Bridgeway School Church Road Bamber Bridge Preston Lancashire PR5 6EP Data via plota.co.uk

07/2026/00499/LBC - Listed Building Consent Approved

Proposal

Listed Building Consent for the installation of replacement roof lights. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

Received
6 Jul 2026
Consultation
3 Aug 2026
Approved
27 Aug 2026

Approved on 27 Aug 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 27 Aug 2026

Site constraints 5

Church Road conservation area
Demolition needs planning permission and permitted development is restricted.
The council must give weight to preserving or enhancing the area's character and appearance. Not every council has published its boundaries as open data.
Council document ↗
2 listed buildings within 150 m
Nearest: St Saviour's Church of England School, Grade II, 36 m away · 2 Grade II
The site itself is not listed. Listed building consent is needed for work that affects the special interest of a listed building, inside or out, on top of planning permission. Setting can be a consideration for buildings nearby; there is no fixed radius.
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Historic England ↗
Also on the record
Inside the Bamber Bridge built-up area; Green belt 34 m away: Merseyside and Greater Manchester; Priority habitat 45 m away: Deciduous woodland.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 11 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

Application type
Listed Building Consent
Postcode
PR5 6EP
Received
6 Jul 2026
Validated
6 Jul 2026
Ward
Bamber Bridge East
Case officer
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Target decision
31 Aug 2026
Decision
Approval with Conditions
Decision date
27 Aug 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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How this decision compares

Decided in 52 days from validation, 4 days faster than South Ribble's median of 56 for listed building consent. Approved, as 93% of listed building consent here are.

58%decided within 8 weeks
93%approved
10,435decided in the last year

Plota live figures for listed building consent decided across the UK in the last twelve months, from validation; too few recent listed building consent in South Ribble to go on. South Ribble decision record →

Public comments

No public comments yet.

12 neighbours consulted · Last counted 27 Aug 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15045704
Neighbours
3 Aug 2026
Comments by
25 Aug 2026
Site or press notice
14 Jul 2026
Env. assessment
No
South Ribble
Planning Authority Score
7.8/10
Good
#30 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Other 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