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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
5,679Searchable 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4,696 approved · 129 refused · 283 withdrawn.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 12 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 13 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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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More application records

  1. Application Approved01/03/1221/1

    COMPLIANCE WITH CONDITION 9 OF PERMISSION 01/03/1221 LANDSCAPING

    LITTLE FELL FARM QUERNMORE

    Received 1 Sept 2004
  2. Application OngoingLCC/2026/0011

    Removal of condition 13 (No crushing or screening of glass shall be undertaken in the yard area) to allow an element of processing to be carried out in the yard area (retrospective)

    Westby Brickworks, Annas Road, Westby With Plumptons, FY4 5JX

    Received 25 Nov 2025
  3. Application GrantedLCC/2017/0047

    NEW SINGLE STOREY MODULAR BUILDING ON SITE OF FORMER GARAGE WITHIN THE SCHOOL GROUNDS

    PRIMROSE HILL PRIMARY SCHOOL, PRIMROSE HILL ROAD, EUXTON

    Received 10 May 2017
  4. Application GrantedLCC/2024/0022

    Proposed construction and use of a storage building

    Accrington Brickworks, Whinney Hill Road, Accrington, BB5 6NR

    Received 16 Jul 2024
  5. Application GrantedCRT/2015/0093

    APPLICATION FOR A LAWFUL DEVELOPMENT CERTIFICATE FOR PROPOSED ERECTION OF SOLAR PHOTO VOLTAIC ARRAYS

    BURNLEY WASTE WATER TREATMENT WORKS, WOODEND, OFF BARDEN LANE, BURNLEY.

    Received 30 Sept 2015
  6. Application GrantedLCC/2026/0017

    Variation of Condition 2 of permission LCC/2023/0019 relating to a gas bottles storage area for waste management operations at the Materials Recovery Facility.

    Clayton Hall Landfill Site, Dawson Lane, Whittle-le-woods, PR6 7DT

    Received 27 Apr 2026
  7. Application GrantedLCC/2014/0055

    EXTENSION TO QUARRY AND RESTORATION BY MEANS OF INFILL WITH INERT CONSTRUCTION, DEMOLITION AND EXCAVATION WASTE, THE SORTING, SCREENING AND EXPORT OF RECYCLABLE MATERIAL, THE CONSOLIDATION OF EXISTING PERMISSIONS AND THE REVISION OF APPROVED WORKING AND RESTORATION SCHEMES.

    TONG FARM, TONG LANE, BACUP

    Received 1 Apr 2014
  8. Application Approved01/82/1118

    Erection of coating plant and emission stack

    High Roads/Back Lane, Carnforth

    Received 1 Nov 1982
  9. Application Approved01/04/0475

    TO ERECT AN MCC KIOSK

    LANCASTER WASTE WATER TREATMENT WORKS REMOTE TANKER TERMINAL STODDAY NEAR LANCASTER

    Received 30 Mar 2004
  10. Application Approved06/02/0939

    PROPOSED BUSINESS AND IT BLOCK ADJACENT TO THE GYMNASIUM OVERFLOW CAR PARK AND ASSOCIATED LANDSCAPING WORKS

    BROUGHTON HIGH SCHOOL WOODPLUMPTON LANE BROUGHTON

    Received 24 Sept 2002
  11. Application GrantedLCC/2014/0170/1

    COMPLIANCE WITH CONDITION 10, LOCATION AND CONSTRUCTION OF SCREENING/STORAGE MOUNDS, CONDITION 20, HIGHWAY SAFETY IMPROVEMENT MEASURES, CONDITION 32, DETAILS OF WATER BARRIER, CONDITION 34, DETAILS OF ADDITIONAL BOREHOLES FOR MONITORING, CONDITION 36, STOCKPROOF FENCING/WALLS, 39, REPEAT ECOLOGY SUR...

    BRINSCALL QUARRY, TWIST MOOR LANE, WITHNELL, CHORLEY

    Received 18 Feb 2016
  12. Application Approved6/10/364

    EXTENSION TO LIMESTONE QUARRIES

    LANEHEAD QUARRY

    Received 7 Jul 1954
  13. Application Granted06/10/0858

    CONSTRUCTION OF AN OUTFALL STRUCTURE AND TELEMETRY BOLLARD AS PART OF LARGER SEWER IMPROVEMENT SCHEME

    LAND ADJACENT TO 217 GARSTANG ROAD FULWOOD PRESTON

    Received 25 Nov 2010
  14. Application GrantedLCC/2020/0025

    RETROSPECTIVE CHANGE OF LAND USE FROM INDUSTRIAL TO A WASTE FACILITY, INCLUDING THE ERECTION OF A SINGLE-STOREY STRUCTURAL STEEL FRAME BUILDING AND EXTENSION TO CONTAIN AN ELEVATED TROMMEL SCREEN AND PICKING STATION.

