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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4,696 approved · 129 refused · 283 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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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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 GrantedLCC/2014/0104NM1

    NON MATERIAL AMENDMENT TO RELOCATE THE DOME 3.8M CLOSER TO FLEETWOOD ROAD

    LCC HIGHWAYS DEPOT, GRANGE ROAD, OFF FLEETWOOD ROAD, SINGLETON

    Received 10 Jun 2015
  2. Application Approved02/12/0286/1

    COMPLIANCE WITH CONDITION 3 OF PERMISSION 02/12/0286 BUILDING MATERIALS

    GARSTANG COMMUNITY ACADEMY, GARSTANG ROAD, BOWGREAVE, PRESTON

    Received 29 May 2013
  3. Application GrantedLCC/2015/0011

    CONSTRUCTION OF PRAM STORE ADJACENT TO MAIN ENTRANCE

    CHERRY TREE CHILDRENS CENTRE, SHAROE GREEN LANE, PRESTON

    Received 28 Jan 2015
  4. Application Approved5/5/6879

    SAND AND GRAVEL WINNING

    LOWE FARM, TOWN LANE, WHITTLE-LEWOODS, CHORLEY

    Received 5 Sept 1968
  5. Application Approved06/07/1197/1

    COMPLIANCE WITH CONDITIONS 9 11 12 23 35 38B AND 39

    BRADLEYS SAND PIT LIGHTFOOT GREEN LANE FULWOOD PRESTON

    Received 17 Aug 2010
  6. Application GrantedLCC/2017/0022

    SINGLE STOREY EXTENSION TO PROVIDE WHEELCHAIR ACCESS WC AND GROUP ROOM

    ADLINGTON PRIMARY SCHOOL, PARK ROAD, ADLINGTON

    Received 2 Feb 2017
  7. Application GrantedLCC/2017/0018

    ERECTION OF TWO SINGLE STOREY DEMOUNTABLE UNITS FOR A TEMPORARY PERIOD OF 5 YEARS

    ELM TREE PRIMARY SCHOOL, ELMERS WOOD ROAD, SKELMERSDALE

    Received 26 Jan 2017
  8. Application Ongoing05/10/0634/2

    COMPLIANCE WITH CONDITION 17 (FLOODLIGHTING) OF PLANNING PERMISSION 05/10/0634

    ANNAS ROAD EXPLORATION SITE, ANNAS ROAD, WESTBY, NR BLACKPOOL

    Received 7 Mar 2011
  9. Application Granted05/12/0390

    ERECTION OF TEMPORARY CLASSROOM

    HEYHOUSES ENDOWED C OF E INFANT SCHOOL, ST ANNES ROAD EAST, LYTHAM ST ANNES

    Received 11 Jun 2012
  10. Application Approved01/98/1121

    INSTALLATION OF FLUORIDE ABATEMENT PLANT IN THE KILN EXHAUST SYSTEM TO REDUCE FLUORIDE EMISSIONS TO MEET THE WORKS OBLIGATIONS UNDER THE ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION ACT

    CLAUGHTON MANOR BRICKWORKS

    Received 3 Nov 1998
  11. Application GrantedLCC/2015/0048

    CONSTRUCTION OF IMPROVED ACCESS JUNCTION OFF MARSH LANE INCLUDING ADDITIONAL HARDSTANDING, REMOVAL AND REPLACEMENT OF HEDGEROW

