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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4,696 approved · 129 refused · 283 withdrawn.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: 12 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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 Granted02/09/0269

    PART OF EXISTING PUBLIC LIBRARY TO BE CONVERTED IN TO CHILDRENS CENTRE FACILITY

    CLEVELEYS LIBRARY ROSSALL ROAD CLEVELEYS

    Received 25 Mar 2009
  2. Application Granted05/10/0106

    ERECTION OF NEW SCIENCE BLOCK DEMOLITION OF PART OF EXISTING SCIENCE BLOCK REINSTATEMENT OF GROUND TO HARD PLAY AREA CONSTRUCTION OF ONE TENNIS COURT AS REPLACEMENT TO THAT LOST TO THE NEW SCIENCE BLOCK AND ERECTION OF 3.6M HIGH BALL STOP FENCING AROUND THE TENNIS COURTS

    LYTHAM ST ANNES TECHNOLOGY AND PERFORMING ARTS COLLEGE WORSLEY ROAD LYTHAM ST ANNES

    Received 15 Feb 2010
  3. Application Granted14/11/0252

    PROVISION OF A STEEL STORAGE CONTAINER

    TONACLIFFE PRIMARY SCHOOL TONACLIFFE ROAD WHITWORTH

    Received 23 May 2011
  4. Application Granted01/09/0278

    RAISING LEVELS OF THE PLAYING FIELD BY IMPORTATION OF INERT WASTE

    OVERTON PLAYING FIELDS OFF LANCASTER ROAD OVERTON

    Received 16 Mar 2009
  5. Application GrantedLCC/2020/0068

    CHANGE OF USE OF LAND INCLUDING FORMATION OF HARDSTANDING / CONCRETE PAD TO EXTEND EXISTING SITE TO STORE MACHINERY AND GREEN WASTE AND EXTENSION TO THE EXISTING CONCRETE PAD.

    FARINGTON MOSS RECYCLING CENTRE PARKER LANE OFF MOSS LANE LEYLAND

    Received 25 Nov 2020
  6. Application GrantedLCC/2015/0021

    CHANGE OF USE TO END OF LIFE VEHICLE AUTHORISED TREATMENT CENTRE AND CAR REPAIRS

    UNIT 9 ST LAWRENCE MILL, MILL STREET, GREAT HARWOOD.

    Received 19 Feb 2015
  7. Application GrantedLCC/2016/0062

    CONSTRUCTION OF AN OUTDOOR CLASSROOM AND ACCESS PATH

    CRAWSHAWBOOTH PRIMARY SCHOOL, BURNLEY ROAD, RAWTENSTALL

    Received 29 Jul 2016
  8. Application Approved02/05/0143

    Extension to Garage

    East of Long Dales Lane, Dunald Mill Quarry, Nether Kellet

    Received 1 Feb 2005
  9. Valid02/08/0833

    SCOPING OPINION FOR AN ENERGY FROM WASTE FACILITY

    JAMESON ROAD FLEETWOOD

    Received 25 Aug 2008
  10. Application Approved09/00/0478/1

    SUBMISSION OF CONDITIONS INACCORDANCE WITH PP (1) 3 SETTLEMENT LEVELS (2) 4 STOCK-PILING OF MATERIALS

    WITHNELL LANDFILL SITE BOLTON ROAD WITHNELL, NR CHORLEY

    Received 4 Jul 2001
  11. Application Ongoing11/11/0082/2

    COMPLIANCE WITH CONDITION 37 OF PERMISSION 11/110082 - DETAILS OF LANDSCAPING AND SCREENING RELATING TO RESTORATION STAGE C

    WHINNEY HILL LANDFILL SITE, WHINNEY HILL ROAD, ALTHAM

    Received 4 Feb 2019
  12. Application Approved03/76/0504

    QUARRYING OF SANDSTONE AND EXTENSION OF WASTE DISPOSAL AREA (DETAILS SUBMITTED IN RESPECT OF CONDITION 4 OF 3/75/1132)

    WADDINGTON FELL QUARRY, WADDINGTON.

