Merlewood Caravan Park Cartford Lane Little Eccleston With Larbreck Lancashire PR3 0YP Data via plota.co.uk

25/0230 - Full Planning Permission Withdrawn

Proposal

Installation of a 150 kilowatt ground mounted solar array With associated infrastructure Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

✓
Received
7 Apr 2025
✓
Validated
23 Jun 2025
−
Withdrawn
24 Nov 2025

Withdrawn on 24 Nov 2025 · Last checked 8 Nov 2026

Documents 23

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 4

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: East Irish Sea Transmission Project, at pre-application; Inside the Great Eccleston built-up area; 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 9 November 2026. 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
PR3 0YP
Received
7 Apr 2025
Validated
23 Jun 2025
Ward
Rural North Fylde
Parish
Little Eccleston
Case officer
Show
Decision
Withdrawn by Applicant
Decision date
24 Nov 2025
Applicant
Show
Agent
Cogeo Planning and Environmental Services

Consultation & key dates

Consultation
7 Oct 2025
Comments by
28 Oct 2025
Site or press notice
30 Jun 2025
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