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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4,696 approved · 129 refused · 283 withdrawn.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: 14 Oct 2026. Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.

Local planning information

Council sources checked 14 Sept 2026

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  1. Application Approved11/03/0017/5

    COMPLIANCE WITH CONDITION 37 OF PLANNING PERMISSION 11/03/0017. ( DETAILS OF SCREENING FOR AREA 6, 7 AND 8 )

    WHINNEY HILL QUARRY AND LANDFILL SITE WHINNEY HILL ROAD ALTHAM ACCRINGTON

    Received 23 Feb 2012
  2. Application WithdrawnLCC/2026/0025

    Enforcement Appeal - 6012393

    ENFORCEMENT APPEAL - Preston New Road Exploration Site, Preston New Road, Westby-with-Plumptons, PR4 3PJ

    Received 6 Jul 2026
  3. Application Granted01/12/1028

    CHANGE OF USE FROM AUTOMOTIVE GARAGES AND YARD TO END OF LIFE VEHICLE PROCESSING AND RECYCLING CENTRE.

    TOWERS YARD, OFF WHITEGATE, WHITE LUND INDUSTRIAL ESTATE, MORECAMBE

    Received 1 Nov 2012
  4. Application GrantedLCC/2014/0108

    RELOCATION OF EXISTING 3M HIGH SECURITY FENCE AND CREATION OF A MULTI USE GAMES AREA WITH 3M HIGH BOUNDARY FENCING

    SIR TOM FINNEY SCHOOL (FORMERLY ASHTON COMMUNITY SCIENCE COLLEGE) RIBBLETON HALL DRIVE, RIBBLETON, PRESTON

    Received 18 Jun 2014
  5. Application Approved07/04/1129

    TO ERECT A BOILER ROOM BUILDING A MCC (MOTOR CONTROL CENTRE) KIOSK AND 4NO LIGHTNING PROTECTION MASTS

    BLACKBURN WASTE WATER TREATMENT WORKS SAMLESBURY

    Received 19 Oct 2004
  6. Application Approved14/05/0248

    VARIATION OF CONDITION 1 OF PLANNING PERMISSION 14/02/0230 TO ALLOW CONTINUED USE OF THE HOUSEHOLD WASTE RECYCLING CENTRE UNTIL 1 APRIL 2010

    RAKEHEAD HOUSEHOLD WASTE RECYCLING CENTRE BLACKWOOD ROAD STACKSTEAD BACUP

    Received 21 Apr 2005
  7. Application GrantedLCC/2019/0049

    NEW SINGLE STOREY DETACHED TIMBER BUILDING

    FULWOOD AND CADLEY PRIMARY SCHOOL, CADLEY CAUSEWAY, PRESTON

    Received 12 Sept 2019
  8. Application Ongoing11/08/0217NM1

    CHANGE THE COLOUR OF THE ROOF FROM GOOSEWING GREY TO BASALT GREY

    CARPARK BOUNDED BY ACCRINGTON TRAIN STATION AND EAGLE STREET ACCRINGTON

    Received 28 Jun 2010
  9. Decision IssuedLCC/2019/0070NM1

    OMIT DRAWING A260 REV E - PROPOSED ELEVATIONS - SHEET 1 ADD A260 REV G - PROPOSED ELEVATIONS - SHEET 1, MATERIAL CHANGES TO THE BRICK, SOFIT, FACIA, ROOF TILE, QUOIN LOCATIONS AND ADDITIONAL ROOF PHOTOVOLTAICS

    NORTHCLIFFE SCHOOL SITE, BLACKBURN OLD ROAD, GREAT HARWOOD

    Received 23 Oct 2020
  10. Application GrantedLCC/2019/0058/2

    COMPLIANCE WITH CONDITIONS 4 - REMEDIATION STRATEGY OF PERMISSION LCC/2019/0058

    PLOT 3.4/BUILDING 2 LANCASHIRE BUSINESS PARK ENTERPRISE DRIVE LEYLAND

    Received 17 Mar 2020
  11. Application Approved2/5/0273

    Extension to Limestone Quarry

    High Roads/Back Lane, Carnforth

    Received 16 Aug 1950
  12. Application Approved11/03/0017/2

    COMPLIANCE WEITH CONDITION 17 OF PERMISSION 11/03/0017 WHEEL WASH FACILITIES

    WHINNEY HILL QUARRY AND LANDFILL SITE WHINNEY HILL ROAD ALTHAM ACCRINGTON

    Received 24 Mar 2009
  13. Application Granted05/13/0108

    SITING OF A TELEMETRY BOLLARD

    GRASS VERGE OPPOSITE 320 LYTHAM ROAD, WARTON

    Received 13 Feb 2013
  14. Decision IssuedSCR/2014/0093

    SCREENING OPINON

    CLIFTON MARSH LANDFILL SITE, LYTHAM ROAD, CLIFTON, PRESTON.

