New apartments, children's homes & a 'pub': all the plans submitted in Preston last week

Take a look below at all of the planning applications submitted Preston City Council last week.

In total, 10 planning applications were submitted across Preston between Monday, February 16 and Sunday, February 22.

Below we have just outlined all of the plans but you can read them in full on the planning website here.

Application Number: 06/2026/0192

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The Sumners, pictured before its sudden closure more than seven years ago | Google

Location: 195, The Sumners, Watling Street Road, Preston, PR2 8AB

Description: Discharge of condition no.9 (new site access construction) attached to outline planning permission 06/2022/0715*

Registration Date: 16/02/2026

*This application involves the erection of two apartment blocks at the site were The Sumners pub was. You can read more about this here.

Application Number: 06/2026/0191

Location: 44 Forest Grove, Preston, PR3 5AY

Description: Single storey rear extension

Registration Date: 16/02/2026

Application Number: 06/2026/0188

Location: 225, Hoyles Lane, Preston, PR4 0LD

Description: Front porch extension following the demolition of bay windows, two single storey rear extensions and alterations to the roof including raising the ridge height and front and rear dormers

Registration Date: 16/02/2026

Application Number: 06/2026/0184

Location: 64, Coniston Road, Preston, PR2 8AY

Description: Single storey rear extension, the proposed extension would extend beyond the rear wall of the original dwelling by 6m; the maximum height of the proposed extension would be 3m and 3m height at the eaves

Registration Date: 16/02/2026

Application Number: 06/2026/0181

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Plans have gone in to turn this house into a children's home | Google Maps

Location: 35, Brookside Road, Preston, PR2 9TS

Description: Certificate of lawfulness for proposed use of dwelling (Class C3) as a children's care home for up to 2no. children/young people (Class C2)

Registration Date: 16/02/2026

Application Number: 06/2026/0145

Location: 6, Church Walk Gardens, Preston, PR2 6SH

Description: Reduce the height of 1no. elm tree to 15 feet

Registration Date: 16/02/2026

Application Number: 06/2026/0093

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Plans have gone in to also turn this house into a children's home for four children and two staff on shift. | Google Maps

Location: 95, Watling Street Road, Preston, PR2 8BQ

Description: Change of use from residential (Class C3) to children's home (Class C2)

Registration Date: 17/02/2026

Application Number: 06/2026/0022

Location: 16 Higher Bank Road, Preston, PR2 8PD

Description: Fell and remove 1no. tree

Registration Date: 19/02/2026

Application Number: 06/2026/0180

Changes are a foot at 53-56 Harrington Street, currently used for crime scene training by University of Lancashire studentsplaceholder image
Changes are a foot at 53-56 Harrington Street, currently used for crime scene training by University of Lancashire students | Google Maps

Location: 53-56, Harrington Street, Preston, PR1 7BN*

Description: Replacement of existing ground floor windows to the rear with doors

Registration Date: 19/02/2026

*These buildings are used by the University of Lancashire for their crime scene training, you can read more about that here. This application has been submitted to allow the current facilities to be turned into pub, post office and store settings.

Application Number: 06/2026/0216

Location: 43 St Gregory Road, Preston, PR1 6YB

Description: Single storey rear extension, the proposed extension would extend beyond the rear wall of the original dwelling by 6m; the maximum height of the proposed extension would be 3.74m and 2.5m height at the eaves

Registration Date: 20/02/2026

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