Lancaster Cottage Brindle Road Bamber Bridge Preston Lancashire PR5 6YJ Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
Change of use of existing dwellinghouse (C3 Use Class) to children's home (C2 Use Class), to provide care for up to 4no. children (3no. within the main dwelling and 1no. semi-independant child within an existing annexe above the existing garage) with 6no. members of staff working on a rota basis Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Refused on 4 Sept 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 4 Sept 2026
Documents 12
Decision & officer reports 2
Statements & assessments 2
Application forms 1
Consultation & comments 4
Site constraints 1
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
- Council
- South Ribble
- Application type
- Full Application
- Postcode
- PR5 6YJ
- Received
- 16 Jul 2026
- Validated
- 16 Jul 2026
- Ward
- Bamber Bridge East
- Case officer
- Show
- Target decision
- 10 Sept 2026
- Decision
- Refusal
- Decision date
- 4 Sept 2026
- Decision level
- Delegated Decision
- Applicant
- Show
- Agent
- Graham Lea Architecture
How this decision compares
Decided in 50 days from validation, about the council's usual 49 days. Refused, as 6% of changes of use here are.
Plota live figures for changes of use decided by South Ribble in the last twelve months, from validation. South Ribble decision record →
Public comments
4 neighbours consulted · Last counted 4 Sept 2026
Consultation & key dates
- Alt. reference
- PP-15076664
- Planning Portal ref
- PP-15076664
- Neighbours
- 23 Jul 2026
- Consultation
- 23 Jul 2026
- Comments by
- 14 Aug 2026
- Statutory expiry
- 10 Sept 2026
- Env. assessment
- No
Historical activity at this location
4 previous applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.
Previous applications at this address
Nearby activity
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.
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