Hoole House & Lodge House Lodge Lane Elswick Lancashire PR4 3YH Data via plota.co.uk

26/0460 - Change of Use Awaiting Assessment

Proposal

Change of use of dwellings, curtilage buildings and associated grounds (use Class C3) to a residential school (use Class C2) Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

✓
Received
27 Jul 2026
✓
Validated
4 Aug 2026
Decision
Target date was 29 Sept 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicted a decision around 28 Oct 2026; it is now day 85.

The consultation period closed on 24 Sept 2026.

Site constraints 4

Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 1
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Also on the record
Inside the Elswick built-up area; National infrastructure project about 1547 m away: East Irish Sea Transmission Project, at pre-application; Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) had this area as grade 2, 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
Change of Use
Postcode
PR4 3YH
Received
27 Jul 2026
Validated
4 Aug 2026
Ward
Rural North Fylde
Parish
Elswick
Case officer
Show
Decision level
Committee
Applicant
Show
Agent
De Pol Associates

Decision outlook

Day 85, past the statutory target. 71% of changes of use in Fylde are decided within thirteen weeks, which runs to 3 Nov 2026; extensions of time are common, and the council need not decide on the day. Last seen undecided on 26 Oct 2026.

Day 8529 days past the 56-day target
44%decided within 8 weeks
93%approved
7%go to committee

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

Consultation & key dates

Consultation
6 Aug 2026
Comments by
24 Sept 2026
Site or press notice
3 Sept 2026
Committee
16 Dec 2026
Fylde
Planning Authority Score
5.3/10
Average
#130 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Change of use

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