The Orchard Gorse Lane Tarleton Preston Lancashire PR4 6LJ Data via plota.co.uk

2026/0561/LDP - Lawful Development Cert. (proposed) Approved

Proposal

Certificate of Lawfulness - Proposed side and rear extensions, porch and detached outbuilding. Data via plota.co.uk

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View original council record ↗Last checked 28 Aug 2026, 07:21

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Application progress

✓

Received

1 Jul 2026

✓

Approved

26 Aug 2026

Approved on 26 Aug 2026 · Delegated · Last checked 28 Aug 2026

Documents 9

Site constraints 5

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.

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Also on the record

Inside the Tarleton and Hesketh Bank built-up area; Priority habitat 9 m away: No main habitat but additional habitats present; National infrastructure project 1533 m away: East Irish Sea Transmission Project, at pre-application; Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) had this area as grade 3, 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, 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.

Sales history 1

Last sold for £300,000 in November 2024. Detached house, freehold.

25 November 2024£300,000

Sale prices from HM Land Registry's price paid record, matched to this application by its address.

Building

Floor area82 m² (883 sq ft)

Energy ratingC (69 out of 100), could reach B

PropertyDetached bungalow, 5 habitable rooms

Built1983 to 1990

HeatingBoiler and radiators, mains gas

WallsCavity wall, filled cavity

From the energy performance certificate lodged in August 2024, the latest held for this property. The building may have changed since. View the certificate

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Important details

Council: West Lancashire
Application type: Lawful Development Cert. (proposed)
Postcode: PR4 6LJ
Received: 1 Jul 2026
Validated: 1 Jul 2026
Ward: Tarleton Village Ward
Parish: Tarleton
Case officer: Show
Decision: Cert of Lawfulness (PROPOSED) Permitted
Decision date: 26 Aug 2026
Decision level: Delegated
Applicant: Show
Agent: MWT Planning Ltd

How this decision compares

Decided in 56 days from validation, about the council's usual 56 days. Approved, as 84% of extensions here are.

This one56d

Council56d

UK55d

52%decided within 8 weeks

84%approved

272decided in the last year

Plota live figures for extensions decided by West Lancashire in the last twelve months, from validation. West Lancashire decision record →

Public comments

No public comments yet.

Last counted 28 Aug 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference: PP-15002677
Planning Portal ref: PP-15002677
Env. assessment: No

West Lancashire

Planning Authority Score

1.1/10

Poor

#291 of 296 councils

Relevant to this application:

Householder decisions

West Lancashire is slower than most councils at deciding householder applications, ranking #265 out of 296. The council extends the time limit on 60% of applications - one of the highest rates in England. Expect your application to take longer than the standard deadline. West Lancashire is also one of the strictest councils - it refuses more householder applications than almost any other, with only 85% approved vs 90% nationally.

One of the strictest councils

only 85% approved vs 90% nationally

These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance

West Lancashire decision statistics

Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026

82%

Overall approval rate

Below avg (87%) #253 of 296

85%

Householder approved

Below avg (90%) #252 of 296

41%

Decided in 8 weeks

Below avg (63%) #265 of 296

60%

Extended time limit

Above avg (41%) #271 of 296

73%

Minor dwellings approved

62 decided (1-9 homes)

60%

Major dwellings approved

5 decided (10+ homes)

59%

Change of use approved

34 decided

564

Total decisions

103 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.