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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4,696 approved · 129 refused · 283 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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 Approved9/11/1215

    STONE QUARRY

    LAND OFF APPLEY LANE APPLEY BRIDGE

    Received 5 Jun 1978
  2. Application GrantedLCC/2015/0064

    INSTALLATION OF A MODULAR CLASSROOM INCLUDING TIOLET, KITCHEN AND STORAGE

    BROOKFIELD COMMUNITY PRIMARY SCHOOL, WATLING STREET ROAD, PRESTON

    Received 30 Jun 2015
  3. Application Approved05/00/0106

    CREATION OF A NEW VEHICULAR ACCESS TO WASTEWATER PUMPING STATION WITH ASSOCIATED BRIDGE OVER LIGGARD BROOK

    LAND ATBALLAM ROAD LYTHAM

    Received 14 Feb 2000
  4. Application Granted08/08/0043/1

    COMPLIANCE WITH CONDITIONS 5 AND 9 OF PLANNING PWRMISSION 08/08/0043

    BROOKFIELD PARK PRIMARY AND KINGSBURY SPECIAL SCHOOL SCHOOL LANE SKELMERSDALE

    Received 9 Jul 2009
  5. Application Refused01/03/1222

    GREEN WASTE COMPOSTING SITE

    HOLE HOUSE FARM BROOKHOUSE LANCASTER

    Received 25 Sept 2003
  6. Application ApprovedLCC/2023/0027/3

    Compliance with conditions 34 (a,b,c) & 35 (a,b,c,d,e,g,h,i,j,k,l,m) of planning permission LCC/2023/0027 (ecological mitigation works & revised landscaping scheme)

    Land at Woodcock Estate, Stanifield Lane, Farington

    Received 3 Oct 2024
  7. Application Ongoing07/10/0725/1

    COMPLIANCE WITH CONDITIONS 9, 10, 12 AND 13 OF PLANNING PERMISSION 07/10/0725 COVERING FENCING LANDSCAPING SITE COMPOUND LAYOUT AND REINSTATEMENT SCHEME

    VALLEY ROAD WASTEWATER PUMPING STATION VALLEY ROAD PENWORTHAM

    Received 8 Feb 2011
  8. Application GrantedLCC/2016/0034

    TWO STOREY BUILDING TO REPLACE EXISTING MODULAR BUILDING

    LONGSANDS PRIMARY SCHOOL, LONGDANDS LANE, FULWOOD, PRESTON

    Received 25 Apr 2016
  9. Application GrantedLCC/2018/0025

    FLOOD ALLEVIATION MEASURES INCLUDING REPLACEMENT OF AND OPENING UP OF EXISTING CULVERT. CONSTRUCTION OF INLET/OUTLET STRUCTURES AND ASSOCIATED CHAMBERS/WORKS. PROVISION OF SAFETY FENCING TO NEW OPEN WATERCOURSE CHANNEL AND LANDSCAPING WORKS

    LATHOM PARK C OF E PRIMARY SCHOOL, HALL LANE, LATHOM, ORMSKIRK

    Received 23 Apr 2018
  10. Application Granted06/12/0610/1

    COMPLIANCE WITH CONDITION 4 OF PERMISSION 06/12/0610 LANDSCAPING

    FROME STREET PRESTON

    Received 29 May 2013
  11. Application Withdrawn02/05/1721

    Limestone Quarrying (Withdrawn)

    Leapers Wood Quarry, Carnforth

    Received 1 Nov 2005
  12. Application Approved02/07/1332

    TO CONSTRUCT A KIOSK

    ADJACENT TO THE BOUNDARY AT MOSS HOUSE FARM MOSS SIDE LANE STALMINE

    Received 13 Nov 2007
  13. Application Approved12/96/0633

    RESTORATION TO OPEN SPACE AND PUBLIC AMENITY BY RAISING THE RESTORATION LEVELS AND THE EXTENSION OF THE SITE IN A NORTHERLY DIRECTION INCLUDING THE EXCAVATION OF COLLIERY SPOIL FOR ENGINEERING AND RESTORATION.

