Snapewood Farm Snapewood Lane Cabus Preston Lancashire PR3 0JP Data via plota.co.uk

26/00212/FUL - Full Application Approved

Proposal

Change of use of agricultural land to form equine sand paddock for private use Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
12 Mar 2026
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Validated
18 Jun 2026
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Consultation
3 Jul 2026
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Approved
30 Jul 2026

Approved on 30 Jul 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 1 Aug 2026

Documents 23

Consultation & comments 8

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 3

Grade II listed: Snape Wood Farmhouse
List entry 1163300 · 0 m away
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.
Historic England ↗
Agricultural land, grade 3b
Not best and most versatile land (grades 1, 2 and 3a). Source: the Predictive Agricultural Land Classification Map (Defra and Natural England, 2025; the Welsh Government's Predictive ALC Map 2 in Wales), a model rather than a site survey. Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) agrees.
Where development of farmland is needed, policy prefers poorer land over the best and most versatile (grades 1, 2 and 3a). Three sources: Natural England's post-1988 field surveys, which are definitive where they exist; the Defra predictive map for England (2025) and the Welsh Government predictive map, modelled from the soil map with 3a and 3b split; and the 1970s provisional map, which planners and other services still show, coarser and with grade 3 undivided. Where the provisional and predicted grades disagree, treat the predicted grade as the current estimate and expect an application to carry its own survey.
Also on the record
National infrastructure project 1528 m away: Preesall Saltfield Underground Gas Storage.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · 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.

Building

Floor area221 m² (2,379 sq ft)
Energy ratingD (55 out of 100), could reach B
PropertyDetached house, 6 habitable rooms
BuiltBefore 1900
HeatingBoiler and radiators, oil
WallsGranite or whinstone, with internal insulation

From the energy performance certificate lodged in May 2017, the latest held for this property. The building may have changed since. View the certificate

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Important details

Council
Wyre
Application type
Full Application
Postcode
PR3 0JP
Received
12 Mar 2026
Validated
18 Jun 2026
Ward
Garstang
Parish
Cabus
Case officer
Show
Target decision
13 Aug 2026
Decision
Application Permitted
Decision date
30 Jul 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
Show
Agent
M L Planning

How this decision compares

Decided in 42 days from validation, about the council's usual 45 days. Approved, as 71% of agricultural works here are.

61%decided within 8 weeks
71%approved
9%go to committee

Plota live figures for agricultural works decided by Wyre in the last twelve months, from validation. Wyre decision record →

Public comments

No public comments yet.

2 neighbours consulted · Last counted 1 Aug 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14602333
Planning Portal ref
PP-14602333
Neighbours
19 Jun 2026
Consultation
3 Jul 2026
Comments by
27 Jul 2026
Site or press notice
6 Jul 2026
Statutory expiry
13 Aug 2026
Env. assessment
No
Wyre
Planning Authority Score
1.2/10
Poor
#288 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Change of use

Wyre is one of the slowest councils in England for householder decisions, ranking #272 out of 296. The council extends the time limit on 66% of applications - one of the highest rates in England. Expect your application to take longer than the standard deadline. Householder applications are slightly less likely to be approved here (88%) than the national average (90%).

Among the slowest councils in England
for householder decisions
These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
Wyre decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
83%
Overall approval rate
Below avg (87%) #243 of 296
88%
Householder approved
Below avg (90%) #228 of 296
38%
Decided in 8 weeks
Below avg (63%) #272 of 296
66%
Extended time limit
Above avg (41%) #281 of 296
56%
Minor dwellings approved
41 decided (1-9 homes)
67%
Major dwellings approved
6 decided (10+ homes)
75%
Change of use approved
52 decided
539
Total decisions
90 refused in the year to March 2026

Energy performance: Energy performance certificates from the Energy Performance of Buildings Register, Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright 2026.