Northwoods Hill Farm New Lane Eagland Hill Pilling Preston Lancashire PR3 6BA Data via plota.co.uk

25/01009/OUT - Outline Application Pending Decision

Proposal

Proposed outline application for the erection of 1 no. self-build agricultural worker dwelling. Data via plota.co.uk

View original council record ↗Last checked

Application progress

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Received
8 Dec 2025
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Validated
9 Dec 2025
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Consultation
2 Jan 2026
Decision
Expected by 27 Jul 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicted a decision soon after comments close on 26 Feb 2026; it is now day 304.

The consultation period closed on 26 Feb 2026.

Site constraints 5

Public footpath 14 m away
Matters where it crosses or adjoins the site: obstructing a path without a diversion order is an offence, and work cannot start until the order is confirmed.
Compiled from highway authority data, not the legal definitive map. A few authorities have not published, so no path shown is not proof there is none.
Agricultural land, grade 1
Best and most versatile land (grades 1, 2 and 3a). Source: the Predictive Agricultural Land Classification Map (Defra and Natural England, 2025; the Welsh Government's Predictive ALC Map 2 in Wales), a model rather than a site survey. Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s), which most planning maps still show, had this area as grade 3. The predicted grade is Defra's current estimate; only a site survey settles it.
Where development of farmland is needed, policy prefers poorer land over the best and most versatile (grades 1, 2 and 3a). Three sources: Natural England's post-1988 field surveys, which are definitive where they exist; the Defra predictive map for England (2025) and the Welsh Government predictive map, modelled from the soil map with 3a and 3b split; and the 1970s provisional map, which planners and other services still show, coarser and with grade 3 undivided. Where the provisional and predicted grades disagree, treat the predicted grade as the current estimate and expect an application to carry its own survey.
Habitat network: Network Expansion Zone
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
National infrastructure project 839 m away: Preesall Saltfield Underground Gas Storage
The site is 839 m from the project boundary. Underground gas storage, decided. The project page says whether consent was granted.
Nationally significant infrastructure projects (power stations, electricity lines, pipelines, major roads and railways, harbours, airports and reservoirs) are consented by a Secretary of State under the Planning Act 2008, after an examination by the Planning Inspectorate, rather than by the council. The boundary is the one the Inspectorate consults on and can change as the scheme does. Projects are shown within 2 km of the site.
Planning Inspectorate project page ↗
Also on the record
Nature improvement area: Morecambe Bay Limestones and Wetlands.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No listed building at the site

Checked on 6 October 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England, the Planning Inspectorate 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
Wyre
Application type
Outline Application
Postcode
PR3 6BA
Received
8 Dec 2025
Validated
9 Dec 2025
Ward
Pilling
Parish
Pilling
Case officer
Show
Target decision
27 Jul 2026
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
Show
Agent
ML Planning Consultancy Ltd

Decision outlook

Day 304, past the statutory target. 72% of outline applications in Wyre are decided within thirteen weeks; extensions of time are common, and the council need not decide on the day. Last seen undecided on 8 Oct 2026.

Day 304248 days past the 56-day target
48%decided within 8 weeks
58%approved
10%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 Wyre to go on. Wyre decision record →

Public comments

No public comments yet.

5 neighbours consulted · Last counted 8 Oct 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14434732
Planning Portal ref
PP-14434732
Neighbours
9 Dec 2025
Consultation
2 Jan 2026
Comments by
26 Feb 2026
Site or press notice
5 Feb 2026
Statutory expiry
10 Mar 2026
Env. assessment
No
Wyre
Planning Authority Score
1.2/10
Poor
#288 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Major dwellings

Wyre is one of the slowest councils in England for householder decisions, ranking #272 out of 296. The council extends the time limit on 66% of applications - one of the highest rates in England. Expect your application to take longer than the standard deadline. Householder applications are slightly less likely to be approved here (88%) than the national average (90%).

Among the slowest councils in England
for householder decisions
These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
Wyre decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
83%
Overall approval rate
Below avg (87%) #243 of 296
88%
Householder approved
Below avg (90%) #228 of 296
38%
Decided in 8 weeks
Below avg (63%) #272 of 296
66%
Extended time limit
Above avg (41%) #281 of 296
56%
Minor dwellings approved
41 decided (1-9 homes)
67%
Major dwellings approved
6 decided (10+ homes)
75%
Change of use approved
52 decided
539
Total decisions
90 refused in the year to March 2026