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26/00416/FUL - Full Application Approved

Proposal

Demolition of disused public house/hotel/restaurant and construction of six detached residential dwellings (Variation of condition 2 (Plans), condition 11 (parking), condition 13 (landscaping) and condition 17 (drainage) on planning permission under Section 73, with addition of double garage and amended layout to plot 6) Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
14 May 2026
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Consultation
5 Jun 2026
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Approved
17 Jul 2026

Approved on 17 Jul 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 19 Jul 2026

Documents 21

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Associated applications 2

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Site constraints 3

Also on the record
Radon affected area, class 3; Inside the Forton built-up area; Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) 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 listed building at the site

Checked on 6 October 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England, the British Geological Survey and UK Health Security Agency (radon, contains BGS materials © UKRI) 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
Full Application
Postcode
PR3 0BL
Received
14 May 2026
Validated
14 May 2026
Ward
Wyresdale
Parish
Forton
Case officer
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Target decision
9 Jul 2026
Decision
Application Permitted
Decision date
17 Jul 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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How this decision compares

Decided in 64 days from validation, 7 days slower than Wyre's median of 57 for changes of use. Approved, as 82% of changes of use here are.

49%decided within 8 weeks
82%approved
12%go to committee

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

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14919797
Planning Portal ref
PP-14919797
Neighbours
15 May 2026
Consultation
5 Jun 2026
Comments by
15 Jul 2026
Site or press notice
24 Jun 2026
Statutory expiry
9 Jul 2026
Env. assessment
No
Wyre
Planning Authority Score
1.2/10
Poor
#288 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder decisions

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