Land Adj To 148 Higher Walton Road Higher Walton Preston Lancashire PR5 4HR Data via plota.co.uk

07/2026/00595/PIP - Permission in Principle Approved

Proposal

Application for Stage 1 Permission in Principle for the erection of up to 6no. dwellinghouses. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
11 Aug 2026
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Consultation
20 Aug 2026
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Approved
8 Sept 2026

Approved on 8 Sept 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 23 Sept 2026

Site constraints 4

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.
Read the government guidance ↗
Also on the record
Inside the Bamber Bridge built-up area; Priority habitat 32 m away: No main habitat but additional habitats present; 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 · No listed building at the site · 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

Application type
Permission in Principle
Postcode
PR5 4HR
Received
11 Aug 2026
Validated
11 Aug 2026
Ward
Samlesbury and Walton
Case officer
Show
Target decision
15 Sept 2026
Decision
Approval
Decision date
8 Sept 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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Agent
Peter E Gilkes & Company

How this decision compares

Decided in 28 days from validation, 21 days faster than South Ribble's median of 49 for new homes. Approved, as 84% of new homes here are.

66%decided within 8 weeks
84%approved
41decided in the last year

Plota live figures for new homes decided by South Ribble in the last twelve months, from validation. South Ribble decision record →

Public comments

1comment received
1 objecting

Last counted 23 Sept 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15151299
Planning Portal ref
PP-15151299
Comments by
11 Sept 2026
Site or press notice
20 Aug 2026
Statutory expiry
15 Sept 2026
Env. assessment
No
South Ribble
Planning Authority Score
7.8/10
Good
#30 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder decisions

South Ribble is faster than most councils at deciding householder applications, ranking #79 out of 296. Householder applications are more likely to be approved here than most councils, with a 99% approval rate vs 90% nationally.

More permissive than most councils
99% approved vs 90% nationally
These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
South Ribble decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
95%
Overall approval rate
Above avg (87%) #27 of 296
99%
Householder approved
Above avg (90%) #7 of 296
75%
Decided in 8 weeks
Above avg (63%) #79 of 296
36%
Extended time limit
Below avg (41%) #115 of 296
95%
Minor dwellings approved
41 decided (1-9 homes)
75%
Major dwellings approved
4 decided (10+ homes)
92%
Change of use approved
12 decided
389
Total decisions
18 refused in the year to March 2026