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Lancashire County Council
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4,696 approved · 129 refused · 283 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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 Approved11/03/0531

    ERECTION OF A PORTAL FRAME BUILDING FOR USE AS A WASTE TRANSFER STATION

    TRIPLE C SKIPS MOORFIELD INDUSTRIAL ESTATE BURNLEY ROAD ALTHAM

    Received 12 Sept 2003
  2. Application Approved05/02/0830

    SINGLE STOREY EXTENSION TO PROVIDE STORAGE FACILITIES AND ADDITIONAL OFFICE ACCOMMODATION

    ANSDELL PRIMARY SCHOOL LANSDOWN ROAD ANDELL LTHYAM ST ANNES

    Received 11 Oct 2002
  3. Application GrantedLCC/2017/0001NM1

    NON MATERIAL AMEMDMENT FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF A BUND WITH A 1.5M HIGH FENCE ON TOP.

    PENWORTHAM BYPASS - FROM A582 BROAD OAK ROUNDABOUT CONNECTING TO A59 BETWEEN HOWICK C OF E PRIMARY SCHOOL AND BLACKHURST COTTAGES.

    Received 9 Nov 2017
  4. Decision IssuedCRT/2023/0005

    Certificate of Lawfulness for proposed use of a dwelling (use class C3 (B) ) as a residential care facility for adults and young people with mental health problems

    416 Heysham Road, Heysham

    Received 2 May 2023
  5. Application Approved5/4/484

    EXTENSION OF GRITSTONE QUARRY

    WITHNELL MOOR WITHNELL

    Received 11 Jan 1967
  6. Application Refused2/5/0458

    Erection of Limestone Burning Kilns

    High Roads/Back Lane, Carnforth

    Received 9 Mar 1953
  7. Application OngoingLCC/2018/0059/1

    COMPLIANCE WITH CONDITION 4 OF PLANNING PERMISSION LCC/2018/0059 (RESTORATION AND LANDSCAPING OF THE SITE)

    JAMESON ROAD LANDFILL SITE, JAMESON ROAD, FLEETWOOD

    Received 22 Sept 2021
  8. Application Approved12/07/1134

    EXTENSION TO EXISTING WASTE TRANSFER AND TREATMENT BUILDING AND REALIGNMENT OF ACCESS ROAD PROPOSED INTRODUCTION OF A CONCRETE CRUSHING OPERATION AND THE LEVELLING OF LAND FOR THE PARKING OF TRAILERS

    HAPTON COLLIERY SITE HAPTON BURNLEY

    Received 30 Nov 2007
  9. Application Approved07/03/0515

    TO CHANGE USE OF LAND TO CNSTRUCT A CONTROL BUILDING HARDSTANDING VEHICULAR ACCESS AND ASSOCIATED LAND REPROFILING

    LAND TO THE WEST OF GAS WORKS OFF LEYLAND ROAD PENWORTHAM

    Received 21 May 2003
  10. Application GrantedLCC/2014/0099

    RETENTION OF THE TEMPORARY OFFICE UNIT AND EXTERNAL RAMPS AND GUARD RAILS

    LANCASHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL DEPOT, GRANGE ROAD, SINGLETON

    Received 18 Jun 2014
  11. Application GrantedLCC/2021/0001

    EXTENSION TO EXISTING INFANTS PLAY AREA AND LINKING FOOTPATHS TO WOODED AREA THROUGH GRASSED PLAYING FIELD

    ST ANDREWS C OF E PRIMARY SCHOOL TULKETH ROAD ASHTON PRESTON

    Received 11 Jan 2021
  12. Application GrantedLCC/2017/0013

    VARIATION OF CONDITIONS 1 TO ALLOW CONTINUED USE OF THE MATERIAL RECYCLING FACILITY UNTIL 31 DECEMBER 2022 WITH RESTORATION NO LATER THAN 31 DECEMBER 2023 AND CONDITION 8 TO ALLOW FOR A SCHEME AND PROGRAMME FOR THE RESTORATION OF THE SITE TO BE SUBMITTED WITHIN 3 MONTHS OF THE CESSATION OF USE OF TH...

