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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4,696 approved · 129 refused · 283 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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 Approved12/05/0324

    FORMATION OF NEW GATEWAY IN EXISTING BOUNDARY WALL ON COULTATE STREET TOGETHER WITH PROVISION OF NEW BARRIER TO CREATE IMPROVED PEDESTRIAN ACCESS TO RECEPTION PLAYGROUND

    IGHTENHILL PRIMARY SCHOOL ALDER STREET BURNLEY

    Received 7 Apr 2005
  2. Application GrantedLCC/2019/0008NM2

    NON MATERIAL AMENDMENT TO REPOSITION ROOF-MOUNTED VENTILATION COWELS, FOLLOWING RECEIPT OF DETAILED M&E DESIGN LAYOUT

    RIBBLESDALE COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL, QUEENS ROAD, CLITHEROE

    Received 16 Apr 2020
  3. Application Approved09/07/0262

    AMENDMENT TO EXISTING SURFACE WATER MANAGEMENT SCHEME COMPRISING OF RELOCATION OF THE EXISTING SURFACE WATER TREATMENT AREA AND TEMPORARY USE OF AREAS AS SURFACE WATER PUMPING SUMPS

    RIGBY HOUGHTON LANDFILL SITE CHORLEY ROAD ADLINGTON

    Received 2 Mar 2007
  4. Application Approved09/08/0870

    RETROSPECTIVE APPLICATION FOR THE RETENTION OF TWO DEMOUNTABLE UNITS AND THE VARIATION OF CONDITION 1 OF PERMISSION 09/04/0460 FOR THE RETENTION OF A DEMOUNTABLE UNIT

    LANCASHIRE PROFFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT SERVICE SOUTHPORT ROAD CHORLEY

    Received 10 Jul 2008
  5. Application Granted06/11/0133

    CONSTRUCTION OF A CONTROL KIOSK AND PRESSURE RELIEF COLUMN TOGETHER WITH DROP KERB ACCESS AND TRACK TEMPORARY RESIDENTIAL CAR PARK AND REPROFILING OF GROUND LEVELS AS PART OF A LARGER SEWER UPGRADE

    AVENHAM PARK OXFORD STREET AVENHAM PRESTON

    Received 8 Feb 2011
  6. Application GrantedLCC/2014/0031

    ERECTION OF TIMBER SHED AND ADJOINING SEATING AREA

    ARKHOLME C OF E PRIMARY SCHOOL. MAIN STREET, ARKHOLME, CARNFORTH

    Received 20 Feb 2014
  7. Application Granted14/09/0438

    ERECTION OF 1.2M HIGH BOW TOP FENCING TO CAR PARK AND CREATION OF NEW ACCESS PATH INCLUDING FENCING AND GATE

    BROADWAY PRIMARY SCHOOL BROADWAY HASLINGDEN

    Received 19 Aug 2009
  8. Application Granted11/09/0384

    RETROSPECTIVE APPLICATION FOR THE ERECTION OF 2.4M HIGH WELD MESH SECURITY FENCING AND CONSTRUCTION OF AN ACCESS RAMP AND CANOPY

    WEST END PRIMARY SCHOOL ASPEN LANE OSWALDTWISTLE

    Received 15 Sept 2009
  9. Application Approved13/03/0198

    ERECTION OF A NEW EARLY EXCELLENCE CENTRE AND SUBSEQUENT DEMOLITION OF THE EXISTING NURSERY AND THE REMOVAL OF THE DEMOUNTABLE BUILDING PROVISION OF 7 NO CAR PARKING SPACES INCLUDING I NO DISABLED SPACE DEMOLITION OF TIMBER TWO CLASSROOM BLOCK AND LINK TO PUPIL REFERAL UNIT AND REPLACEMENT WITH 2 NO...

    WALTON LANE NURSERY WALTON LANE NELSON

    Received 18 Mar 2003
  10. Application Granted13/13/0156/1

    COMPLIANCE WITH CONDITION 2 (DATE OF COMMENCEMENT) CONDITION 5A (CONTRACTORS COMPOUND DETAILS) CONDITION 5B (LOCATION AND HEIGHT OF STOCKPILES ) CONDITION 6 (BUILDING MATERIALS) AND CONDITION 9 ( HIGHWAY MATTERS) OF PERMISSION 13/13/0156.

    FORMER EDGE END HIGH SCHOOL SITE, HIBSON ROAD, NELSON.

