Land At Junction Of Croston Barn Lane And Cockerham Road Cabus Lancashire Data via plota.co.uk

26/00405/PIP - Permission in Principle Refused

Proposal

Permission in principle for a minimum of 4 and maximum of 7 self build dwellings (C3) Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

✓
Received
12 May 2026
✓
Validated
14 May 2026
✓
Consultation
5 Jun 2026
✗
Refused
17 Jul 2026
Appeal
Not lodged

Refused on 17 Jul 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 18 Jul 2026

Site constraints 3

Also on the record
National infrastructure project about 1112 m away: Preesall Saltfield Underground Gas Storage; Inside the Garstang 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 scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 6 October 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
Wyre
Application type
Permission in Principle
Postcode
PR3 1HR
Received
12 May 2026
Validated
14 May 2026
Ward
Garstang
Parish
Cabus
Case officer
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Target decision
18 Jun 2026
Decision
Application Refused
Decision date
17 Jul 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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How this decision compares

Decided in 64 days from validation, about the council's usual 64 days. Refused, as 44% of new homes here are.

38%decided within 8 weeks
56%approved
11%go to committee

Plota live figures for new homes decided by Wyre in the last twelve months, from validation. Wyre decision record →

Consultation & key dates

Neighbours
15 May 2026
Consultation
5 Jun 2026
Comments by
8 Jul 2026
Site or press notice
24 Jun 2026
Statutory expiry
18 Jun 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