    SALT AYRE, SALT AYRE LANE, LANCASTER.

    Received 24 Jan 2017
  13. Application Withdrawn14/09/0457

    CHANGE FROM B1 OFFICE USE TO D1 DAY CARE CENTRE

    HURSTWOOD HOUSE STATION COURT NEW HALL HEY ROAD RAWTENSTALL

    Received 24 Sept 2009
  14. Application Approved3/5/177

    GRAVEL PIT

    LITTLE TONGUES LANE PREESALL

    Received 10 Nov 1953
  15. Application Approved01/02/0405

    Screening and crushing of mixed soils and hardcore for re-use as restoration soil on the landfill site and exported hardcore

    Salt Ayre Landfill site, Ovangle Road, Lancaster

    Received 4 Apr 2002
  16. Application Granted14/09/0456

    DEMOLITION OF EXISTING BUILDINGS AND ERECTION OF A TWO STOREY CHILDRENS HOME WITH OFFICE FACILITIES CAR PARKING LOW LEVEL LIGHTING 2.5M HIGH TIMBER FENCE TO SIDE AND REAR AND ASSOCIATED LANDSCAPING

    CRESTMOOR UNITY WAY HASLINGDEN OLD ROAD RAWTENSTALL

    Received 18 Sept 2009
  17. Application Granted7/7/205/1

    COMPLIANCE WITH CONDITION 9A, ii, OF PERMISSION 7/7/205 LANDSCAPING

    ACCRINGTON NORI WORKS, WHINNEY HILL ROAD, ALTHAM

    Received 16 Dec 2016
  18. Application Granted01/13/0608

    REGRADING OF PART OF THE RIVER LUNE CYCLE WAY TO ALLOW A TEMPORARY DIVERSION OF THE CYCLE PATH DURING CONSTRUCTION OF THE HEYSHAM TO M6 LINK ROAD

    RIVER LUNE CYCLEWAY, LANCASTER

    Received 11 Jun 2013
  19. Application Approved12/04/0813

    VAIRIATION OF CONDITION 2 OF PERMISSION 12/94/0338 TO EXTEND THE PERMISION FOR A FURTHER 7 YEARS

    HILL TOP COLLIERY TODMORDEN BACUP

    Received 13 Jul 2004
  20. Application Granted01/05/1584

    CONSTRUCTION OF NEW HIGHWAY (COMPLETION OF HEYSHAM TO M6 LINK) AND IMPROVEMENTS TO EXISTING HIGHWAYS

    LAND TO THE NORTH OF LANCASTER THE ROUTE OF THE PROPOSED HIGHWAY STARTS AT THE EASTERN END OF THE A683 HEYSHAM TO THE M6 LINK PHASE 1 AND THEN RUNS IN AN EASTERLY DIRECTION TO CONNECT WITH THE M6 AT JUNCTION 34.( HEYSHAM M6 LINK)

    Received 19 Dec 2005
  21. Application ApprovedPD/2013/0007

    DEMOLITION OF SINGLE STOREY ROSLA BUILDING

    WHITWORTH COMMUNITY HIGH SCHOOL HALL STREET WHITWORTH

    Received 31 Oct 2013
  22. Application GrantedLCC/2014/0016

    30 PUPIL CLASSROOM EXTENSION AND ADDITIONAL TARMAC AREA

    BRITANNIA COMMUNITY PRIMARY, ROCHDALE ROAD, BACUP.

    Received 17 Jan 2014
  23. Application GrantedLCC/2018/0046

    INSTALLATION OF A FREE STANDING STEEL FRAMED CANOPY

    STONEYGATE NURSERY, LENNOX STREET, PRESTON

    Received 30 Aug 2018
  24. Application Granted02/10/0446

    PROPOSED NEW ENTRANCE LOBBY AND RECEPTION OFFICE WITH NEW ACCESS RAMP

    ST MARYS RC PRIMARY SMITHY LANE CLAUGHTON ON BROCK

    Received 2 Jun 2010

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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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