St Johns Ambulance Service 108 St Andrews Road North Lytham St Annes FY8 2JQ Data via plota.co.uk

Proposal

Change of use of former st john Ambulance training centre to a mixed use development comprising offices (use Class E(g)(I)), a day centre with kitchen to support an external meals delivery Service (use Class F2(b)) and public training facility (use Class F1(a)) together with associated external alterations including replacement of existing front roller shutter with new window and entrance door and installation of odour extraction flue to side/rear elevation Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
27 Mar 2026
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Validated
31 Mar 2026
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Approved
19 Jun 2026

Approved on 19 Jun 2026 · Delegated · Last checked 7 Sept 2026

Site constraints 3

National infrastructure project about 646 m away: Morgan and Morecambe Offshore Wind Farms Transmission Assets
The site is about 646 m from the project boundary. Electricity line, 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
Registered park or garden about 209 m away: Ashton Gardens; Inside the Lytham St Anne's built-up area.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 3 November 2026. The pin for this application is the centre of its postcode rather than the building, so distances to nearby designations are measured from the postcode and can be out by the width of the postcode area. 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
Fylde
Application type
Full Planning Permission
Postcode
FY8 2JQ
Received
27 Mar 2026
Validated
31 Mar 2026
Ward
Kilgrimol
Parish
St Anne's on the Sea
Case officer
Show
Decision
Approved
Decision date
19 Jun 2026
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
Show
Agent
Abbot Hull Associates

How this decision compares

Decided in 80 days from validation, 18 days slower than Fylde's median of 62 for changes of use. Approved, as 93% of changes of use here are.

47%decided within 8 weeks
93%approved
6%go to committee

Plota live figures for changes of use decided by Fylde in the last twelve months, from validation. Fylde decision record →

Consultation & key dates

Consultation
8 Apr 2026
Comments by
8 May 2026
Site or press notice
16 Apr 2026
Fylde
Planning Authority Score
5.3/10
Average
#130 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Change of use

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