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26/00869/LAWP - Certificate of lawfulness - proposed Pending Consideration
Solar & renewablesCommercial premises

Proposal

Lawful development certificate for proposed fuel cell. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
20 Oct 2026
Decision
Expected by 15 Dec 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision between 15 Dec 2026 and 26 Dec 2026, from Wyre's recent commercial premises.

Documents 5

Statements & assessments 1

PDF Flood risk assessment Application Documentation · 20 Oct 2026 View ↗

Plans & drawings 3

PDF Site location plan Site Location Plan · 20 Oct 2026 View ↗ PDF Proposed site plan Plans · 20 Oct 2026 View ↗ PDF Existing site plan Plans · 20 Oct 2026 View ↗

Application forms 1

PDF Application form - without personal data Application Form · 20 Oct 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 7

Flood zone 3, rivers and sea
High chance: a 1 in 100 or greater annual chance from rivers, or 1 in 200 from the sea. Any development here needs a flood risk assessment. Defences are not counted.
The Environment Agency flood map for planning. Homes in zone 3 must also pass the sequential test. Surface water flooding is a separate map.
Flood map ↗
Special protection area 77 m away: Morecambe Bay and Duddon Estuary
Work nearby can need a habitats assessment.
Harm to a protected site is only accepted where there is no alternative and an overriding public interest.
SSSI 77 m away: Wyre Estuary SSSI
Natural England may need consulting, depending on what is proposed.
Sites of special scientific interest are the best wildlife and geological sites in the country. Development likely to harm one is rarely permitted.
National infrastructure project 678 m away: Preesall Saltfield Underground Gas Storage
The site is 678 m from the project boundary. Underground gas storage, decided. The project page says whether consent was granted. Also within 2 km: East Irish Sea Transmission Project (at pre-application, the site is inside its boundary).
Nationally significant infrastructure projects (power stations, electricity lines, pipelines, major roads and railways, harbours, airports and reservoirs) are consented by a Secretary of State under the Planning Act 2008, after an examination by the Planning Inspectorate, rather than by the council. The boundary is the one the Inspectorate consults on and can change as the scheme does. Projects are shown within 2 km of the site.
Planning Inspectorate project page ↗
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 2
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Also on the record
Inside the Thornton (Wyre) built-up area; Flood defence 39 m away (engineered high ground, designed for a 1 in 25 year flood).
Not affected
Not green belt · No listed building at the site · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 21 October 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.

Building

Floor area753 m² (8,105 sq ft)
Energy ratingA (asset rating 25)
UseB2 to B7 General Industrial and Special Industrial Groups
HeatingHeating and Natural Ventilation

From the energy performance certificate lodged in March 2016, the latest held for this property. The building may have changed since. View the certificate

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Important details

Council
Wyre
Application type
Certificate of lawfulness - proposed
Postcode
FY5 4QD
Received
20 Oct 2026
Validated
20 Oct 2026
Ward
Bourne
Case officer
Show
Target decision
15 Dec 2026
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
Show
Agent
On-Site Energy Limited

Decision outlook

Day 8 of the 56-day target. Wyre usually decides commercial premises by day 60.

Day 852 days to the predicted decision (day 60)
43%decided within 8 weeks
86%approved
6%go to committee

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

Public comments

No public comments yet.

Last counted 21 Oct 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15216018
Planning Portal ref
PP-15216018
Statutory expiry
15 Dec 2026
Env. assessment
No

Historical activity at this location

12 previous applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.

This property

Previous applications at this address

2024 Approved
Prior approval for proposed installation of 393kWp solar canopy under Schedule 2, Part 14…
24/00637/PAOA
2024 Approved
Prior approval for proposed installation of 393kWp solar canopy under Schedule 2, Part 14…
24/00637/PAOA
2022 Approved
New steel portal frame industrial manufacturing building within the existing Hillhouse in…
22/00226/FUL
2022 Approved
New steel portal frame industrial manufacturing building within the existing Hillhouse in…
22/00226/FUL
2019 Approved
Variation of condition 01 on application 18/00382/FUL to allow retention of the building
19/00573/FUL
2018 Approved
Retention of temporary storage building
18/00382/FUL
2018 Approved
Retention of temporary storage building
18/00382/FUL
2016 Approved
Non material amendment to Planning application 16/00026/FUL for the addition of an extern…
16/00026/NONMAT
2016 Approved
Non material amendment to Planning application 16/00026/FUL for the addition of an extern…
16/00026/NONMAT
2016 Approved
Proposed Polymer Innovation Centre (Victrex) with associated electrical switchroom, fire…
16/00026/FUL
2016 Approved
Proposed Polymer Innovation Centre (Victrex) with associated electrical switchroom, fire…
16/00026/FUL
Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2025 Approved
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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
Source: MHCLG planning statistics · See full council rankings

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.