39 Wood Street Lytham St Annes Lancashire FY8 1QG Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
Prior approval for change of use of building from commercial, business and service (use Class E) to a mixed use for any purpose within that class and for use of upper floors as 2 flats (use Class C3) pursuant to schedule 2, part 3, Class G of the town and country planning (general permitted development) (england) order 2015 (as amended) Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Approved on 14 Jul 2026 · Delegated · Last checked 14 Sept 2026
Site constraints 7
Checked on 2 November 2026. 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.
Sales history 1
Last sold for £180,000 in December 2025. Other property, leasehold.
Sale prices from HM Land Registry's price paid record, matched to this application by its address.
Building
From the energy performance certificate lodged in October 2025, the latest held for this property, matched to this application by its address. The building may have changed since. View the certificate
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Important details
- Council
- Fylde
- Application type
- Prior Approval
- Postcode
- FY8 1QG
- Received
- 22 May 2026
- Validated
- 22 May 2026
- Ward
- Carnegie
- Parish
- St Anne's on the Sea
- Case officer
- Show
- Decision
- Approve Prior Determination
- Decision date
- 14 Jul 2026
- Decision level
- Delegated
- Applicant
- Show
- Agent
- James Bell Architecture Ltd
- Freehold owner
- Show
How this decision compares
Decided in 53 days from validation, 9 days faster than Fylde's median of 62 for changes of use. Approved, as 93% of changes of use here are.
Plota live figures for changes of use decided by Fylde in the last twelve months, from validation. Fylde decision record →
Consultation & key dates
- Consultation
- 26 May 2026
- Comments by
- 16 Jun 2026
- Site or press notice
- 26 May 2026
Historical activity at this location
25 nearby applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.
Nearby activity
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.
Sale prices: Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Freehold boundary: © Crown copyright and database rights 2026, HM Land Registry. Polygons © Crown copyright and database rights 2026 Ordnance Survey 100026316. Conditions of use
Energy performance: Energy performance certificates from the Energy Performance of Buildings Register, Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright 2026.
Freehold owner: Information produced by HM Land Registry. © Crown copyright 2026. Source: HM Land Registry, UK and overseas companies that own property in England and Wales, September 2026 release.
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