Rawstrone Sports Centre Bush Lane North of the Runway Freckleton Lancashire PR4 1SB Data via plota.co.uk

26/0575 - Full Planning Permission Awaiting Committee

Proposal

Replacement of existing Sports court with 2g all weather pitch, including 3m and 4m mesh fencing, and, 4 no. 6m floodlighting columns Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

✓
Received
29 Sept 2026
✓
Validated
7 Oct 2026
Decision
Expected by 2 Dec 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision between 2 Dec 2026 and 29 Dec 2026, from Fylde's recent commercial premises.

Comments are open until 5 Nov 2026

Comment on this application ↗

Documents 21

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Site constraints 2

Also on the record
National infrastructure project about 1316 m away: Morgan and Morecambe Offshore Wind Farms Transmission Assets; Inside the Freckleton built-up area.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 10 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
Full Planning Permission
Postcode
PR4 1SB
Received
29 Sept 2026
Validated
7 Oct 2026
Ward
Freckleton Village
Parish
Freckleton
Case officer
Show
Decision level
Committee
Applicant
Show
Agent
LK2 Architects Ltd

Decision outlook

Day 21 of the 56-day target. Fylde usually decides commercial premises by day 69.

Day 2148 days to the predicted decision (day 69)
41%decided within 8 weeks
98%approved
6%go to committee

Plota live figures for commercial premises decided by Fylde in the last twelve months, from validation. Fylde decision record →

Consultation & key dates

Consultation
12 Oct 2026
Comments by
5 Nov 2026
Site or press notice
15 Oct 2026
Committee
11 Nov 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