Melrose Barn 15A Moss Lane Hesketh Bank Preston Lancashire PR4 6AA Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
Change of Use and conversion of double garage to 'Granny Annexe', ancillary to No15A Moss Lane dwelling. Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Approved on 2 Apr 2026 · Delegated unless Member request to Cttee · Last checked 5 Jul 2026
Documents 13
Decision & officer reports 2
Statements & assessments 2
Plans & drawings 5
Consultation & comments 2
Site constraints 3
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.
Building
From the energy performance certificate lodged in October 2012, 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
- West Lancashire
- Application type
- Full Planning Application
- Postcode
- PR4 6AA
- Received
- 9 Feb 2026
- Validated
- 9 Feb 2026
- Ward
- Tarleton Village Ward
- Parish
- Tarleton
- Case officer
- Show
- Decision
- Planning Permission Granted
- Decision date
- 2 Apr 2026
- Decision level
- Delegated unless Member request to Cttee
- Applicant
- Show
- Agent
- Andrew Cunningham Building Design Ltd
How this decision compares
Decided in 52 days from validation, 6 days faster than West Lancashire's median of 58 for changes of use. Approved, as 79% of changes of use here are.
Plota live figures for changes of use decided by West Lancashire in the last twelve months, from validation. West Lancashire decision record →
Consultation & key dates
- Alt. reference
- PP-14678994
- Planning Portal ref
- PP-14678994
- Neighbours
- 16 Feb 2026
- Consultation
- 17 Feb 2026
- Comments by
- 11 Mar 2026
- Env. assessment
- No
Historical activity at this location
22 previous applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.
Previous applications at this address
Nearby activity
West Lancashire is slower than most councils at deciding householder applications, ranking #265 out of 296. The council extends the time limit on 60% of applications - one of the highest rates in England. Expect your application to take longer than the standard deadline. West Lancashire is also one of the strictest councils - it refuses more householder applications than almost any other, with only 85% approved vs 90% nationally.
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.
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