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4,696 approved · 129 refused · 283 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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

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  1. Application Approved01/12/0782/2

    COMPLIANCE WITH CONDITIONS 5, 6, 7, 10 AND 11 OF PLANNING PERMISSION 01/12/0782 ( BUILDING MATERIALS, TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT PLAN, LANDSCAPING,SHADOW FLICKER)

    BACK LANE QUARRY, NETHER KELLET, CARNFORTH

    Received 13 Mar 2013
  2. Application GrantedLCC/2022/0065

    Proposed Anaerobic Digestion plant including digester / gas holder and associated equipment, relocated flare, new earth banking / perimeter landscaping and underground gas export pipeline

    Stanley Villa Farm, Back Lane, Weeton with Preese

    Received 22 Sept 2022
  3. Application Granted06/11/0867

    INFILLING OF DISUSED RAILWAY CUTTING TO FACILITATE THE CONSTRUCTION OF A NEW FOOTWAY ACCESS FROM ST MICHAEL'S CHURCH CAR PARK TO ST MICHAEL'S SCHOOL AND THE CONSTRUCTION OF A CYCLE PATH

    GRIMSARGH ST MICHAELS CHURCH, PRESTON ROAD, GRIMSARGH, PRESTON

    Received 28 Oct 2011
  4. Application Withdrawn09/05/0018/2

    COMPLIANCE WITH CONDITION 26 OF PERMISSION 09/05/0018 GROUND WATER

    SANDONS FARM ADLINGTON CHORLEY

    Received 16 Oct 2012
  5. Application GrantedLCC/2020/0032

    CONSTRUCTION OF NEW OUTFALL OVERFLOW CHAMBER AND OUTFALL HEADWALL STRUCTURE INCLUDING BANK REINFORCEMENT WORKS.

    BLACKBURN WASTE WATER TREATMENT WORKS CUERDALE LANE SAMLESBURY

    Received 5 Jun 2020
  6. Application Approved5/4/717

    SHALE EXTRACTION

    SHALE PITT ABBEY VILLAGE WITHNELL

    Received 29 Mar 1972
  7. Application GrantedLCC/2014/0029

    CONSTRUCTION OF PONDS FOR RELOCATION OF PROTECTED SPECIES

    CLAYTON HALL LANDFILL SITE DAWSON LANE WHITTLE LE WOODS

    Received 13 Feb 2014
  8. Application Approved01/05/0308

    INSTALLATION OF 2.4M HIGH SECURIFOR 3D FENCING ON SCHOOL GROUNDS

    BOWERHAM COMMUNITY PRIMARY SCHOOL BOWERHAM ROAD LANCASTER

    Received 11 Mar 2005
  9. Application Approved09/04/0631

    TO ERECT AN ELECTRICAL GRP KIOSK AND 2NO BLOWER ENCLOSURES

    CHORLEY WASTE WATER TREATMENT WORKS COMMON BANK LANE EUXTON CHORLEY

    Received 1 Jun 2004
  10. Application Granted05/10/0821

    CONSTRUCTION OF A TELEMETRY BOLLARD WITH ASSOCIATED PEDESTRIAN ACCESS AND STAIRS, GROUND RE PROFILING, STOCKPROOF FENCING AND CONSTRUCTION OF A TEMPORARY ACCESS AS PART OF A LARGER SEWER UPGRADE SCHEME

    LAND ADJACENT TO A583 KIRKHAM BYPASS DOWBRIDGE FYLDE

    Received 8 Nov 2010
  11. Application Approved12/05/1118

    OUTLINE APPLICATION FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF A NEW 1050 PLACE SECONDARY SCHOOL AND CITY LEARNING CENTRE AND ASSOCIATED ACCESSES DEMOLITION OF EXISTING TOWNELEY HIGH SCHOOL AND REMOVAL OF ALL WEATHER PITCH ON COMPLETION AND RESTORATION TO PARKLAND RESERVED MATTERS - MEANS OF ACCESS

    LOWER TOWNELEY PLAYING FIELD TOWNELEY HOLMES BURNLEY

    Received 5 Dec 2005
  12. Application GrantedLCC/2017/0015

    RETENTION OF THE TEMPORARY BRIDGE.

