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Planning applications.

Explore collected planning applications and decisions for Lancashire County Council. Search an address, application reference or proposal to find a record.

Collected application statistics

Collected records · All available dates
5,678Searchable applications
0Recorded as pending
97%Approval rate · 4,825 approved or refused records
129Refused applications

4,696 approved · 129 refused · 283 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 27 Nov 1946 to 30 Sept 2026. Most recent record check: 11 Oct 2026. Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.

Local planning information

Council sources checked 14 Sept 2026

Conservation areas and Article 4 directions

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More application records

  1. Application Approved08/01/1117

    CONSTRUCTION OF A NEW 1650 PUPIL SCHOOL. TO INCLUDE 2 AND 3 STOREY BUILDING WITH NEW ALTERED VEHICULAR AND PEDESTRIAN ACCESSES. 148 PLACE CAR PARK 220 CYCLE RACKS A FLOODLIT ALL-WEATHER SPORTS PITCH..

    Cross Hall High School (ORMSKIRK HIGH SCHOOL)Wigan Road Ormskirk

    Received 21 Nov 2001
  2. Application Withdrawn01/11/1118

    RETROSPECTIVE APPLICATION FOR THE CHANGE OF USE OF EXISTING PLANT AND MACHINERY STORAGE YARD TO RECYCLING UNIT FOR DEMOLITION AND EXCAVATION MATERIALS AND MOBILE CRUSHING/SCREENING EQUIPMENT

    NANS NOOK FARM, BAY HORSE, LANCASTER

    Received 28 Nov 2011
  3. Application Approved07/06/0821

    WASTE TECHNOLOGY PARK FOR THE TREATMENT OF MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE COMPRISING THE DEVELOPMENT OF 3 MAIN BUILDINGS TO UNDERTAKE WASTE SEPARATION AND RECYCLING, COMPOSTING OF GREEN AND KITCHEN WASTE, AND A PERCOLATION AND ANEROBIC DIGESTION FACILITY TO TREAT RESIDUAL HOUSEHOLD WASTE. THE DEVELOPMENT AL...

    LANCASHIRE BUSINESS PARK FARINGTON LEYLAND

    Received 17 Jul 2006
  4. Application Granted01/00/0261

    The erection of a control kiosk at Greendales Waste Water Pumping Station

    Greendales WWPS Heysham

    Received 15 Mar 2000
  5. Application GrantedLCC/2020/0070

    CONSTRUCTION OF A MULTI USE GAMES AREA WITH A 3M HIGH PERIMETER FENCE

    REEDLEY COUNTY PRIMARY SCHOOL, REEDLEY ROAD, REEDLEY, BURNLEY

    Received 8 Dec 2020
  6. Application Granted02/09/0915

    VARIATION OF CONDITION 1 OF PERMISSION 02/09/0534 TO EXTEND THE PERIOD OF TIME OF REMOVAL OF THE TEMPORARY ACCESS ASSOCIATED WITH IMPROVEMENT WORKS TO THE WASTE WATER INFRASTRUCTURE UNTIL 31 MAY 2010.

    GARSTANG ROAD EAST, POULTON-LE-FYLDE

    Received 3 Nov 2009
  7. Application Refused01/02/0588

    COMMUNITY COMPOSTING FACILITY PLACEMENT OF SHIPPING CONTAINER AND CONSTRUCTION OF CONCRETE BASE

    FORMER LANCASHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL HIGHWAYS DEPOT MOORSIDE ROAD CATON

    Received 23 May 2002
  8. Application Approved09/06/0924

    REPLACE EXISTING 1.5M HIGH BOUNDARY FENCE WITH 2.4M HIGH VERITICAL BAR RAILINGS

    ST JAMES PRIMARY SCHOOL DEVONPORT WAY CHORLEY

    Received 11 Aug 2006
  9. Application Granted11/09/0215

    CHANGE OF USE FROM HAULAGE YARD AND GARAGE AREA TO FORM EXTENSION TO EXISTING WASTE TRANSFER STATION AND CHANGE OF USE OF EXISTING STORAGE AREA TO ALLOW THE STORAGE OF PROCESSED WASTE

    UNIT 6 & 7 HOLME ROAD CLAYTON LE MOORS ACCRINGTON

    Received 5 May 2009
  10. Application Withdrawn01/04/0288

    TO INSTALL NEW CONTROL KIOSK AND VENT PIPE FOR AN UNDERGROUND PUMPING STATION

    CORNER OF BOWERHAM ROAD AND GOLGOTHA ROAD ADJACENT TO 69 BOWERHAM ROAD LANCASTER

    Received 27 Feb 2004
  11. Application Approved01/04/1232

    VARIATION OF CONDITIONS 7 OF PERMISSION 01/03/1121 TO EXTEND HOURS OF WORKING TO 7.30 TO 18.30 HOURS MONDAY TO FRIDAY AND 7.30 TO 16.00 HOURS SATURDAYS

