War memorial, Garstang Road, Broughton, Preston Data via plota.co.uk

06/2026/0340 - Full application Approved

Proposal

1no. 8m high flag pole Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
around 4 Aug 2026
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Approved
24 Sept 2026

Approved on 24 Sept 2026 · Last checked 13 Oct 2026

Site constraints 4

Air quality management area: AQMA No.3
The council has declared the area as failing an air quality objective.
Schemes that add traffic, parking or combustion plant are assessed against the area's action plan and may need an air quality assessment.
Council record ↗
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
Inside the Broughton (Preston) 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. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England 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
Preston
Application type
Full application
Received
around 4 Aug 2026
Validated
4 Aug 2026
Ward
Preston Rural East
Parish
Broughton-in-Amounderness
Case officer
Show
Decision
Approval with conditions
Decision date
24 Sept 2026
Applicant
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How this decision compares

Decided in 51 days from validation, 4 days faster than Preston's median of 55 for full applications. Approved, as 94% of full applications here are.

60%decided within 8 weeks
94%approved
389decided in the last year

Plota live figures for full applications decided by Preston in the last twelve months, from validation. Preston decision record →

Preston
Planning Authority Score
6.2/10
Average
#92 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder decisions

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.

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
Preston decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
92%
Overall approval rate
Above avg (87%) #90 of 296
98%
Householder approved
Above avg (90%) #21 of 296
71%
Decided in 8 weeks
Above avg (63%) #118 of 296
46%
Extended time limit
Above avg (41%) #202 of 296
86%
Minor dwellings approved
70 decided (1-9 homes)
81%
Major dwellings approved
26 decided (10+ homes)
94%
Change of use approved
63 decided
653
Total decisions
50 refused in the year to March 2026