57A Victoria Road West Thornton Cleveleys Lancashire FY5 1AJ Data via plota.co.uk

26/00690/LAWP - Certificate of lawfulness - proposed Pending Consideration

Proposal

Lawful development certificate for proposed change of use of remaining part of the existing premises as ancillary use to established business under Use Class E (b) for the sale of food goods for consumption on and off the premises. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

✓
Received
17 Aug 2026
Decision
Expected by 12 Oct 2026

This application is under consideration - no decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision between 11 Oct 2026 and 22 Oct 2026, from Wyre's recent changes of use.

Site constraints 2

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 ↗
Also on the record
Inside the Cleveleys built-up area.
Not affected
Not green belt · No listed building at the site · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 24 September 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
Wyre
Application type
Certificate of lawfulness - proposed
Postcode
FY5 1AJ
Received
17 Aug 2026
Validated
17 Aug 2026
Ward
Jubilee
Case officer
Show
Target decision
12 Oct 2026
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
Show
Agent
DAVIS Group

Decision outlook

Day 48 of the 56-day target. Wyre usually decides changes of use by day 57.

Day 489 days to the predicted decision (day 57)
48%decided within 8 weeks
81%approved
13%go to committee

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

Public comments

No public comments yet.

Last counted 3 Oct 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15065307
Statutory expiry
12 Oct 2026
Env. assessment
No
Wyre
Planning Authority Score
1.2/10
Poor
#288 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Change of use

Wyre is one of the slowest councils in England for householder decisions, ranking #272 out of 296. The council extends the time limit on 66% of applications - one of the highest rates in England. Expect your application to take longer than the standard deadline. Householder applications are slightly less likely to be approved here (88%) than the national average (90%).

Among the slowest councils in England
for householder decisions
These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
Wyre decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
83%
Overall approval rate
Below avg (87%) #243 of 296
88%
Householder approved
Below avg (90%) #228 of 296
38%
Decided in 8 weeks
Below avg (63%) #272 of 296
66%
Extended time limit
Above avg (41%) #281 of 296
56%
Minor dwellings approved
41 decided (1-9 homes)
67%
Major dwellings approved
6 decided (10+ homes)
75%
Change of use approved
52 decided
539
Total decisions
90 refused in the year to March 2026

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