North Beach Dunes Clifton Drive North Lytham St Annes Data via plota.co.uk

26/0474 - Prior Approval Approved
Solar & renewables

Proposal

Request for assessment under S77 of the conservation of habitats and species regulations 2017 to allow use of permitted development rights in schedule 2, part 15, Class B of GPDO for exploratory borehole digging associated with potential routing of off-shore windfarm transmission assets Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
6 Aug 2026
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Approved
17 Sept 2026

Approved on 17 Sept 2026 · Delegated · Last checked 19 Sept 2026

Documents

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Site constraints 5

In flood zones plus climate change
Inside the extent flood zones 2 and 3 could reach with climate change: the Central allowance for the 2080s on rivers, the Upper End allowance for sea level rise to 2125. From the sea. Defences are not counted.
The Environment Agency flood map for planning. Councils use it to decide when a flood risk assessment and the sequential test are needed. It is indicative and does not show whether a particular property will flood.
Flood map ↗
National infrastructure project about 259 m away: Morgan and Morecambe Offshore Wind Farms Transmission Assets
The site is about 259 m from the project boundary. Electricity line, decided. The project page says whether consent was granted.
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 ↗
Also on the record
Special protection area about 375 m away: Ribble & Alt Estuaries; SSSI about 375 m away: Ribble Estuary SSSI; Inside the Lytham St Anne's 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, 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
Fylde
Application type
Prior Approval
Received
6 Aug 2026
Validated
6 Aug 2026
Ward
Kilgrimol, Kilnhouse New
Parish
St Anne's on the Sea
Case officer
Show
Decision
Granted
Decision date
17 Sept 2026
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
Show
Agent
Flotation Energy

How this decision compares

Decided in 42 days from validation, 9 days slower than Fylde's median of 33 for prior approvals. Approved, as 90% of prior approvals here are.

90%decided within 8 weeks
90%approved
31decided in the last year

Plota live figures for prior approvals decided by Fylde in the last twelve months, from validation. Fylde decision record →

Consultation & key dates

Consultation
10 Aug 2026
Comments by
31 Aug 2026

Historical activity at this location

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2019 Approved
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2019 Approved
447 CLIFTON DRIVE NORTH, LYTHAM ST ANNES, FY8 2PW
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2019 Approved
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2017 Refused
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Fylde
Planning Authority Score
5.3/10
Average
#130 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder decisions

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.

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
Fylde decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
96%
Overall approval rate
Above avg (87%) #11 of 296
98%
Householder approved
Above avg (90%) #17 of 296
60%
Decided in 8 weeks
Below avg (63%) #184 of 296
49%
Extended time limit
Above avg (41%) #220 of 296
79%
Minor dwellings approved
43 decided (1-9 homes)
100%
Major dwellings approved
9 decided (10+ homes)
100%
Change of use approved
28 decided
422
Total decisions
16 refused in the year to March 2026
Source: MHCLG planning statistics · See full council rankings