Freshfields Hundred End Lane Hesketh Bank Preston Lancashire PR4 6XL Data via plota.co.uk

2026/0857/FUL - Full Planning Application Registered

Proposal

Proposed erection of a dwelling following the demolition of the existing building. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

✓
Received
13 Oct 2026
✓
Consultation
19 Oct 2026
Decision
Expected by 8 Dec 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision between 6 Dec 2026 and 14 Dec 2026, from West Lancashire's recent demolitions.

Comments are open until 11 Nov 2026

Comment on this application ↗

Site constraints 7

Green belt: Merseyside and Greater Manchester
Inappropriate development needs very special circumstances.
Green belt policy allows a short list of exceptions, such as limited extensions and replacement buildings. Anything else needs very special circumstances that clearly outweigh the harm. Some green belt land can count as grey belt, where it does not strongly serve the green belt's purposes. The council decides this in its green belt assessment or on each application, so we do not mark it here.
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In flood zones plus climate change
Inside the extent flood zones 2 and 3 could reach with climate change: the Central allowance for the 2080s on rivers, the Upper End allowance for sea level rise to 2125. From the sea. Defences are not counted.
The Environment Agency flood map for planning. Councils use it to decide when a flood risk assessment and the sequential test are needed. It is indicative and does not show whether a particular property will flood.
Flood map ↗
Also on the record
Special protection area 362 m away: Ribble & Alt Estuaries; National infrastructure project: East Irish Sea Transmission Project, at pre-application; SSSI 362 m away: Ribble Estuary SSSI; Inside the Hundred End built-up area; Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) had this area as grade 1, but it predates the buildings here and the current map does not class it as farmland.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · No listed building at the site · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 20 October 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

Application type
Full Planning Application
Postcode
PR4 6XL
Received
13 Oct 2026
Validated
13 Oct 2026
Ward
North Meols & Hesketh Bank Ward
Parish
Hesketh-with-Becconsall
Case officer
Show
Decision level
Schedule 1
Applicant
Show
Agent
Wignalls Chartered Surveyors

Decision outlook

Day 15 of the 56-day target. West Lancashire usually decides demolitions by day 56.

Day 1541 days to the 56-day target
53%decided within 8 weeks
83%approved
39decided in the last year

Plota live figures for demolitions decided by West Lancashire in the last twelve months, from validation. West Lancashire decision record →

Public comments

No public comments yet.

3 neighbours consulted · Last counted 20 Oct 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15234966
Planning Portal ref
PP-15234966
Neighbours
19 Oct 2026
Consultation
19 Oct 2026
Comments by
11 Nov 2026
Env. assessment
No
West Lancashire
Planning Authority Score
1.1/10
Poor
#291 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder decisions

West Lancashire is slower than most councils at deciding householder applications, ranking #265 out of 296. The council extends the time limit on 60% of applications - one of the highest rates in England. Expect your application to take longer than the standard deadline. West Lancashire is also one of the strictest councils - it refuses more householder applications than almost any other, with only 85% approved vs 90% nationally.

One of the strictest councils
only 85% approved vs 90% nationally
These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
West Lancashire decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
82%
Overall approval rate
Below avg (87%) #253 of 296
85%
Householder approved
Below avg (90%) #252 of 296
41%
Decided in 8 weeks
Below avg (63%) #265 of 296
60%
Extended time limit
Above avg (41%) #271 of 296
73%
Minor dwellings approved
62 decided (1-9 homes)
60%
Major dwellings approved
5 decided (10+ homes)
59%
Change of use approved
34 decided
564
Total decisions
103 refused in the year to March 2026

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