    IRWELL VALE ROAD, IRWELL VALE ROSSENDALE

    Received 22 Dec 2016
  13. Application Ongoing7/2/4997

    SITE FOR THE TIPPING OF ACRAP VEHICLE TYRES

    PART OF CATLOW QUARRY CRAWSHAW LANE NELSON

    Received 22 Mar 1971
  14. Application Withdrawn08/98/0703

    Knackery & Two Animal Incinerators

    Land to Rear of Archway Lodge Warpes Moss Lane Burscough

    Received 11 Aug 1998
  15. Application Approved12/05/0131

    SINGLE STOREY EXTENSION TO CREATE NEW CLASSROOM AND EXTERNAL STORE TOGETHER WITH A NEW SOFT PLAY AREA AND EXTENSION TO EXISTING PLAY AREA

    BRIERCLIFFE PRIMARY SCHOOL DELAMERE ROAD BRIERCLIFFE BURNLEY

    Received 11 Feb 2005
  16. Application Granted06/09/0754/1

    COMPLIANCE WITH CONDITION 4 OF PERMISSION 06/09/0754 LANDSCAPING

    WATERY LANE CUSTOMS LANE PRESTON

    Received 6 Mar 2013
  17. Application Approved08/96/0993/1

    SUBMISSION OF DETAILS IN ACCORDANCE WITH CONDITION 24 (RESTORATION) OF PLANNING PERMISSION 8/96/993

    WHITEMOSS ROAD LANDFILL SITE SKERLMERSDALE.

    Received 16 Nov 1999
  18. Application GrantedLCC/2017/0025

    NEW CAR PARK TO PROVIDE 22 CAR PARKING SPACES INCLUDING THE PROVISION OF A PUPIL DROP OFF AREA

    HIGHAM ST JOHN C OF E PRIMARY SCHOOL, HIGHAM HALL ROAD, HIGHAM

    Received 17 Feb 2017
  19. Application Approved01/04/0127

    PROVISION OF 2.4M HIGH SERURIFOR 3D FENCING TO SOUTH AND EAST BOUNDARY OF SCHOOL FIELD

    ST BERNADETTES CATHOLIC PRIMARY SCHOOL BOWERHAM ROAD LANCASTER

    Received 30 Jan 2004
  20. Application Approved14/08/0069

    TO CONSTRUCT AN ACCESS, LAYBY, RETAINING WALL, CONTROL BUILDING AND OUTFALL

    LAND OFF NEWCHURCH ROAD STACKSTEADS RAWTENSTALL

    Received 26 Nov 2007
  21. Application Approved3/4/LA38

    OUTLINE APPLICATION FOR USE OF LAND AS CONTROLLED TIP AND ULTIMATELY FOR USE AS PLAYING FIELDS

    SOUTH OF GARSTANG ROAD WEST POULTON-LE-FYLDE

    Received 8 Dec 1954
  22. Application Approved05/09/0572/1

    COMPLIANCE WITH CONDITION 14 OF PLANNING APP 05/09/0572. FLOODLIGHTING

    PREESE HALL EXPLORATION SITE C/O PREESE HALL FARM WEETON KIRKHAM PRESTON

    Received 26 Jan 2010
  23. Application Ongoing01/12/0020

    S106 AGREEMENT OUTSTANDING VARIATION OF CONDITION 5 OF PLANNING PERMISSION 01/01/1228 TO ALLOW ALL YEAR ROUND HOLIDAY USE

    SOUTH LAKELAND LEISURE VILLAGE, DOCK ACRES, CARNFORTH

    Received 3 Feb 2012
  24. Application Granted01/10/0130

    ERECTION OF NEW SPORTS HALL INCLUDING 11 CAR PARKING SPACE 2 OF WHICH ARE DISABLED SPACES THE CAR PARK AND EXISTING PATH WILL BE LIT BY 7 X 5.5M HIGH LIGHTING COLUMNS THE EXISTING FENCE WILL BE REPOSITIONED AND ADDITIONAL 2.4M HIGH WELD MESH FENCING WILL BE INSTALLED

    CARNFORTH HIGH SCHOOL KELLET ROAD CARNFORTH

    Received 11 Feb 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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