Unit 5 150 Preston Road Lytham St Annes FY8 5AT Data via plota.co.uk

26/0414 - Change of Use Under Consideration

Proposal

Change of use from dog training centre (sui generis) to golf training facility with ancillary bar (Class E(d)), with replacement glazed entrance door Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
2 Jul 2026
✓
Validated
4 Sept 2026
Decision
Expected by 30 Oct 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision between 29 Oct 2026 and 20 Nov 2026, from Fylde's recent changes of use.

The consultation period closed on 22 Oct 2026.

Documents 24

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Licence at this address

  • Licence Majestic Wine Warehouse Premises licence · in force since 30 Jul 2024 · elsewhere in the building Licensed hours: alcohol until 23:00

Licensed hours are what the licence permits, not opening times.

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 ↗
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 2
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Also on the record
National infrastructure project about 1156 m away: Morgan and Morecambe Offshore Wind Farms Transmission Assets; Special protection area about 342 m away: Ribble & Alt Estuaries; SSSI about 325 m away: Ribble Estuary SSSI; Inside the Lytham St Anne's built-up area.
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.

Building

Floor area445 m² (4,790 sq ft)
Energy ratingC (asset rating 52)
UseRetail/Financial and Professional Services
HeatingHeating and Natural Ventilation

From the energy performance certificate lodged in February 2025, 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
Fylde
Application type
Change of Use
Postcode
FY8 5AT
Received
2 Jul 2026
Validated
4 Sept 2026
Ward
Lytham East
Parish
Lytham
Case officer
Show
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
Show
Agent
Leeming Associates

Decision outlook

Day 54 of the 56-day target. Fylde usually decides changes of use by day 65.

Day 5411 days to the predicted decision (day 65)
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
7 Sept 2026
Comments by
22 Oct 2026
Site or press notice
28 Sept 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

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.