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4,696 approved · 129 refused · 283 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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

Conservation areas and Article 4 directions

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More application records

  1. Application Approved03/03/0198

    ERECTION OF 2 NO SINGLE STOREY FLAT ROOF EXTENSIONS TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL TEACHING AREA AND ANCILLARY ACCOMMODATION TOGETHER WITH THE PROVISION OF AN EXTERNAL TOY STORE

    RIBBLESDALE NURSERY SCHOOL QUEENS ROAD CLITHEROE

    Received 11 Mar 2003
  2. Application Granted13/13/0571

    TWO NEW ACCESS POINTS TO REAR BUILDING ELEVATION TO LEONARD STREET AND EXISTING WALL TO BE REMOVED TO FORM A LEVEL PLAY AREA.

    GISBURN ROAD PRIMARY SCHOOL, GISBURN ROAD, BARNOLDSWICK

    Received 13 Dec 2013
  3. Application Approved08/06/0421

    REPLACEMENT PORTABLE SECTIONAL BUILDING

    WHITEMOSS ROAD SOUTH SKELMERSDALE

    Received 10 Apr 2006
  4. Application Approved4/6/8154

    EXTENSION TO TIPPING AREA

    STATION ROAD, LITTLE HOOLE

    Received 21 Apr 1967
  5. Application Approved08/06/0702

    RETROSPECTIVE APPLICATION FOR CHANGE OF USE FROM CARDBOARD FACTORY TO MOTORCYCLE RETAIL SALES REPAIRS AND END OF LIFE

    UNIT 14 TOLLGATE ROAD BURSCOUGH INDUSTRIAL ESTATE BURSCOUGH

    Received 19 Jun 2006
  6. Application ApprovedLCC/2016/0046/1

    COMPLIANCE WITH CONDITIONS 4 - DETAILS OF DESIGN AND BUILDING MATERIALS FOR ELEVATIONS FOR ALL EXTERNAL STRUCTURES, CONDITION 6 - MEASURES TO ADDRESS FLOOD RISKS ARISING FROM CONSTRUCTION OF SAVICK BROOK VIADUCT AND CONDITION 8 - ARCHAEOLOGICAL INVESTIGATIONS FOR PERMISSION LCC/2016/0046

    LAND IN LEA, COTTAM AND BARTLE AND TO THE WEST AND NORTH OF THE EXISTING BUILT UP AREA OF PRESTON.

    Received 8 Jan 2019
  7. Application Approved09/03/0073

    PROVISION OF A SINGLE STOREY BUILDING TO HOUSE THE SPRINKLER SYSTEM WATER TANK TOGETHER WITH THE RE ROUTING OF THE SECURITY FENCE BEHIND THE BUILDING

    BRINDLE GREGSON LANE COUNTY PRIMARY SCHOOL BOURNES ROW HOGHTON

    Received 29 Jan 2003
  8. Application Granted06/09/0725

    SINGLE STOREY EXTENSION TO FORM LARGER STAFFROOM AND BOILER ROOM

    ST MARY AND ST ANDREWS CATHOLIC PRIMARY STATION LANE BARTON PRESTON

    Received 14 Oct 2009
  9. Application Approved13/09/283/1

    COMPLIANCE WITH CONDITION 10 OF PERMISSION 13/09/0283 BUILDING MATERIALS

    NELSON YOUTH CENTRE LEEDS ROAD NELSON

    Received 14 Sept 2010
  10. Application GrantedLCC/2017/0029

    NEW PRIMARY, SECONDARY AND TERTIARY TREATMENT PLANT WITH NEW SLUDGE TREATMENT PLANT, EXTENSION OF THE WASTE WATER TREATMENT WORKS, GROUND REPROFILING WITH SURPLUS EXCAVATED MATERIAL, AND LANDSCAPING