    QUICKER DEMOLITION AND SKIPS ASHFIELD ROAD BURNLEY

    Received 18 Mar 2020
  15. Application Granted13/13/0221

    EXTERNAL REFURBISHMENT OF ROSLA BUILDING INCLUDING REPLACEMENT OF EXISTING EXTERNAL CLADDING, WINDOWS AND DOORS, REMOVAL OF EXISTING ROOF MOUNTED WATER TANK AND PROVISION OF EXTERNAL FIRE ESCAPE STAIRCASE

    PARK HIGH SCHOOL, VENABLES AVENUE, COLNE

    Received 13 May 2013
  16. Application Approved09/04/1351

    PROVISION OF A SINGLE STOREY THREE LABORATORY DEMOUNTABLE UNIT AND THE REMOVAL OF THE EXISTING TWO LABORATORY SCIENCE BLOCK

    SOUTHLANDS HIGH SCHOOL CLOVER ROAD CHORLEY

    Received 26 Nov 2004
  17. Application Granted02/11/0533

    CONSTRUCTION OF A REPLACEMENT CONTROL KIOSK AS PART OF A LARGER UPGRADE SCHEME

    LAND OFF PILLING LANE ADJACENT TO THORNTON HOUSE FARM, PREESALL

    Received 12 Jul 2011
  18. Application GrantedLCC/2016/0084/1

    COMPLIANCE WITH CONDITION 13 OF PERMISSION LCC/2016/0084 - BARN OWL SURVEY

    FOGGS FARM, HOBBS LANE, CLAUGHTON ON BROCK.

    Received 20 Mar 2017
  19. Application Refused14/06/0143

    CONSTRUCTION OF NEW TWO STOREY PERFORMING/EXPRESSIVE ARTS BLOCK MUSIC IT MEDIA AND PERFORMING ARTS ACCOMMODATION WITH ANCILLARY TOILET AND STORAGE FACILITIES AND EXTERNAL LANDSCAPING

    BACUP AND RAWTENSTALL GRAMMAR SCHOOL GLEN ROAD WATERFOOT ROSSENDALE

    Received 29 Mar 2006
  20. Application Approved08/03/1052

    INCREASE THE LEVEL OF SYNTHETIC PITCH TO ALLOW RETENTION OF SURPLUS EXCAVATION MATERIAL

    ORMSKIRK SCHOOL WIGAN ROAD ORMSKIRK

    Received 18 Aug 2003
  21. Application Approved09/12/0461/1

    COMPLIANCE WITH CONDITION 4 OF PERMISSION 09/12/0461 WHEEL CLEANING FACILITIES

    LAND TO THE REAR OF ST OSWALDS CHURCH AND THE PROPERTIES ON WESTEND AVENUE COPPULL

    Received 10 Sept 2012
  22. Application GrantedLCC/2019/0003

    APPLICATION FOR REDESIGN AND REALIGNMENT OF THE SOUTHERN END OF THE PROPOSED HEYHOUSE TO M55 LINK ROAD BETWEEN THE JUNCTION WITH THE IMPROVED SECTION OF THE EXISTING NORTH HOUSES LANE AND THE PROPOSED INTERMEDIATE ROUNDABOUT ON THE LINK ROAD.

    LYTHAM MOSS, LYTHAM ST ANNES (M55 TO HEYHOUSES LINK)

    Received 21 Jan 2019
  23. Application GrantedCRT/2015/0098

    APPLICATION FOR A LAWFUL DEVELOPMENT CERTIFICATE FOR PROPOSED ERECTION OF A SOLAR PHOTO VOLTAIC ARRAY, 4 X SWITCHGEAR HOUSING, UNDERGROUND CABLING AND UP TO 2.4M HIGH SECURITY FENCE

    WIGAN WASTE WATER TREATMENT WORKS, DEANS LANE, LATHOM

    Received 29 Oct 2015
  24. Application Granted01/10/01015

    PROPOSED RETRACTABLE CANOPY ON CHILDRENS EXTERNAL PLAY AREA

    BALMORAL CHILDRENS CENTRE SANDYLANDS PRIMARY SCHOOL BALMORAL ROAD MORECAMBE

    Received 21 Sept 2010

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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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