White House, Lea Lane, Preston, Lancashire, PR4 0RT Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
Mixed use employment development including: 1) change of use of dwellinghouse (use class c3) to offices (use class e(g)(i)); 2) erection of single storey storage building (use class b8); 3) modifications to site access from lea lane; and 4) provision of associated parking, hardstanding and 2.1 metre high internal gates and fencing (Article 24 consultation) Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Approved on 4 Jun 2026 · Last checked 7 Oct 2026
Site constraints 2
Checked on 7 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.
Sales history 1
Last sold for £490,000 in March 2026. Detached house, freehold.
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. The building may have changed since. View the certificate
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How this decision compares
Decided in 21 days from validation, 35 days faster than Preston's median of 56 for full applications. Approved, as 87% of full applications here are.
Plota live figures for full applications decided across the UK in the last twelve months, from validation; too few recent full applications in Preston to go on. Preston decision record →
Historical activity at this location
4 nearby applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.
Nearby activity
Preston ranks #118 out of 296 councils for householder decision speed. 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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