46, Deepdale Mill Street, Preston, PR1 5BY Data via plota.co.uk

06/2026/0467 - Early acknowledgement for demolition Approved

Proposal

Prior notification submission for the demolition of the existing buildings on site Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
around 28 Apr 2026
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Approved
8 May 2026

Approved on 8 May 2026 · Last checked 7 Oct 2026

Site constraints 2

Also on the record
1 listed building within 150 m of the postcode pin; Inside the Preston (Preston) built-up area.
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 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.

Sales history 1

Last sold for £100,000 in September 2016. Other property, freehold.

30 September 2016£100,000Recorded as a transfer outside a standard sale

Sale prices from HM Land Registry's price paid record, matched to this application by its address.

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Important details

Council
Preston
Application type
Early acknowledgement for demolition
Postcode
PR1 5BY
Received
around 28 Apr 2026
Validated
28 Apr 2026
Ward
St Matthews
Case officer
Show
Decision
Prior approval not required
Decision date
8 May 2026
Agent
Cassidy + Ashton Group Ltd.

How this decision compares

Decided in 10 days from validation, 23 days faster than Preston's median of 33 for prior approvals. Approved, as 83% of prior approvals here are.

93%decided within 8 weeks
83%approved
26,020decided in the last year

Plota live figures for prior approvals decided across the UK in the last twelve months, from validation; too few recent prior approvals in Preston to go on. Preston decision record →

Preston
Planning Authority Score
6.2/10
Average
#92 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder decisions

Preston ranks #118 out of 296 councils for householder decision speed. 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
Preston decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
92%
Overall approval rate
Above avg (87%) #90 of 296
98%
Householder approved
Above avg (90%) #21 of 296
71%
Decided in 8 weeks
Above avg (63%) #118 of 296
46%
Extended time limit
Above avg (41%) #202 of 296
86%
Minor dwellings approved
70 decided (1-9 homes)
81%
Major dwellings approved
26 decided (10+ homes)
94%
Change of use approved
63 decided
653
Total decisions
50 refused in the year to March 2026

Sale prices: Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.