Orchard Farm Industrial Estate Ratten Lane Hutton Preston Lancashire PR4 5TH Data via plota.co.uk
07/2026/00290/PAP - Prior Approval Notice
Decided
Proposal
Prior notification under the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 (as amended), Schedule 2 Part 3 Class R for the change of use of agricultural buildings to gym Data via plota.co.uk
Track application
Save this application and get an email when its status or decision changes.
Alerts nearby
Get email alerts for new planning applications near this address.
View original council record ↗
Application progress
✓
Received
12 Apr 2026
✓
Validated
22 Apr 2026
✓
Consultation
23 Apr 2026
✓
Prior approval not required
29 May 2026
Prior approval not required on 29 May 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 5 Jul 2026
Documents 13
Decision & officer reports 2
Statements & assessments 2
Plans & drawings 3
Application forms 1
Consultation & comments 3
Important details
- Council
- South Ribble
- Application type
- Prior Approval Notice
- Postcode
- PR4 5TH
- Received
- 12 Apr 2026
- Validated
- 22 Apr 2026
- Ward
- Longton and Hutton West
- Parish
- Hutton Parish Council
- Case officer
- Track to view
- Target decision
- 17 Jun 2026
- Decision
- Prior approval not required
- Decision date
- 29 May 2026
- Decision level
- Delegated Decision
- Applicant
- Track to view
Consultation & key dates
- Neighbours
- 23 Apr 2026
- Consultation
- 23 Apr 2026
- Comments by
- 15 May 2026
- Site notice
- 30 Apr 2026
- Env. assessment
- No
Historical activity at this location
18 nearby applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.
Within ~100m
Nearby activity
2025
Refused
Land Adjacent 150 Ratten Lane Hutton Lancashire
Permission in Principle for the construction of up to one residential dwelling house on l…
2025
Refused
Land Adjacent 150 Ratten Lane Hutton Lancashire
Permission in Principle for the construction of up to one residential dwelling house on l…
2025
Refused
Land Adjacent 140 Ratten Lane Hutton Lancashire
Permission in Principle for the construction of up to one residential dwelling house on l…
2025
Refused
Land Adjacent 140 Ratten Lane Hutton Lancashire
Permission in Principle for the construction of up to one residential dwelling house on l…
2025
152 Ratten Lane Hutton Preston Lancashire PR4 5TH
Single storey rear extension
2025
152 Ratten Lane Hutton Preston Lancashire PR4 5TH
Single storey rear extension
2023
Approved
Knowles Farm 150 Ratten Lane Hutton Preston Lancashire PR4 5TH
Retrospectively change of agricultural land to domestic curtilage (since September 2013)…
2023
Approved
Knowles Farm 150 Ratten Lane Hutton Preston Lancashire PR4 5TH
Retrospectively change of agricultural land to domestic curtilage (since September 2013)…
2023
Approved
Knowles Farm 150 Ratten Lane Hutton Preston Lancashire PR4 5TH
Application for Listed Building Consent for a two storey side/rear extension and re-sitin…
2023
Approved
Knowles Farm 150 Ratten Lane Hutton Preston Lancashire PR4 5TH
Application for Listed Building Consent for a two storey side/rear extension and re-sitin…
2023
Refused
Knowles Farm 150 Ratten Lane Hutton Preston Lancashire PR4 5TH
Two storey side/rear extension and re-siting of eastern boundary with new post and rail f…
2023
Refused
Knowles Farm 150 Ratten Lane Hutton Preston Lancashire PR4 5TH
Two storey side/rear extension and re-siting of eastern boundary with new post and rail f…
2020
Approved
Knowles Farm 150 Ratten Lane Hutton Preston Lancashire PR4 5TH
Single storey rear extension
2020
Approved
Knowles Farm 150 Ratten Lane Hutton Preston Lancashire PR4 5TH
Single storey rear extension
2020
Approved
Knowles Farm 150 Ratten Lane Hutton Preston Lancashire PR4 5TH
Single storey rear extension
2020
Approved
Knowles Farm 150 Ratten Lane Hutton Preston Lancashire PR4 5TH
Single storey rear extension
2017
Approved
133 Ratten Lane Hutton Preston Lancashire PR4 5TH
Two storey side extension with windows to side elevation. Single storey rear extension fo…
2017
Approved
133 Ratten Lane Hutton Preston Lancashire PR4 5TH
Two storey side extension with windows to side elevation. Single storey rear extension fo…
South Ribble
Planning Authority Score
8/10
Excellent
#26 of 292 councils
Relevant to this application:
Change of use
South Ribble is faster than most councils at deciding householder applications, ranking #53 out of 292. 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
South Ribble decision performance
Based on MHCLG data, 2025
95%
Overall approval rate
Above avg (87%) #26 of 292
98%
Householder approved
Above avg (90%) #21 of 292
78%
Decided in 8 weeks
Above avg (64%) #53 of 292
35%
Extended time limit
Below avg (40%) #102 of 292
91%
Minor dwellings approved
45 decided (1-9 homes)
75%
Major dwellings approved
4 decided (10+ homes)
92%
Change of use approved
12 decided
411
Total decisions
22 refused in 2025
Track this application
Orchard Farm Industrial Estate Ratten Lane Hutton Preston Lancashire PR4 5TH