    Received 8 Apr 1976
  13. Application GrantedLCC/2019/0015/1

    COMPLIANCE WITH CONDITIONS 3, ALL DRAWINGS REFERENCING 41 CONCRETE BOLLARDS TO BE REPLACED BY DRAWINGS ILLUSTRATING 29 WOODEN BOLLARDS, CONDITION 5 DETAILS OF AN INTRUSIVE SITE INVESTIGATION, CONDITION 14 DETAILS OF LANDSCAPE AND HABITAT CREATION.

    LAND TO SOUTH OF HARRISONS FARM, OLD SCHOOL LANE, ADLINGTON, CHORLEY

    Received 6 Dec 2019
  14. Application Granted09/09/0187

    ERECTION OF SINGLE STOREY EXTENSION FOR PROPOSED CHILDREN'S CENTRE ON THE NORTH EAST GABLE END OF BUILDING FACING ONTO HIGHFIELD ROAD, WITH ASSOCIATED PLAY AREA AND LANDSCAPING.

    ADLINGTON LIBRARY, RAILWAY ROAD, ADLINGTON

    Received 4 Mar 2009
  15. Application Approved06/04/0491

    TO CONSTRUCT A PERMANENT AND TEMPORARY ACCESS

    HASLAM PARK OFF TOM BENSON WAY PRESTON

    Received 5 Apr 2004
  16. Application OngoingCRT/2015/0045

    APPLICATION FOR LAWFUL DEVELOPMENT CERTIFICATE FOR USE OF LAND FOR THE USE OF LANE FOR STORAGE OF HARDCORE

    LAND AT SIMONSWOOD, SIMONSWOOD INDUSTRIAL ESTATE, OFF STOPGATE LANE, KNOWSLEY

    Received 19 May 2015
  17. Application GrantedLCC/2016/0045

    ERECTION OF 2.4M HIGH SECURITY FENCING TO PART OF THE SCHOOL BOUNDARY

    FISHWICK PRIMARY SCHOOL, DOWING STREET, PRESTON

    Received 8 Jun 2016
  18. Application Approved02/11/0656/2

    COMPLIANCE WITH CONDITION 21 OF PLANNING APPLICATION 02/11/0656 ( LANDSCAPE AND HABITAT MANAGEMENT)

    INACTIVE LANDFILL SITE WITHIN HILLHOUSE BUSINESS PARK, LAND EAST OF FLEETWOOD ROAD, THORNTON-CLEVELEYS

    Received 4 May 2012
  19. Application GrantedLCC/2020/0004

    ERECTION OF A NEW SINGLE STOREY MULTI USE PERFORMING ARTS CENTRE

    GREAT ARLEY SCHOOL HOLLY ROAD THORNTON CLEVELEYS

    Received 7 Nov 2019
  20. Application GrantedDCO WHITEMOSS 07

    COMPLIANCE WITH REQUIREMENT OF NO 11 ARCHAEOLOGY FOR THE DCO WHITEMOSS LANDFILL SITE

    WHITEMOSS LANDFILL SITE, WHITE MOSS ROAD SOUTH, SKELMERSDALE

    Received 3 Dec 2015
  21. Application Granted11/12/0166

    SINGLE STOREY EXTENSION TO THE MAIN FRONT ELEVATION TO ACCOMMODATE A NEW RECEPTION AREA OFFICE AND STAFF ROOM

    BELTHORN PRIMARY BELTHORN ROAD BLACKBURN

    Received 2 May 2012
  22. Application Approved13/03/0852

    TO EXTEND THE SITE BOUNDARY TO ACCOMMODATE SITE ACCESS ROAD AND LANDSCAPING

    BARNOLDSWICK WASTE WATER TREATMENT WORKS GREENBERFIELD LANE BARNOLDSWICK

    Received 24 Nov 2003
  23. Application Approved03/07/0783

    ERECTION OF A FOAM MIX ASPHALT PLANT AND ANCILLARY FACILITIES

    BANKFIELD QUARRY PIMLICO LINK ROAD CLITHEROE

    Received 6 Aug 2007
  24. Application GrantedLCC/2018/0017

    REBUILDING OF THE EXISITNG BOUNDARY WALL TO FRANCIS STREET TO AN AVERAGE OF 1.4M

    THE STAR YOUNG PEOPLES CENTRE, PRESTON

    Received 16 Apr 2018

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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.

The approval percentage is approved records divided by approved plus refused records. Pending, withdrawn and unknown outcomes are excluded. No percentage is shown until there is an approved or refused record.

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