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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4,696 approved · 129 refused · 283 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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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  1. Application Approved11/06/0350

    PROVISION OF SECURIFOR 2D FENCING AT VARYING HEIGHT TO A MAXIMUM OF 3.2M REDUCTION OF BOUNDARY WALL TO 1.2M AND THE INSTALLATION OF 2M HIGH FENCING ON TOP ALONG LEMONIUS STREET AND THE PROVISION OF SECURE BIN STORE

    LEE ROYD NURSERY SCHOOL ROYDS STREET ACCRINGTON

    Received 14 Jun 2006
  2. Application Approved01/07/1594

    THREE SINGLE STOREY EXTENSION TO CREATE A SECURE ENTRANCE LARGE HALL WITH STORE AND OFFICE ACCOMMODATION AND A SENSORY ROOM AND STORE

    THE LOYNE SCHOOL SEFTON DRIVE LANCASTER

    Received 7 Nov 2007
  3. Application Granted01/13/0340

    SINGLE STOREY EXTENSION TO PROVIDE 6 CLASSROOMS, NEW PLAY AREA, 2.4 METRE HIGH FENCE WITH GATE, EXTENSION OF EXISTING CAR PARK TO PROVIDE A TOTAL OF 57 PARKING SPACES AND 2 MOTORCYCLE PARKING SPACES, 9NO. 6 METRE HIGH LIGHTING COLUMNS, ASSOCIATED LANDSCAPING AND SIGNAGE. TEMPORARY CONTRACTORS ACCESS...

    WESTGATE CP SCHOOL, LANGRIDGE WAY, MORECAMBE

    Received 26 Mar 2013
  4. Application GrantedLCC/2016/0052

    CHANGE OF USE OF LAND TO WASTE WATER TREATMENT AND ERECTION OF A CONTROL KIOSK

    HALTON EAST WASTE WATER TREATMENT WORKS, DENNYBECK LANE, HALTON

    Received 30 Jun 2016
  5. Application GrantedLCC/2019/0008/3

    COMPLIANCE WITH CONDITION 9 OF PLANNING APPLICATION LCC/2019/0008 - PLAY AREA SURFACE CONSTRUCTION AND MARKING OUT

    RIBBLESDALE COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL, QUEENS ROAD, CLITHEROE

    Received 15 Jun 2021
  6. Application Approved01/04/0476

    TO ERECT A BOILER ROOM BUILDING AN MCC KIOSK AND 4 NO LIGHTENING PROTECTION MASTS

    LANCASTER WASTE WATER TREATMENT WORKS STODDAY NEAR LANCASTER

    Received 30 Mar 2004
  7. Application GrantedLCC/2019/0025

    CREATION OF A HARD SURFACED 1.2M AND 1.8M WIDE PEDESTRIAN FOOTPATH AND CREATION OF 3 OUTDOOR CLASSROOM AREAS

    WATERFOOT PRIMARY SCHOOL, WOLFENDEN GREEN, WATERFOOT, ROSSENDALE

    Received 15 May 2019
  8. Application GrantedLCC/2015/0089

    Erection of 2.4m high steel railings to boundary of East Bank Avenue and part of boundary to no. 48 East Bank Avenue including double gates within the school complex.

