Fylde Borough Council planning applications
Data as of 5 November 2026
Fylde Borough Council decided more than 660 planning applications in the twelve months to 5 November 2026. It refused 4% of those it approved or refused, lower than the middle UK council (9%), and took a median of 55 days to decide one.
Look up one application
Search by reference or address on Fylde Borough Council’s own planning portal. Or ask Claude, with the PlanningLedger connector, to find it and read its officer report and decision notice (mcp.planningledger.com).
Recent major decisions
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30 September 2026 · Approved
258 LYTHAM ROAD, BRYNING WITH WARTON, PRESTON, PR4 1AY · 26/0190
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28 August 2026 · Refused
REAM HILLS, REAM HILLS HOLIDAY PARK, MYTHOP ROAD, WEETON WITH PREESE, LANCASHIRE, PR4 3NJ · 25/0577
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3 August 2026 · Refused
LAND TO EAST OF STAINING / SOUTH OF HARDHORN ACCESSED FROM SMITHY LANE, STAINING, BLACKPOOL, FY3 0BJ · 26/0023
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17 July 2026 · Approved
LAND ADJACENT PEEL ROAD, WESTBY WITH PLUMPTONS, BLACKPOOL, FY4 5JU · 25/0113
Figures for Fylde Borough Council
| Applications decided | more than 660 |
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| Share refusedof those approved or refused | 4%middle UK council 9% |
| Median time to a decisionfrom the valid date | 55 daysmiddle UK council 55 days |
| Householder applications refusedextensions, lofts, outbuildings | 1%of more than 140 decided |
| Appeals decidedin the last three years | 33 |
| Appeals allowedof those decided on their merits | 42%about one in two |
| Officer reports and decision notices searchable | back to 2017 |
| Local Plan policies held | 40plan adopted 2018 |
What inspectors decide appeals on
In their own words, from recent appeal decisions on Fylde Borough Council’s planning applications.
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“The main issue is the effect of the proposed development upon the character and appearance of the area.”
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“The main issues are: • the effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area; and, • whether the proposal complies with the spatial strategy set out within the development plan.”
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“The main issues in the appeal are: • The effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area; • Whether or not the proposed development would make efficient use of land; • Whether or not the…”
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“As matters of land use are undisputed by the main parties, this appeal for permission in principle is concerned with the location and amount of development, Accordingly, the main issues of this appeal are whether the site is suitable for…”
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“The main issues are: a) whether the proposal would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt; b) the effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area; and c) the effect of the proposal on the living…”
How we count, and what each figure leaves out: methodology. The council’s own register is the record, and each application links to it.