
29 Mar 2026
Validated
31 Mar 2026
Approved
28 Jul 2026

Approved on 28 Jul 2026 · Delegated · Last checked 7 Sept 2026

Site constraints 2

Also on the record
Inside the Newton-with-Scales built-up area; the 1970s provisional farmland map had this area as grade 2, but it predates the buildings here and the current map does not class it as farmland.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 11 September 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England and council datasets, Open Government Licence. A boundary can run through a site and the council holds the definitive record: confirm with the council before relying on this.

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Important details

Council
Fylde
Application type
Permission in Principle
Postcode
PR4 3RJ
Received
29 Mar 2026
Validated
31 Mar 2026
Ward
Rural East Fylde
Parish
Newton with Clifton
Case officer
Show
Decision
Approved
Decision date
28 Jul 2026
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
Show
Agent
DE POL Associates

How this decision compares

Decided in 119 days from validation, 64 days slower than Fylde's median of 55 for outline applications. Approved, as 54% of outline applications here are.

56%decided within 8 weeks
54%approved
7%go to committee

Plota live figures for outline applications decided across the UK in the last twelve months, from validation; too few recent outline applications in Fylde to go on. Fylde decision record →

Consultation & key dates

Consultation
23 Apr 2026
Comments by
15 May 2026
Site or press notice
30 Apr 2026
Fylde
Planning Authority Score
5.3/10
Average
#130 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder decisions

Fylde ranks #184 out of 296 councils for householder decision speed. 49% of applications have the time limit extended, above the 41% national average. Householder applications are more likely to be approved here than most councils, with a 98% approval rate vs 90% nationally.

More permissive than most councils
98% approved vs 90% nationally
These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
Fylde decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
96%
Overall approval rate
Above avg (87%) #11 of 296
98%
Householder approved
Above avg (90%) #17 of 296
60%
Decided in 8 weeks
Below avg (63%) #184 of 296
49%
Extended time limit
Above avg (41%) #220 of 296
79%
Minor dwellings approved
43 decided (1-9 homes)
100%
Major dwellings approved
9 decided (10+ homes)
100%
Change of use approved
28 decided
422
Total decisions
16 refused in the year to March 2026