    COCKERHAM WWTW, MARSH LANE, COCKERHAM

    Received 28 May 2015
  12. Application Approved05/05/0853/2

    COMPLIANCE WITH CONDITION 3 OF PERMISSION 05/05/0853 LANDSCAPING

    LODGE LANE SINGLETON

    Received 16 Nov 2005
  13. Application Approved08/06/0109

    SHREDDING AND STORAGE OF TYRES INSIDE BUILDING

    UNIT 6 PROSPECT PLACE EAST PIMBO INDUSTRIAL ESTATE SKELMERSDALE

    Received 30 Jan 2006
  14. Application GrantedLCC/2015/0060

    INSTALLATION OF THREE CANOPIES

    LANCASTER ROAD COUNTY PRIMARY SCHOOL, LANCASTER ROAD, MORECAMBE

    Received 25 Jun 2015
  15. Application Granted02/10/0165

    CREATION OF NEW CAR PARK WITH 10 PARKING SPACES THE EXISTING CAR PARK TO PROVIDE TWO DISABLED SPACES AND TWO VISITOR SPACES AND ACCESS AREA FOR DELIVERY VEHICLES INSTALLATION OF A CYCLE STORE AND SCOOTER STORE AND THE ERECTION OF A FREE STANDING CANOPY

    GARSTANG PRIMARY OAK ROAD GARSTANG

    Received 23 Feb 2010
  16. Application Approved01/08/0098

    SINGLE STOREY EXTENSION TO THE SIDE OF THE SCHOOL TO FORM NEW LEARNING RESOURCE FACILITY

    ARCHBISHOP HUTTON'S PRIMARY SCHOOL BACK LANE WARTON CARNFORTH

    Received 3 Jan 2008
  17. Application Refused02/08/0397

    ERECTION OF AGRICULTURAL TYPE BUILDING TO BE USED AS A FARM WASTE PLASTIC RECYCLING FACILITY

    RIPON HALL FARM CATTERALL LANE CATTERALL GARSTANG

    Received 20 Mar 2008
  18. Application GrantedLCC/2021/0004

    CONSTRUCTION OF A NEW WASTEWATER TREATMENT WORKS, ACCESS TRACK, BRIDGE, 3 NO. CULVERTS, OUTFALL, PARTIAL DEMOLITION OF EXISTING WORKS AND LANDSCAPING

    CHIPPING WASTE WATER TREATMENT WORKS, LONGRIDGE ROAD, CHIPPING, PRESTON

    Received 27 Jan 2021
  19. Application GrantedLCC/2014/0014

    CREATION OF AN ENCLOSED CANOPY EXTENSION TO RECEPTION/YEAR 1 CLASSROOM.

    HAPTON C OF E METHODIST, MACHESTER ROAD, HAPTON, BURNLEY

    Received 15 Jan 2014
  20. Application WithdrawnPD/2013/0006

    PRIOR NOTIFICATION OF PROPOSED DEMOLITION OF THE FORMER HILL TOP RESIDENTIAL CARE HOME

    FORMER HILL TOP RESIDENTIAL CARE HOME, MANCHESTER ROAD, ACCRINGTON

    Received 10 Sept 2013
  21. Application GrantedLCC/2015/0023

    SINGLE STOREY EXTENSION TO PROVIDE TWO CLASSROOMS , STAFF ROOM, RECEPTION OFFICE, HALL, ANCILLARY SPACE ALONG WITH NEW PEDESTRIAN MAIN ENTRANCE AND LARGER STAFF/VISITOR CAR PARK AND 2.4M HIGH FENCING.

    LEVER HOUSE PRIMARY SCHOOL, BRISTOL AVENUE, FARINGTON, LEYLAND

    Received 27 Feb 2015
  22. Application Granted01/12/0948

    RETROSPECTIVE APPLICATION FOR THE CHANGE OF USE TO SOIL AND AGGREGATE RECYCLING FACILITY

    BACK LAND SITE, HEYSHAM BUSINESS PARK, MIDDLETON, MORECAMBE

    Received 8 Oct 2012
  23. Application Ongoing14/88/0321

    ERECTION OF MOBILE ASPHALT PLANT

    WHITWORTH QUARRY COMPLEX

    Received 12 Apr 2002
  24. Application Approved14/05/0125

    EXTENSION TO EXISTING SCHOOL BUILDING

    STAGHILLS NURSERY SCHOOL TOP BARN LANE NEWCHURCH

    Received 16 Feb 2005

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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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