Town centre redevelopment changes at Heatons Engineering, Leyland
Summary of planning committee decision
Decided by South Ribble Planning Committee on 12 Feb 2026.
What was proposed
The application sought changes to approved plans and drainage and cycle-storage conditions, including updated elevations, materials, landscaping, parking and cycle-store arrangements.
“Proposal: Variation of Conditions No 2 (Approved Plans), Condition 11 (Verification Report), Condition 14 (Final Drainage Strategy), and Condition 20 (Cycle Storage), as well as the deletion of Condition 8 (Drainage Strategy) and Condition 13 (Foul and Surface Water Drainage Strategy) of planning permission 07/2022/00737/FUL in order to reflect the latest scheme design including changes to elevations, materials, landscaping, re-alignment of parking and re-location of cycle…”
“This application seeks the Variation of Conditions No 2 (Approved Plans), Condition 11 (Verification Report), Condition 14 (Final Drainage Strategy), and Condition 20 (Cycle Storage), as well as the deletion of Condition 8 (Drainage Strategy) and Condition 13 (Foul and Surface Water Drainage Strategy) of planning permission 07/2022/00737/FUL, in order to reflect the latest scheme design which includes changes to elevations, materials, landscaping, re- alignment of…”
Officer report
The site
The site is a town-centre parcel north of the market hall, containing a car park and part of the former engineering works site.
“The application site is located within Leyland Town Centre as identified within policy E3 of the Local Plan. This application is one of six applications for the re-development of Leyland Town centre. This application relates to a parcel of land to the north of Leyland Market Hall, which is currently its car park and part of the former site known as Heatons Engineering.”
Officer report
What officers recommended
Officers considered the proposal policy-compliant and recommended delegated approval with conditions once the flood authority confirmed it had no objections.
“In policy and technical terms, the proposal is considered compliant, and having regard to the comments of statutory bodies and the following commentary, it is recommended that subject to confirmation of no objections from the Lead Local Flood Authority, the application should be approved subject to the imposition of conditions.”
“The decision to grant planning permission be delegated to the Head of Planning and Enforcement in conjunction with the Chair/ Vice Chair of Planning Committee to grant planning permission subject to the recommended conditions, following confirmation from the LLFA that they have no objections to the application.”
Officer report
Main planning considerations
The amendments kept the approved uses and building position, while officers considered the design, neighbour relationship, highways and drainage arrangements acceptable.
“The amendments under consideration vary little from the approved scheme with no change to the proposed land uses and therefore the principle of development remains acceptable, with technical details discussed further below.”
Officer report
The committee vote
The officers’ recommendation was proposed and seconded, and members agreed it unanimously.
“The officers’ recommendations outlined within the report was proposed by Councillor Phil Smith and seconded by Councillor Pete Pillinger It was subsequently;”
Minutes
The decision
Approval was delegated to the Head of Planning and Enforcement with the committee chair or vice-chair, subject to conditions and flood authority confirmation.
“That the decision to grant planning permission for application 07/2025/00811/VAR be delegated to the Head of Planning and Enforcement in conjunction with the Chair/ Vice Chair of Planning Committee subject to the recommended conditions, following confirmation from the LLFA that they have no objections to the application.”
Minutes
Sources
- South Ribble Planning Committee minutes, 12 February 2026
- Agenda and papers (council website)
Source: Plota analysis of South Ribble's committee minutes and officer report. Quotations are the council's own words; headings and summaries are Plota's.
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- Committee
- South Ribble Planning Committee
- Council
- South Ribble
- Date
- Thursday 12 February 2026
- Recommendation
- Officers recommended approval
- Committee decided
- Approved
- Vote
- Unanimous
- Minutes
- The council's minutes
- Meeting
- Agenda and papers (council website)
- Application
- The application (council website)
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This committee's year
11 decisions in the 12 months to this meeting, 1 against officer advice.
Source: Plota analysis of the committee's minutes.