    BLACKBURN WASTE WATER TREATMENT WORKS, CUERDALE LANE, SAMLESBURY

    Received 13 Mar 2017
  11. Application Approved05/04/1056/1

    COMPLIANCE WITH CONDITION 4 OF PERMISSION 05/04/1056- FLOODLIGHTING

    MIDGELAND FARM LANDFILL SITE MARTON BLACKPOOL

    Received 4 May 2005
  12. Application Approved09/05/1229/3

    COMPLIANCE WITH CONDITION 15 OF PERMISSION 09/05/1229 MANAGEMENT PLAN

    FORMER ROYAL ORDNANCE SITE EUXTON LANE CHORLEY

    Received 3 Oct 2006
  13. Application Granted07/09/0541

    ERECTION OF 1.8M HIGH RAILINGS TO NORTHERN BOUNDARY ABUTTING DOB LANE AND PROVISION OF A CYCLE SHELTER

    LITTLE HOOLE PRIMARY SCHOOL DOB LANE WALMER BRIDGE PRESTON

    Received 17 Aug 2009
  14. Application Ongoing09/07/0262/1

    COMPLIANCE WIT CONDITION 4 OF PERMISSION 09/07/0262 RESTORATION AND AFTERCARE

    RIGBY HOUGHTON LANDFILL SITE CHORLEY ROAD ADLINGTON

    Received 3 Jan 2012
  15. Application Approved13/04/0113

    ERECTION OF A 1.0M HIGH RETAINING WALL TO PART OF THE SCHOOL SITE TOGETHER WITH THE PROVISION OF 2.0M AND 2.4M HIGH SECURITY FENCING TO THE SCHOOL BOUNDARY INCORPORATING NEW VEHICULAR AND PEDESTRIAN ACCESS GATES

    MCMILLAN NURSERY SCHOOL RAILWAY STREET NELSON

    Received 13 Feb 2004
  16. Application Approved14/03/0417

    RELOCATION OF MAIN ENTRANCE INCLUDING GLASED ATRIUM AND DOUBLE MINI BUS GARAGE

    FEARNS HIGH SCHOOL FEARNS MOSS BACUP

    Received 10 Jun 2003
  17. Application Granted01/09/0502/1

    COMPLIANCE WITH CONDITION 3 OF PERMISSION 01/09/0502 - FENCE COLOUR

    HEALTH CLINIC PENNY STONE ROAD HALTON LANCASTER

    Received 2 Oct 2009
  18. Application GrantedLCC/2022/0034

    ERECTION OF AN OUTDOOR CLASSROOM

    ST PAULS CONSTABLE LEE CE PRIMARY SCHOOL, CALDER ROAD, CONSTABLE LEE, ROSSENDALE, RAWTENSTALL

    Received 17 Mar 2022
  19. Application Refused02/06/1335/ VLA

    PROPOSED VARIATION TO UNILATERAL UNDERTAKING RELATING TO HGV TRAFFIC ROUTING TO AND FROM THORNTON WASTE TECHNOLOGY PARK, THORNTON CLEVELEYS

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

    Received 24 Aug 2010
  20. Application Approved05/08/0670

    PLACEMENT OF NEW CANOPY OVER THE FRONT ENTRANCE DOORS AND ALTERATION TO THE HARDSTANDING AREAS AROUND THE FRONT ENTRANCE

    WEETON PRIMARY SCHOOL GRANTHAM ROAD WEETON PRESTON

    Received 7 Jul 2008
  21. Application Approved08/03/0283

    TO ERECT A MAIN RING UNIT (RMU) BUILDING AND A FIXED STANDBY GENERATOR BUILDING

    HILLHOUSE WWTW WOOD LANE ALTCAR

    Received 10 Mar 2003
  22. Application GrantedLCC/2016/0073

    SINGLE STOREY EXTENSION TO FORM NEW OFFICE AND CANOPY TO MAIN ENTRANCE.

    MAYFIELD PRIMARY SCHOOL, ST LEONARDS ROAD EAST, LYTHAM ST ANNES

    Received 25 Aug 2016
  23. Application Granted01/12/0450

    NEW TEMPORARY BUILDING FOR A PERIOD OF 3 YEARS WITH ACCESS RAMP TO PROVIDE TWO CLASSROOMS

    WESTGATE C P SCHOOL, LANGRIDGE WAY, MORECAMBE

    Received 10 May 2012
  24. Application Approved06/03/0210

    CHANGE OF USE OF SHOP AND OFFICES TO CRECHE OFFICES AND TRAINING ROOMS ASSOCIATED WITH THE USE OF THE PREMISIES BY SURESTART

    67/67A LONGRIDGE ROAD RIBBLETON PRESTON

    Received 24 Feb 2003

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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.

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