    Received 21 Aug 2013
  11. Application Approved7/7/SU393

    EXTENSION TO TIPPING AREA

    LAND ADJOINING HAPTON VALLEY COLLIERY

    Received 3 Jul 1967
  12. Application Approved09/03/0766

    CHANGE OF USE TO CONSTRUCT A CONTROL KIOSK REMOVE FENCING AND ERECT FENCING WITH GATE AND ASSOCIATED AREA OF HARDSTANDING

    GLENCROFT PUMPING STATION CHORLEY

    Received 16 Jul 2003
  13. Application Granted11/12/0029

    CHANGE OF USE OF PART OF GROUND FLOOR FROM OFFICES TO CHILDRENS CENTRE AND THE DESIGNATION OF THREE PARKING SPACES ONE TO BE DISABLED

    CLAYTON CIVIC CENTRE PICKUP STREET CLAYTON LE MOORS

    Received 25 Jan 2012
  14. Application WithdrawnLCC/2022/0058

    New low voltage meter enclosure for new Electricity North West low voltage dedicated supply to serve electrical vehicle charging points, which will be mounted on top of a new concrete plinth (IP65 Low Voltage Meter Enclosure)

    Hapton Highways Depot, Units A and B, Brindley Close, Hapton

    Received 13 Oct 2022
  15. Application Refused01/12/1027

    CHANGE OF USE OF LAND FOR PROCESSING OF INERT WASTE TO PRODUCE A SECONDARY AGGREGATE INCLUDING ERECTION OF NEW BUILDING AND CONTINUATION OF EXISTING USE AS AGRICULTURAL AND CIVIL ENGINEERING STORE AND DEPOT

    NANS NOOK FARM, BAY HORSE ROAD, ELLEL

    Received 22 Oct 2012
  16. Application GrantedLCC/2018/0044

    VARIATION OF CONDITION 1 OF PERMISSION 1/88/955 TO EXTEND THE DURATION OF THE BRICK MANUFACTURING OPERATIONS TO 31 DECEMBER 2036 WITH RESTORATION OF THE SITE BY 31 DECEMBER 2037

    CLAUGHTON MANOR BRICKWORKS, HORNBY ROAD CLAUGHTON

    Received 31 Aug 2018
  17. Application Approved06/03/0580

    CONVERT EXISTING FLAT ROOFED GARAGE SPACE TO A SINGLE STOREY PITCHED ROOF TEACHING AREA

    ASHTON-ON-RIBBLE HIGH SCHOOL ALDWYCH DRIVE PRESTON

    Received 21 May 2003
  18. Application Approved12/08/0556/1

    COMPLIANCE WITH CONDITION 3 OF PERMISSION 12/08/0556 MATERIALS

    UNITY COLLEGE LOWER TOWNELEY PLAYING FIELDS TOWNELEY HOLME ROAD BURNLEY

    Received 25 Mar 2009
  19. Application Ongoing07/91/0648/3

    SUBMISSION OF DETAILS IN ACCORDANCE WITH CONDITION 30 OF PP 7/91/648

    LAND OFF LYDIATE LANE CUERDEN

    Received 30 Jul 1998
  20. Application Approved9/11/1216

    STONE QUARRYING

    LAND OFF APPLEY LANE APPLEY BRIDGE

    Received 16 May 1960
  21. Application Approved09/08/0176

    PROVISION OF OVERHEAD CANOPY TO PROVIDE OUTDOOR PLAY FACILITIES FOR RECEPTION AND EARLY YEARS CHILDREN

    CLAYTON BROOK CP SCHOOL GREAT GREENS LANE CLAYTON BROOK CHORLEY

    Received 4 Feb 2008
  22. Application Granted07/11/0504

    RESURFACING OF EXISTING PLAY AREA TO REAR OF BUILDING

    COP LANE PRIMARY SCHOOL, COP LANE, PENWORTHAM, PRESTON

    Received 18 Jul 2011
  23. Application Approved07/08/0141

    ERECTION OF A SINGLE STOREY EXTENSION FOR NEW CLASSROOM ENTRANCE FOYER SPORTS STORE AND PLAYGROUND

    ST AIDENS C OF E SCHOOL LARCH GROVE BAMBER BRIDGE

    Received 22 Jan 2008
  24. Application Approved07/04/1217

    CAR PARK EXTENSION TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL 12 CAR PARKING SPACES

    MOOR HEY SCHOOL FAR CROFT OFF LEYLAND ROAD LOSTOCK HALL PRESTON

    Received 17 Nov 2004

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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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