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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4,696 approved · 129 refused · 283 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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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Sources: Planning Data conservation areas and Article 4 direction areas. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

More application records

  1. Application Approved06/03/0154/1

    COMPLIANCE WITH CONDITION 5 OF PERMISSION 06/03/0154 BIOAEROSOL MONITORING

    INGOL HWDC TOM BENSON WAY PRESTON

    Received 30 Jul 2003
  2. Application Granted13/10/0624

    REGRADING OF LAND TO PROVIDE SENIOR AND JUNIOR FOOTBALL PITCHES AND CRICKET SQUARE WITH ASSOCIATED PARKING FACILITIES

    FORMER EDGE END HIGH SCHOOL HIBSON ROAD NELSON

    Received 26 Nov 2010
  3. Application Approved11/76/192

    REGRADINE OF FIELD BY TIPPING , GRASS PLANTING AND TOP SOIL.

    HEYS LANE FARM HYNDBURN ROAD GREAT HARWOOD

    Received 22 Mar 1976
  4. Application Approved01/97/0532

    WATER BASED ACTIVE LEISURE DEVELOPMENT ASSOCIATED BUILDINGS AND HOLIDAY LODGES

    DOCK ACRES WARTON

    Received 19 May 1997
  5. Application Granted06/12/0341

    CHANGE OF USE FROM INDUSTRIAL UNIT (CLASS B1) TO USE AS END OF LIFE VEHICLE RECYCLING CENTRE (SUI GENERIS)

    UNIT 21 A ROUGH HEY ROAD GRIMSARGH

    Received 23 Apr 2012
  6. Application Granted01/13/0107NM1

    NON MATERIAL AMENDMENT FOR THE RE-ORIENTATION OF THE PROPOSED EXTERNAL PLAY AREA AND REVISED CYCLE PATH LAYOUT.

    MORECAMBE ROAD PRIMARY SCHOOL, MORECAMBE ROAD, MORECAMBE

    Received 9 Oct 2013
  7. Application GrantedLCC/2016/0083

    ERECTION OF NEW OFFICE AND WORKSHOP / MAINTENANCE BUILDI NG WITH ASSOCIATED CAR PARKING AREAS AND RELOCATION OF WEIGH BRIDGE AND ASSOCIATED PORTAKABIN.

    LANCASHIRE WASTE RECYCLING, BURN HALL INDUSTRIAL ESTATE, VENTURE ROAD, FLEETWOOD

    Received 14 Nov 2016
  8. Application Granted03/11/0688/2

    COMPLIANCE WITH CONDITIONS 21 SETTLEMENT TANK AND 23 HOLDING POND OF PERMISSION 03/11/0688

    LEEMING QUARRY STONEYHURST CLITHEROE

    Received 18 Mar 2013
  9. Application GrantedLCC/2024/0004

    Construction of 1 No. proposed temporary access off Sidgreaves Lane

    Sidgreaves Lane, Preston

    Received 21 Dec 2023
  10. Application Granted03/10/0177

    CONSTRUCTION OF TWO CANOPIES TO FRONT AND REAR OF NURSERY REAR CANOPY TO INCLUDE STEEL SHUTTERS TO CREATE A SECURE SPACE

    ALSTON LANE RC PRIMARY PRESTON ROAD ALSTON

    Received 2 Mar 2010
  11. Application Granted14/11/0463

    INSTALLATION OF A CANOPY OVER THE EXISTING PLAYGROUND WITH ONE SIDE INFILLED TO PROVIDE A SECURE DRY SHELTER TO CREATIVE OUTDOOR PLAY FACILITIES TO BE USED REGARDLESS OF WEATHER CONDITIONS

    ST PETERS RC PRIMARY SCHOOL ST PETER'S ROAD NEWCHURCH ROSSENDALE

    Received 19 Sept 2011
  12. Application Approved06/06/0318

    PROVISION OF A 2.4M & 3M HIGH SECURITY FENCING TO PART OF SCHOOL INCLUDING ASSOCIATED ACCESS GATES TO MATCH

    ASHTON SCIENCE COLLEGE ALDWYCH DRIVE PRESTON

    Received 22 Mar 2006
  13. Application Withdrawn09/09/0674

    ENGINEERING OPERATION TO CONSTRUCT A SMALL CAR PARKING AREA

    ULNES WALTON RIDLEY LANE CROSTON CHORLEY

    Received 5 Aug 2009
  14. Application Approved06/03/0817

    SINGLE STOREY EXTENSION TO ADJACENT CHAPEL TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL TEACHING ACCOMMODATION

    RIBBLETON AVENUE METHODIST JUNIOR EMERSON ROAD RIBBLETON PRESTON

    Received 14 Jul 2003
  15. Application Granted09/11/0058/1

    COMPLIANCE WITH CONDITION 6 OF PERMISSION 09/11/0058 RESTORATION OF THE SITE.

    CLAYTON HALL LANDFILL SITE DAWSON LANE WHITTLE LE WOODS CHORLEY

    Received 13 Nov 2013
  16. Application Ongoing2/77/2161/1

    SCHEME AND PROGRAMME OF WORKING

    PREESALL BRINEFIELD - BURROWS FARM, STALMINE

    Received 4 Apr 2002
  17. Application Granted02/09/0660

    ERECTION OF CANOPY OVER EXISTING SOFT PLAY AREA

    HAMBLETON PRIMARY SCHOOL CHURCH LANE HAMBLETON POULTON-LE-FYLDE

    Received 7 Aug 2009
  18. Application Approved14/80/586

    LAND RECLAMATION SCHEME

    BRANDWOOD QUARRIES, STACKSTEADS, BACUP

    Received 23 Apr 1980
  19. Application Approved02/05/0977/1

    COMPLIANCE WITH CONDITION 25 OF PERMISSION 02/05/0977 ARCHAEOLOGICAL EVALUATION

    LAND FORMING PART OF THE FORMER ICI BURN HALL SITE THORNTON CLEVELEYS

    Received 12 Jun 2006
  20. Application Approved11/07/0011

    CREATION OF INFORMAL RECREATION AREA WITH ASSOCIATED LIGHTING FOOTPATHS CYCLEWAY AND LANDSCAPING

    LAND AT WITHIN GROVE HUNCOAT ACCRINGTON

    Received 3 Jan 2007
  21. Application Withdrawn06/10/0773

    CONSTRUCTION OF AN UNDERGROUND SHAFT WITH ASSOCIATED PRESSURE RELIEF COLUMN AND TEMPORARY ACCESS

    MINSTER JAGUAR PORTWAY ASHTON ON RIBBLE PRESTON

    Received 18 Oct 2010
  22. Application Approved01/05/1274

    ERECTION OF 2.4M HIGH SECURITY FENCING INCORPORATING VEHICLE AND PEDESTRIAN ACCESS GATES

    ST JOSEPH'S RC INFANTS SCHOOL SLYNE ROAD LANCASTER

    Received 28 Sept 2005
  23. Application Approved06/02/0740

    PROPOSED ENTRANCE LOBBY

    TULKETH HIGH SCHOOL TAG LANE INGOL PRESTON

    Received 18 Jul 2002
  24. Application Approved08/08/0998/1

    COMPLIANCE WITH CONDITIONS 10 21 23 LANDSCAPING PROTECTION OF PEAT FOR RESTORATION PURPOSED AND DUST

    SIMONSWOOD MOSS NORTH PERIMETER ROAD KIRKBY

    Received 11 Oct 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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