St Annes Old Links Golf Club Highbury Road East Lytham St Annes FY8 2LD Data via plota.co.uk

26/0253 - Full Planning Permission Approved

Proposal

Erection of single storey "half way house" respite building for use by golfers, including sale of hot/ cold food and drinks, with covered seating area Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
17 Apr 2026
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Validated
18 Aug 2026
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Approved
29 Sept 2026

Approved on 29 Sept 2026 · Delegated · Last checked 4 Oct 2026

Site constraints 5

Green belt: Blackpool
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 ↗
National infrastructure project 28 m away: Morgan and Morecambe Offshore Wind Farms Transmission Assets
The site is 28 m from the project boundary. Electricity line, decided. The project page says whether consent was granted.
Nationally significant infrastructure projects (power stations, electricity lines, pipelines, major roads and railways, harbours, airports and reservoirs) are consented by a Secretary of State under the Planning Act 2008, after an examination by the Planning Inspectorate, rather than by the council. The boundary is the one the Inspectorate consults on and can change as the scheme does. Projects are shown within 2 km of the site.
Planning Inspectorate project page ↗
Also on the record
Local nature reserve 390 m away: Lytham St Annes; SSSI 390 m away: Lytham St Annes Dunes SSSI; Inside the Lytham St Anne's built-up area.
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, 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
FY8 2LD
Received
17 Apr 2026
Validated
18 Aug 2026
Ward
Kilnhouse New
Parish
St Anne's on the Sea
Case officer
Show
Decision
Granted
Decision date
29 Sept 2026
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
Show
Agent
Creative SPARC Architects

How this decision compares

Decided in 42 days from validation, 27 days faster than Fylde's median of 69 for commercial premises. Approved, as 98% of commercial premises here are.

41%decided within 8 weeks
98%approved
6%go to committee

Plota live figures for commercial premises decided by Fylde in the last twelve months, from validation. Fylde decision record →

Consultation & key dates

Consultation
19 Aug 2026
Comments by
17 Sept 2026
Site or press notice
26 Aug 2026
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