    LITTLE FELL FARM QUERNMORE

    Received 31 Aug 2004
  12. Application Approved11/04/0556

    ERECTION OF 2.4M HIGH SECURIFOR 3D FENCING AND ASSOCIATED GATES TO THE SCHOOL BOUNDARY

    WOODNOOK PRIMARY SCHOOL HUDSON STREET ACCRINGTON

    Received 9 Aug 2004
  13. Application Approved07/08/0498

    ERECTION OF A 6M HIGH MAST AND INSTALLATION OF A CCTV CAMERA

    FARINGTON HOUSEHOLD WASTE RECYCLING CENTRE FLENBURG WAY FARINGTON LEYLAND

    Received 3 Jun 2008
  14. Application GrantedLCC/2014/0130

    ORANGERY TO FACILITATE INTERNAL EDUCATION SPACE, TOILET AND ADDITIONAL STORAGE

    WADE HALL CHILDRENS CENTRE, 75 ROYAL AVENUE, LEYLAND

    Received 14 Aug 2014
  15. Application Granted12/08/0574

    ERECTION OF 2M, 3M AND 2.5M HIGH MESH SECURITY FENCE WITHIN SCHOOL GROUNDS

    HOLLY GROVE SPECIAL SCHOOL HARROGATE CRESCENT BURNLEY

    Received 23 Jul 2008
  16. Application Granted11/13/0105

    SITING OF TWO STEEL CONTAINERS TO BE USED AS CHANGING ROOMS

    SPRING HILL COMMUNITY PRIMARY SCHOOL EXCHANGE STREET ACCRINGTON

    Received 12 Mar 2013
  17. Application Granted01/11/0137

    IMPROVEMENT WORKS TO EXISTING SEWER SYSTEM TO INVOLVE THE CHANGE OF USE OF LAND TO ACCOMMODATE AN UNDERGROUND COMBINED SEWER OVERFLOW CHAMBER, STEEL FRAMED ESCALATOR SCREEN BUILDING, CONCRETE ACCESS / HARDSTANDING AREA AND VEHICULAR ACCESS

    LAND OFF CRAG BANK LANE CARNFORTH

    Received 10 Feb 2011
  18. Application GrantedLCC/2019/0057

    RETROSPECTIVE APPLICATION FOR THE RETENTION OF WELFARE FACILITIES AND CONCRETE HARDSTANDING

    LANE BOTTOM WASTE WATER TREATMENT WORKS, WALVERDEN LANE, LANE BOTTOM

    Received 22 Oct 2019
  19. Application WithdrawnLCC/2014/0078

    REPAIRS TO EXTERNAL WALLS, WOOD WORK AND ROOF OF HIGHER MILL AND WHITAKERS MILL

    HELMSHORE MILLS TEXTILE MUSEUM, HOLCOMBE ROAD, ROSSENDALE

    Received 28 Apr 2014
  20. Application Approved14/08/0038

    SINGLE STOREY INFILL EXTENSION TO RECEPTION CLASSROOM SINGLE STOREY EXTENSION TO STORE OUTSIDE PLAY EQUIPMENT PROVISION OF 3M HIGH FENCE TO THE PERIMETER OF KEY STAGE 1 PLAY AREA AND RENEWAL OF THE EXISTING 3M HIGH FENCE TO THE PERIMETER OF THE ALL WEATHER PITCH

    ST JAMES THE LESS RC PRIMARY UNITY WAY RAWTENSTALL

    Received 7 Jan 2008
  21. Application Approved01/11/0137/1

    COMPLIANCE WITH CONDITIONS 4 (DETAILS OF SCREEN BUILDING), 10 (GRASSCRETE TURNING AREA), 11 (CONTRACTORS COMPOUND RESTORATION), 12 (LANDSCAPING) AND 15 (LIGHTING) OF PLANNING PERMISSION 01/11/0137

    LAND OFF CRAG BANK LANE, CARNFORTH

    Received 24 Oct 2011
  22. Application Approved09/03/0576

    TO CHANGE THE USE OF LAND TO OPERATIONAL LAND AND CONSTRUCT A CONTROL KIOSK VENT STACK ERECT A NEW FENCE AND GATE WITH NEW ACCESS

    EARLS WAY /PRINCESS WAY CHORLEY

    Received 28 May 2003
  23. Decision IssuedSCR/2013/0358

    SCREENING OPINION REQUEST FOR THE PROPOSED GREEN LANE LINK ROAD

    TARLETON GREEN LANE LINK ROAD

    Received 16 Oct 2013
  24. Decision IssuedDCO WHITEMOSS 11

    COMPLIANCE WITH THE REQUIREMENT 12 (2) 25M STAND OFF HORIZONTAL DISTANCE FOR ANY MINE SHAFT FOR DCO WHITEMOSS LANDFILL SITE.

    WHITEMOSS LANDFILL SITE, WHITE MOSS ROAD SOUTH, SKELMERSDALE

    Received 13 Jun 2016

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What these statistics cover

These figures describe applications collected by PlanningTrack for Lancashire County Council, across all dates currently available. They are a partial dataset, rather than an authority-wide performance measure. The date range does not establish continuous historical coverage.

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