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4,696 approved · 129 refused · 283 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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

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.

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  1. Application Approved01/05/0186

    PROVIDE FENCING AROUND PLAYGROUND AND ENLARGE THE ACCESS TO THE EXISTING CAR PARK

    RIDGE PRIMARY SCHOOL KESWICK ROAD LANCASTER

    Received 11 Feb 2005
  2. Application Granted12/11/0019

    CHANGE OF USE OF FORESTRY PLANTATION TO MOUNTAIN BIKE TRAILS INCLUDING THE CONSTRUCTION OF MOUNTAIN BIKE TRACKS

    HURSTWOOD OFF HURSTWOOD LANE

    Received 17 Jan 2011
  3. Application Granted13/11/0545/1

    COMPLIANCE WITH CONDITION 3 OF PERMISSION 13/11/0545 BUILDING MATERIALS

    MARSDEN PRIMARY SCHOOL, PERCY STREET, NELSON

    Received 2 May 2012
  4. Application Approved03/97/0275

    WET SCRUBBING PLANT FOR KILN 7

    RIBBLESDALE CEMENT WORKS CLITHEROE

    Received 16 Apr 1997
  5. Application Approved07/02/0998

    VARIATION OF CONDITION 3 OF PLANNING PERMISSION 07/99/0288 TO EXTEND THE PUBLIC OPENING HOURS TO BETWEEN 08.00 AND 19.00 MONDAY TO SUNDAY INCLUSIVE

    FARINGTON HOUSEHOLD WASTE RECYCLING CENTRE FLENSBURG WAY FARINGTON

    Received 26 Nov 2002
  6. Application Granted06/10/0847

    CONSTRUCTION OF A CONTROL KIOSK PRESSURE RELIEF COLUMN TARMAC HARDSTANDING AND OUTFALL STRUCTURE AS PART OF LARGER SEWER UPGRADE

    BROADGATE/RIVERSIDE PRESTON

    Received 18 Nov 2010
  7. Application Ongoing14/13/0374/1

    COMPLIANCE WITH CONDITIONS 9 REGULATION OF SURFACE WATER AND CONDITION 12 GROUNDWATER MONITORING PLAN OF PERMISSION 14/13/0374

    FLETCHER BANK QUARRY, MANCHESTER ROAD, RAMSBOTTOM

    Received 14 Jun 2016
  8. Application Refused12/02/0258

    THE WINNING AND WORKING OF 200,000 TONNES OF CLAY AND 140,000 TONNES OF COAL BY TRENCH AND AUGERING METHODS

    THIEVELEY COLLIERY CLAY AND COAL SITE HEALD MOOR BACUP ROAD BACUP

    Received 10 May 2002
  9. Application Granted01/13/0944

    TO PROVIDE IN ASSOCIATION WITH THE PROPOSED HEYSHAM M6 LINK, SHEET PILE PROTECTION AT THE PROPOSED MILESTONE CANAL BRIDGE.

    LANCASTER CANAL NORTH OF HAMMERTON HALL BRIDGE, LANCASTER.

    Received 4 Sept 2013
  10. Application Approved7/3/5319

    REMOVAL OF SPOIL HEAPS

    CATLOW QUARRY SOUTHFIELD LANE NELSON

    Received 24 Jan 1973
  11. Application Approved13/06/0363

    REPLACEMENT OF EXISTING FENCE WITH 2.4M HIGH SECURIFOR 2D MESH FENCING

    GREAT MARSDEN ST JOHN'S CE PRIMARY SCHOOL TRENT ROAD NELSON

    Received 31 May 2006
  12. Application Granted03/11/0688

    EXTENSION TO THE EXTRACTION AREA WITHIN THE CURRENT PLANNING PERMISSION BOUNDARY

    LEEMING QUARRY STONEYHURST CLITHEROE

    Received 24 Aug 2011
  13. Application Approved12/03/0267

    INSTALLATION OF AN AERIAL NETTING SYSTEM

    DEERPLAY LANDFILL BACUP ROAD CLIVIGER BURNLEY

    Received 7 Apr 2003
  14. Application GrantedLCC/2026/0006

    A change of use from class C3 (dwellinghouse) to class C2 (residential institutions) to enable the property to be used as a home for up to two young persons between the ages of 11 and 17 years with no more than two carers staying in the property overnight providing care as required.

    49 Fairfield Drive, Burnley, BB10 2PU

    Received 23 Feb 2026
  15. Application Approved07/01/0786/2

    COMPLIANCE WITH CONDITION 5 OF PP 07/01/0786 LANDSCAPING DETAILS

    WHITEFIELD COUNTY PRIMARY SCHOOL WHITEFIELD ROAD PENWORTHAM

    Received 16 May 2002
  16. Application Approved02/05/0762

    SINGLE STOREY FLAT ROOF EXTENSION TO PROVIDE A NEW CHANGING/DISABLED FACILITIES EXTENSION TO EXISTING CLASSROOM ADDITIONAL OFFICE SPACE AND ANCILLARY ACCOMMODATION

    GREAT ARLEY SCHOOL HOLLY ROAD THORNTON CLEVELEYS

    Received 17 Jun 2005
  17. Application Granted11/13/0013NM3

    NON MATERIAL AMENDMENT FOR CHANGES TO THE GENERAL ARRANGEMENTS FOR HIGHWAYS MOST OF WHICH ARE PERMITTED DEVELOPMENT

    CRAWSHAW STREET, ACCRINGTON (ACCRINGTON BUS STATION)

    Received 15 Mar 2016
  18. Application Approved05/13/0637/1

    COMPLIANCE WITH CONDITIONS 6 AND 7 OF PERMISSION 05/13/0637 - BUILDING MATERIALS AND DETAILS OF HARD LANDSCAPING INCLUDING MATERIALS AND COLOURS

    HEYHOUSES NURSERY SCHOOL, CLARENDON ROAD NORTH, LYTHAM ST ANNES

    Received 30 Jul 2014
  19. Application Approved06/04/0949

    ALTERATION OF VEHICULAR AND PEDESTRIAN ACCESSES

    CATFORTH PRIMARY SCHOOL SCHOOL LANE CATFORTH PRESTON

    Received 19 Aug 2004
  20. Application Approved02/07/1241

    VARIATION OF CONDITIONS 5 7 AND 11 OF PERMISSION 02/07/0491 TO INCREASE THE HEIGHT OF THE BOUNDARY TREATMENT FROM 3 METRES TO 6 METRES TO EXTEND THE HOURS OF OPERATION TO BETWEEN 8.OO TO 16.00 ON PUBLIC HOLIDAYS AND INCREASE THE HEIGHT OF STOCKPILES FROM 3 METRES TO 6 METRES.

    GREENACRES RECYCLING CENTRE BRACEWELL AVENUE POULTON INDUSTRIAL ESTATE POULTON LE FYLDE

    Received 31 Oct 2007
  21. Application Approved06/07/0700

    CONSTRUCTION OF A CONSERVATORY ONTO THE EXISTING SINGLE STOREY BRICK BUILDING INCORPORATING NEW ACCESS RAMPS. NEW EXTERNAL GLAZED DOORS AND SCREEN

    RIBBLEBANK RESOURCES CENTRE GERRARD STREET PRESTON

    Received 3 Jul 2007
  22. Application Approved05/05/0010/1

    COMPLIANCE WITH CONDITIONS 3 8 12 13 17 19 AND 23 OF PERMISSION 05/05/0010 START DATE HIGHWAYS SIGNAGE WHEEL WASH ARCHAEOLOGICAL EVALUATION LANDSCAPING

    MYTHOP HALL FARM NR WEETON

    Received 6 Oct 2005
  23. Application Granted02/11/0790

    DEMOLITION OF EXISTING BUILDING AND REDEVELOPMENT OF THE SITE TO INCLUDE A SPLIT LEVEL PRIMARY SCHOOL WITH ASSOCIATED EXTERNAL FACILITIES INCLUDING GRASS FOOTBALL FIELD PLAYGROUNDS MULTI USE GAMES AREA EXTERNAL LANDSCAPING NEW ACCESS ROAD FROM GRANGE ROAD AND NEW SERVICE ACCESS ROAD FROM DOUGLAS PLA...

    CHARLES SAER PRIMARY GRANGE ROAD FLEETWOOD

    Received 31 Oct 2011
  24. Application Approved06/03/0798

    TO CONSTRUCT AN UNDERGROUND PUMPING STATION WITH 1.8M HIGH SECURITY FENCING A 1.7M HIGH CONTROL KIOSK AND ACCESS

    LAND AT FISHWICK GOLF CLUB MELLINGS WOOD PRESTON

    Received 9 Jul 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.

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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