Arnold Clark Lytham St Annes Way Westby With Plumptons Lancashire FY4 5PQ Data via plota.co.uk

26/0330 - Prior Approval Approved

Proposal

Prior approval for installation of roof mounted solar panels With a capacity of 208.8kwp, pursuant to schedule 2, part 14, Class J (as amended) of the town and country planning (general permitted development) (england) order 2015 Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
22 May 2026
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Validated
11 Jun 2026
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Approved
31 Jul 2026

Approved on 31 Jul 2026 · Delegated · Last checked 14 Sept 2026

Site constraints 3

Also on the record
National infrastructure project about 1820 m away: Morgan and Morecambe Offshore Wind Farms Transmission Assets; Inside the Blackpool 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
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
Postcode
FY4 5PQ
Received
22 May 2026
Validated
11 Jun 2026
Ward
Wrea Green with Westby
Parish
Westby with Plumptons
Case officer
Show
Decision
Prior Approval not required
Decision date
31 Jul 2026
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
Show
Agent
Praeter Ltd

How this decision compares

Decided in 50 days from validation, 17 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
12 Jun 2026
Comments by
21 Jul 2026
Site or press notice
30 Jun 2026
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