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Planning application documents: what to read first
Understand planning application documents, officer reports and decision notices. Use a reading checklist, document table and worked example to inspect a case.
England · County council
Explore collected planning applications and decisions for Lancashire County Council. Search an address, application reference or proposal to find a record.
4,696 approved · 129 refused · 283 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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Sources: Planning Data conservation areas and Article 4 direction areas. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
GARSTANG COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL GARSTANG ROAD GARSTANG
Received 9 Dec 2002WESTGATE PRIMARY SCHOOL, LANGRIDGE WAY, WESTGATE, MORECAMBE
Received 20 Feb 2009Clayton Hall Sand Quarry, Dawson Lane, Whittle-le-woods, PR6 7DT
Received 30 Jan 2026THE LOYNE SCHOOL SEFTON DRIVE LANCASTER
Received 27 Aug 2010CLAUGHTON MANOR BRICKWORKS
Received 25 May 1998Simonswood Industrial Park, Former Haulage Yard, Stopgate Lane, Simonswood, L33 4YA
Received 26 Sept 2025LAND KNOWN AS THE FORMER HOOLE LANDFILL SITE STATION ROAD LITTLE HOOLE
Received 13 Jan 2004TULKETH HIGH SCHOOL TAG LANE INGOL PRESTON
Received 19 Apr 2002DISUSED RAILWAY CUTTING NATERY GARSTANG
Received 15 Mar 1976GAWTHORPE HIGH SCHOOL BURNLEY ROAD PADIHAM
Received 12 Oct 2007ST MARYS PARISH CHURCH DARKINSON LANE LEA
Received 4 Feb 2008CARR HILL HIGH SCHOOL ROYAL AVENUE KIRKHAM PRESTON
Received 19 May 2003Clayton Hall Sand Quarry, Dawson Lane, Whittle-le-woods, PR6 7DT
Received 18 Feb 2026SACRED HEART RC PRIMARY SCHOOL BRADSHAW ROAD CHURCH ACCRINGTON
Received 30 Jul 2003NORTHCLIFFE SCHOOL SITE, BLACKBURN OLD ROAD, GREAT HARWOOD
Received 9 Dec 2019REAR 39 PARK AVENUE EUXTON CHORLEY
Received 26 Apr 2005Rosegrove Nursery School, Havelock Street, Burnley, BB12 6AJ
Received 18 Mar 2026WORSTHORNE COUNTY PRIMARY SCHOOL, BROWNSIDE ROAD, WORSTHORNE-WITH-HURSTWOOD
Received 12 Feb 2019LAND AT LITTLE QUARRY, HILL TOP LANE, WHITTLE-LE-WOODS
Received 12 Dec 2017FIRE STATION CLARK STREET MORECAMBE
Received 8 Feb 2005HEYSHAM HIGH SPORTS COLLEGE LIMES AVENUE MORECAMBE
Received 25 Feb 2005GROVE HOUSE HIGHFIELD ROAD ADLINGTON
Received 16 Apr 2004SUNNYBANK DAY CENTRE MARQUIS STREET KIRKHAM
Received 7 Mar 2006BRADLEY NURSERY SCHOOL BRADLEY ROAD NELSON
Received 21 Jan 2008Records are ordered by application ID, not submission date. Use search to find a particular address or proposal.
View all applicationsStart with the address or application reference. Open a record to read the proposal, dates and available documents, then check the official register for the latest plans and consultation details. If nothing appears, check coverage before treating the result as a complete planning history.
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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.
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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