    Received 28 May 2014
  15. Application GrantedLCC/2014/0087

    INFILL EXTENSION AND INSTALLATION OF DOORS WITHIN THE REAR ELEVATION

    ASMALL PRIMARY SCHOOL, TENNSYSON DRIVE, ORMSKIRK

    Received 12 May 2014
  16. Application GrantedLCC/2022/0011

    REMOVAL OF CONDITION 6 (TO ALLOW CRUSHING & SCREENING OF MINERAL) & VARIATION OF CONDITION 23 (INERT MATERIALS) OF PLANNING PERMISSION LCC/2020/0073 IN RELATION TO MINERAL WORKING & SITE RESTORATION AT CATLOW EAST QUARRY

    CATLOW FOLD FARM, SOUTHFIELD LANE, SOUTHFIELD, LANCASHIRE

    Received 7 Mar 2022
  17. Application Approved02/07/0024

    SINGLE STOREY EXTENSION TO REAR OF SCHOOL TO ACCOMMODATE NEW ACCESSIBLE WC/WASHROOM AND PLATFORM LIFT TOGETHER WITH EXTERNAL ALTERATIONS TO EXISTING PATH AND STEPS AND NEW PARENT WAITING AREA

    HAMBLETON PRIMARY SCHOOL CHURCH LANE HAMBLETON

    Received 5 Jan 2007
  18. Application Granted02/10/0503

    RETROSPECTIVE APPLICATION FOR THE RETENTION OF THE 3M HIGH WELD MESH FENCE TO THE BOUNDARY

    LARKHOLME LODGE LARKHOLME AVENUE FLEETWOOD

    Received 18 Jun 2010
  19. Application Granted01/11/0136

    IMPROVEMENT WORKS TO EXISTING SEWER SYSTEM TO INVOLVE THE CHANGE OF USE OFAGRICULTURAL LAND TO CRAG BANK WASTE WATER PUMPING STATION TO INCLUDE THE CONSTRUCTION OF A CONTROL KIOSK, PRESSURE RELIEF COLUMN, OUTFALL STRUCTURE, ACCESS TRACK AND FENCED COMPOUND AREA ASSOCIATED WITH THE CONSTRUCTION OF A...

    LAND ADJACENT TO 184 LANCASTER ROAD, CARNFORTH

    Received 10 Feb 2011
  20. Application Granted06/11/0088

    RETROSPECTIVE APPLICATION FOR THE RETENTION OF AN ELECTRICITY SWITCH ROOM AND THE ERECTION OF 2M HIGH SECURITY FENCING.

    FULWOOD HIGH SCHOOL BLACK BULL LANE FULWOOD PRESTON

    Received 25 Jan 2011
  21. Application Granted01/11/0012

    EXTENSION TO EXISTING PUMPING STATION COMPOUND AREA AND IMPROVED ACCESS ARRANGEMENTS REQUIRED IN ASSOCIATION WITH A PROPOSED BELOW GROUND COMBINED SEWER CHAMBER OVERFLOW CHAMBER

    LAND OFF BAZIL LANE OVERTON

    Received 5 Jan 2011
  22. Application Withdrawn09/09/1009

    NEW FOOTPATH WITH GATE ACCESS FROM CHANCERY ROAD

    BUCKSHAW PRIMARY SCHOOL CHANCERY ROAD CHORLEY

    Received 18 Dec 2009
  23. Application Approved14/06/0425

    ERECTION OF FIXED PLAYGROUND ADVENTURE TRAIL EQUIPMENT

    HELMSHORE PRIMARY SCHOOL GREGORY FOLD HELMSHORE

    Received 31 Jul 2006
  24. Application Approved01/89/0445

    Landfilling and Land improvement

    Dunald Mill Hole, Nether Kellet

    Received 19 Jun 1989

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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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