7 Goldfinch Drive Newton With Clifton Lancashire PR4 0ZR Data via plota.co.uk

26/0038 - Certificate of Lawful Development for Proposed Use or Development Approved

Proposal

Certificate of lawful development for the proposed use of a dwellinghouse (use Class C3) as a home for up to two young people (no older than 18 years of age) With care provided 24 hours a day by up to two non-resident carers and a manager working in shifts (use Class C2) Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

Received
15 Feb 2026
Validated
18 Feb 2026
Approved
15 May 2026

Approved on 15 May 2026 · Delegated · Last checked 7 Sept 2026

Site constraints 3

Habitat network: Network Expansion Zone
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Also on the record
Inside the Clifton (Fylde) built-up area; the 1970s provisional farmland map had this area as grade 3, 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
Certificate of Lawful Development for Proposed Use or Development
Postcode
PR4 0ZR
Received
15 Feb 2026
Validated
18 Feb 2026
Ward
Rural East Fylde
Parish
Newton with Clifton
Case officer
Show
Decision
Approved
Decision date
15 May 2026
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
Show
Agent
Rose Consulting

How this decision compares

Decided in 86 days from validation, 32 days slower than Fylde's median of 54 for lawful development certificates. Approved, as 100% of lawful development certificates here are.

56%decided within 8 weeks
100%approved
19decided in the last year

Plota live figures for lawful development certificates decided by Fylde in the last twelve months, from validation. Fylde decision record →

Consultation & key dates

Consultation
19 Feb 2026
Comments by
12 Mar 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