en.Wedoany.com Reported - Members of the Northern Trust Committee will review a development agenda on June 24, covering multiple projects including residential, religious, and sports facilities. One recommendation proposes approval in principle for the construction of 49 homes on a greenfield site in Weeton.

This residential proposal, the largest on the agenda, is planned for agricultural land east of Church Road. Northern Trust is collaborating with MCK Associates on the development. Although detailed plans have not yet been submitted, the site will have Church Road as its only available frontage. The exact number, layout, and design of homes will be determined in a subsequent reserved matters stage. As the Fylde local plan designates this area as rural, the residential application does not align with any development forms supported by this policy, typically facing planning conflicts. However, officials note that the "tilted balance" mechanism has been triggered due to a lack of a five-year housing land supply. Despite concerns from local residents about impacts on roads, drainage, and the area's character, and opposition from Weeton-with-Preese Pariah Council, officials believe the development will not cause "significant and demonstrable harm." The committee is advised to grant approval, subject to conditions including ensuring 30% of the homes are affordable housing.

Other agenda items likely to be approved include: converting a residential property into a place of worship for the Spiritualist Society; and constructing a new indoor padel tennis center with five courts on a vacant plot at Whitehills Industrial Estate in Westby-with-Plumptons.

Relevant documents are available on the Fylde Council planning portal under reference number 26/0013.

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