    ROWLEY LANDFILL SITE - WHOLE SITE

    Received 5 Jun 2002
  14. Application Approved01/11/0135/1

    COMPLIANCE WITH CONDITIONS 9, 11 AND 12 (HIGHWAY SIGNAGE, CONTRACTORS COMPOUND AND LANDSCAPING)

    LAND ADJACENT TO UNITED UTILITIES PUMPING STATION, GARDNER ROAD, WARTON, CARNFORTH

    Received 30 Sept 2011
  15. Application Approved07/09/0333/3

    COMPLIANCE WITH CONDITIONS 8 A-G OF PERMISSION 07/09/0333 FOR BUILDING MATERIALS HEIGHTOF THE ROOFS OF THE BUILDINGS COLOUR AND DESIGN OF THE RAILINGS AND SECURITY FENCING RESTORATION DETAILS AND LANDSCAPING

    LAND TO THE WEST OF PENWORTHAM GOLF CLUB, SOUTH OF THE RIVER RIBBLE

    Received 6 Sept 2012
  16. Application Granted11/12/0026

    RETROSPECTIVE APPLICATION FOR THE ERECTION OF 2M AND 3M HIGH TIMBER FENCE CREATION OF TWO EQUIPMENT COMPOUNDS AND TWO VEHICULAR CONTROL BARRIERS AND 1.1M HIGH RAILINGS

    LANCASHIRE HOUSE ST JAMES SQUARE THE GLOBE CENTRE ACCRINGTON

    Received 18 Jan 2012
  17. Application Approved11/03/0017/1

    COMPLIANCE WITH CONDITION 35(D) OF PERMISSION 11/03/0017 - FENCING DETAILS

    WHINNEY HILL LANDFILL SITE WHINNEY HILL ROAD

    Received 24 Feb 2006
  18. Application Approved12/05/0004

    CONSTRUCTION OF A LANDFILL GAS UTILISATION COMPOUND TO CONTROL AND CONVERT LANDFILL GAS IN TO ELECTRICITY

    DEERPLAY LANDFILL SITE BACUP ROAD CLIVIGER BURNLEY

    Received 17 Dec 2004
  19. Application Approved12/07/0184/4

    COMPLIANCE WITH CONDITIONS OF PLANNING PERMISSION 12/07/0184 FENCING AND GATES SIGNAGE AND PEDESTRIAN ACCESS AND CAR PARK

    SIR JOHN THURSBY COMMUNITY COLLEGE EASTERN AVENUE BURNLEY

    Received 1 Nov 2007
  20. Application Approved13/06/0278/1

    COMPLIANCE WITH CONDITIONS 4 5 11D 11E 13A 13B-F 15 16 17 18 20 23 25 AND 29 RE PHASED OPERATIONS WHEEL CLEANING HIGHWAYS AND TRANSPORTATION SPORTS PITCHES AND FACILITIES MATERIALS LANDSCAPING AND GROUND MANAGEMENT BAT SURVEY WATER RESOURCES AND DRAINAGE PROXIMITY TO RESIDENTIAL PROPOERTIES

    WALTON HIGH SCHOOL OXFORD ROAD NELSON

    Received 24 Aug 2006
  21. Application Approved09/07/0491

    PROPOSED SINGLE STOREY INFILL EXTENSION

    BALSHAW LANE COMMUNITY PRIMARY SCHOOL BREDON AVENUE EUXTON CHORLEY

    Received 16 Apr 2007
  22. Application Approved09/90/0690

    WASTE BALING AND RECYCLING CENTRE

    CLAYTON HALL SAND QUARRY AND LANDFILL SITE DAWSON LANE WHITTLE-LE-WOODS CHORLEY

    Received 22 Jun 1990
  23. Application Granted02/09/0015

    ERECTION OF SPORTS HALL WITH NEW ROAD ACCESS AND CAR PARK WITHIN THE SITE AND HARD/SOFT LANDSCAPING AROUND THE NEW BUILDING

    GARSTANG HIGH SCHOOL,GARSTANG ROAD, BOWGREAVE,GARSTANG

    Received 12 Dec 2008
  24. Application ApprovedPD/2016/0006

    GROUNDWATER & GAS MONITORING BOREHOLES.

    PRESTON NEW ROAD TEMPORARY SHALE GAS EXPLORATION SITE

    Received 6 May 2016

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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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