12 Meadow Avenue Preesall Poulton-Le-Fylde Lancashire FY6 0HA Data via plota.co.uk

26/00006/FUL - Full Application Approved

Proposal

Proposed change of use from residential dwelling (Use Class C3) into a Childrens care home (Use Class C2) accommodating up to one child and up to a maximum of three carers at any one time Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
2 Jan 2026
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Validated
29 Jan 2026
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Consultation
11 Mar 2026
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Approved
1 Apr 2026

Approved on 1 Apr 2026 · Committee Decision · Last checked 6 Jul 2026

Documents 24

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 6

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 ↗
Also on the record
National infrastructure project about 1268 m away: Preesall Saltfield Underground Gas Storage; Special protection area about 399 m away: Morecambe Bay and Duddon Estuary; SSSI about 399 m away: Cockerham Marsh SSSI; Inside the Preesall and Knott End-on-Sea built-up area; Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) had this area as grade 3, but it predates the buildings here and the current map does not class it as farmland.
Not affected
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.

Sales history 2

Last sold for £127,500 in April 2005. Semi-detached house, freehold.

29 April 2005£127,500
26 October 2000£66,950

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

Building

Floor area91 m² (980 sq ft)
Energy ratingE (46 out of 100), could reach C
PropertySemi-detached bungalow, 5 habitable rooms
Built1950 to 1966
HeatingBoiler and radiators, mains gas
WallsCavity wall, filled cavity

From the energy performance certificate lodged in April 2016, 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
Wyre
Application type
Full Application
Postcode
FY6 0HA
Received
2 Jan 2026
Validated
29 Jan 2026
Ward
Preesall
Parish
Preesall
Case officer
Show
Target decision
26 Mar 2026
Decision
Application Permitted
Decision date
1 Apr 2026
Decision level
Committee Decision
Applicant
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Agent
Leeming Associates

How this decision compares

Decided in 62 days from validation, 5 days slower than Wyre's median of 57 for changes of use. Approved, as 82% of changes of use here are.

49%decided within 8 weeks
82%approved
12%go to committee

Plota live figures for changes of use decided by Wyre in the last twelve months, from validation. Wyre decision record →

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14551684
Planning Portal ref
PP-14551684
Neighbours
3 Feb 2026
Consultation
11 Mar 2026
Comments by
1 Apr 2026
Site or press notice
23 Feb 2026
Committee
1 Apr 2026
Statutory expiry
26 Mar 2026
Env. assessment
No
Wyre
Planning Authority Score
1.2/10
Poor
#288 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Change of use

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

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

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.