    HASLINGDEN PRIMARY SCHOOL, RYEFIELD AVENUE, HASLINGDEN, ROSSENDALE

    Received 22 Sept 2015
  9. Application GrantedLCC/2014/0084/1

    COMPLIANCE WITH CONDITION 18 OF PERMISSION LCC/2014/0084 - SCHEME AND PROGRAMME FOR THE AFTERCARE OF THE SITE

    GRANGE HILL EXPLORATION SITE, OFF GRANGE ROAD, SINGLETON, POULTON LE FYLDE

    Received 14 Feb 2019
  10. Application Approved01/05/0252

    PROVISION OF STEEL CONTAINER FOR USE AS A STORAGE FACILITY FOR OUT DOOR PLAY EQUIPMENT

    YEALAND C OF E PRIMARY SCHOOL FOOTERAN LANE YEALNAD REDMAYNE CARNFORTH

    Received 25 Feb 2005
  11. Application Granted03/09/0454

    ERECTION OF A FREE STANDING CANOPY

    HILLSIDE SPECIAL SCHOOL RIBCHESTER ROAD LONGRIDGE

    Received 9 May 2009
  12. Application Withdrawn06/03/0800

    LAND FOR USE AS A READY MIXED CONCRETE BATCHING PLANT AND PORTACABIN FOR OFFICE

    BRADLEY PIT LIGHTFOOT GREEN LANE PRESTON

    Received 10 Jul 2003
  13. Application Approved09/04/0248

    ERECTION OF 2.4M HIGH SECURIFOR 3D FENCING INCORPORATING 2.4M HIGH 2M WIDE VEHICULAR ACCESS GATES TO PART OF THE SITE

    WORDSWORTH TERRACE GROUP HOME 52 WORDSWORTH TERRACE CHORLEY

    Received 24 Feb 2004
  14. Application ApprovedLCC/2016/0046/2

    COMPLIANCE WITH CONDITION 5 - DETAILS OF FACILITIES AND MEASURES TO BE TAKEN TO MANAGE SURFACE WATER RUN-OFF FROM THE HIGHWAY, CONDITION 7 - INVESTIGATION AND MANAGEMENT OF CONTAMINATED LAND AND CONDITION 17 - NOISE ATTENUATION MEASURES FOR EXISTING RESIDENTIAL PROPERTIES AT LEA TOWN AND MANY VIEWS ...

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

    Received 23 Apr 2019
  15. Application Granted11/10/0453

    CHANGE OF USE FROM B2 INDUSTRIAL TO CAR DEPOLLUTION(SUI GENERIS) INCLUDING ERECTION OF DEPOLLUTION BUILDING 2.4M HIGH SECURITY FENCING THREE STORAGE CONTAINERS TWO OFFICE/MESS CABINS AND AN ACCESS TRACK

    LAND AT MOORFIELD DRIVE MOORFIELD INDUSTRIAL ESTATE ALTHAM

    Received 28 Sept 2010
  16. Application Approved5/4/ID17

    USE OF LAND FOR SHALE DIGGING

    STANWORTH QUARRY, ABBY VILLAGE

    Received 17 Dec 1946
  17. Application Granted06/11/0035

    CONSTRUCTION OF A TELEMETRY BOLLARD AND DROP KERB VEHICULAR ACCESS AS PART OF A LARGER SEWER UPGRADE

    JUNCTION OF ST GEORGES AND HAREWOOD ROAD PRESTON

    Received 6 Jan 2011
  18. Application Approved11/02/0325

    PROVISION OF NEW PLAYGROUND AREA INCORPORATING BENCH SEATING PLANTING AREAS AND ASSOCIATED PALISADE AND BALL STOP FENCING

    MOORHEAD HIGH SCHOOL CROMWELL AVENUE ACCRINGTON

    Received 26 Jun 2002
  19. Application GrantedLCC/2020/0026/1

    COMPLIANCE WITH CONDITION 8 OF PLANNING PERMISSION LCC/2020/0026 - SURFACE WATER DRAINAGE SCHEME

    NORTH CLIFFE BUILDING BLACKBURN OLD ROAD GREAT HARWOOD

    Received 6 Oct 2020
  20. Application Approved9/11/1350

    QUARRYING OF SANDSTONE

    LONG HEYS LANE, DALTON

    Received 27 Jan 1961
  21. Application Approved01/08/0232

    DEMOLITION OF EXISTING LIBRARY ATTACHED HOUSE AND PUBLIC TOILETS AND THE ERECTION OF A SINGLE STOREY LIBRARY PROVISION OF NEW ACCESS AND ASSOCIATED PARKING LANDSCAPING SECURITY FENCING AND GATES.

    HEYSHAM LIBRARY HEYSHAM ROAD HEYSHAM MORECAMBE

    Received 18 Jan 2008
  22. Application Approved07/12/0503NM1

    NON MATERIAL AMENDEMENT TO INCLUDE REDUCTION IN SIZE AND REDESIGN OF THE CONTROL BUILDING ALSO THE RE LOCATION OF THE CHEMICAL BULK STORAGE TANK AND THE NEW TRANSFORMER COMPOUND.

    LAND TO NORTH AND WEST OF EXISTING BLACKBURN WASTE WATER TREATMENT WORKS SPRING LANE SAMLESBURY

    Received 28 Jun 2013
  23. Application Approved02/02/0522/1

    SUBMISSION OF DETAILS IN ACCORDANCE WITH CONDITION 5A- LANDSCAPING OF PLANNING PERMISSION 02/02/0522

    LAND WITHIN THE GROUNDS OF SACRED HEART RC PRIMARY SCHOOL ON THE CORMER OF TRUNNAH ROAD AND HEYS STREET

    Received 5 Aug 2002
  24. Application Approved09/88/0821

    INSTALLATION AND RETENTION OF MONITORING BOREHOLES AND EQUIPMENT FOR TREATMENT OF EFFLUENT

    WITHNELL QUARRY BOLTON ROAD ABBEY VILLAGE NR CHORLEY

    Received 6 Oct 1988

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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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