Wyre Borough Council planning applications
Data as of 5 November 2026
Wyre Borough Council decided more than 780 planning applications in the twelve months to 5 November 2026. It refused 14% of those it approved or refused, higher than the middle UK council (9%), and took a median of 64 days to decide one.
Look up one application
Search by reference or address on Wyre 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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28 September 2026 · Refused
Sykes Farm Long Lane Scorton Preston Lancashire PR3 1DA · 26/00735/AGR
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28 August 2026 · Approved
Land Area Off Fleetwood Road North Thornton Cleveleys Lancashire · 25/00439/REMMAJ
Figures for Wyre Borough Council
| Applications decided | more than 780 |
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| Share refusedof those approved or refused | 14%middle UK council 9% |
| Median time to a decisionfrom the valid date | 64 daysmiddle UK council 55 days |
| Householder applications refusedextensions, lofts, outbuildings | Not enough typed decisions |
| Appeals decidedin the last three years | 71 |
| Appeals allowedof those decided on their merits | 24%about one in four |
| Officer reports and decision notices searchable | back to 2017 |
| Local Plan policies held | 52plan adopted 2023 |
What inspectors decide appeals on
In their own words, from recent appeal decisions on Wyre Borough Council’s planning applications.
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“The main issues therefore are the principle of the proposal having regard to the development strategy for the area, the effect of the proposal on highway safety and the effect of the development on the character and appearance of the…”
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“The main issues are: • the effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area; and • whether the proposed development would be in a suitable location, having regard to the spatial strategy for the area.”
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“The main issue is the effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the local area.”
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“The main issue is the effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area.”
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“The main issues are therefore: • Whether the proposal would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt having regard to the National Planning Policy Framework (the Framework) and any relevant development plan policies. • The effect of the proposal on…”
How we count, and what each figure leaves out: methodology. The council’s own register is the record, and each application links to it.