Understanding planning · 13 min read
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4,696 approved · 129 refused · 283 withdrawn.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 12 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 13 Oct 2026. Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
Explore published planning boundaries and follow their source records for designation details. Coverage varies: an empty map does not mean there are no restrictions. Check the council’s current maps and documents before relying on a boundary.
A boundary map is not available for this authority yet. Use council conservation-area and Article 4 guidance above where linked.
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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.
Cottam County Primary School, Haydocks Lane, Preston PR4 0NY
Received 9 Oct 2025ECCLESTON PRIMARY SCHOOL DOCTORS LANE ECCLESTON CHORLEY
Received 29 Jun 2010Wigan Waste Water Treatment Works Dean Lane Hoscar
Received 18 Dec 2001HEYSHAM M6 LINK
Received 21 Mar 2013WEETON PRIMARY SCHOOL GRANTHAM ROAD WEETON PRESTON
Received 2 Feb 2004RAKEHEAD LANDFILL SITE BACUP
Received 27 Oct 2009MOSSY LEA PRIMARY SCHOOL MOSSY LEA ROAD WRIGHTINGTON WIGAN
Received 2 Jul 2004UNIT 4 HUDHEY INDUSTRIAL ESTATE, HUDHEY ROAD, HASLINGDEN.
Received 2 Apr 2013LANCASHIRE COLLEGE SOUTHPORT ROAD CHORLEY
Received 4 Jul 2003SHUTTLEWORTH COLLEGE (GAWTHORPE HIGH) BURNLEY ROAD PADIHAM
Received 7 Sept 2006LANCASTER ROAD PRIMARY SCHOOL, LANCASTER ROAD, MORECAMBE
Received 22 Sept 2015High Roads/Back Lane, Carnforth
Received 1 Nov 1989RISHTON RAILWAY STATION STATION CLOSE RISHTON
Received 28 Aug 2007SKELMERSDALE FAMILY SUPPORT CENTRE, FAIRLIE, SKELMERSDALE
Received 10 Nov 2008LITTLE TOOTER - ORIGINAL QUARRY AREA
Received 12 Apr 2002LONGTON SCHOOL SCHOOL LANE LONGTON PRESTON
Received 6 May 2009WIGAN WASTE WATER TREATMENT WORKS, DERANS LANE, LATHOM
Received 29 Oct 2015GASKELL HOUSE, 45-49 ROUGH HEY ROAD, PRESTON
Received 18 Feb 2015AURORA OIL AND GAS AUTHORITY LICENCE PEDL 164 & 165 GREAT ALTCAR, HASKAYNE AND HALSALL AREA WEST LANCASHIRE
Received 3 May 2016HENTHORN LANDFILL SITE HENTHORN ROAD CLITHEROE
Received 25 Jan 2007MAVIS DRIVE CHORLEY
Received 15 Jul 2004Lea Community Primary School, Greavestown Lane, Preston
Received 7 Feb 2024MOOR HEY SPECIAL SCHOOL FARCROFT OFF LEYLAND ROAD LOSTOCK HALL
Received 17 Mar 2004AUGHTON CHRIST CHURCH C E PRIMARY LONG LANE AUGHTON
Received 14 Dec 2005Records 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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