Residents may be aware of this proposal which relates to an Offshore Windfarm which is proposed for a location around 30km off the Fylde coast in the Irish Sea. It is proposed that power generated is to be connected to the National Grid via a cable which would land at a site…
Tag: Planning
Children’s Care Homes
In recent years Fylde Council has seen an increase in the number of applications relating to the provision of care for young people in residential properties across the borough. The way that these are handled in general has been the subject of a Scrutiny Committee review, with one of the outcomes from that review…
Continuous Improvement
We aim to deliver excellent services on behalf of all the communities we serve and seek to continually review, challenge and improve how we deliver those services.
In 2022, the council invited the Planning Advisory Service (PAS) to carry out a ‘Peer Review’ of its planning service. In October 2023 an action plan that seeks to…
Footpath Diversion Orders
Following the amendment of Section 257 by the Growth and Infrastructure Act 2013, an order may be made in anticipation of planning permission. However, an order made in advance of planning permission cannot be confirmed by either the authority or the Secretary of State until that permission has been granted.
Although footpath matters are usually dealt…
The planning committee
The larger planning applications, and those which are locally contentious, are often determined by the Planning Committee. This meets roughly once every 4 weeks and has 12 members from across the borough. Its meetings begin at 9.30am on a Wednesday and are held in the Council Chamber at the Town Hall. The meeting dates…
Determining Planning Applications
Application process
Applications are validated We first need to check that we have everything we need to assess the application. There are some legislative and local requirements that we need to do this and so we check your application against them. These details can be found at the link below: https://new.fylde.gov.uk/validation-checklist/ If…Pre-application advice
From April 2019 the council will be changing the way it delivers pre-application advice. From that date the advice will be offered on a charged-for basis to agents, developers and members of the public, whilst still offering free general advice over the telephone. Delivering a quality pre-application advice service is a key element of the…
Apply for planning permission
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Dropped Kerbs and Crossovers
All access onto a public highway from a residential or commercial driveway should be via a 'dropped kerb' (sometimes referred to as dropped crossings or vehicular crossings/access). You are strongly advised not to commence work on providing a driveway or hardstanding on your property until you have considered the following requirements:
