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4,696 approved · 129 refused · 283 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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

Conservation areas and Article 4 directions

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More application records

  1. Application ApprovedSCP/2011/0001

    SCOPING OPINION FOR THE PROPOSED RESTORATION SCHEME, HILLHOUSE SITE, THORNTON-CLEVELEYS

    THORNTON A&B ICI, HILLHOUSE SITE, THORNTON-CLEVELEYS

    Received 11 Apr 2011
  2. Application GrantedLCC/2019/0056

    ERECTION OF AN OUTDOOR CLASSROOM

    ENGLISH MARTYRS JUNIOR SCHOOL, SIZER STREET, PRESTON

    Received 10 Oct 2019
  3. Decision IssuedSCR/2022/0010

    Screening Opinion for revised quarry restoration scheme incorporating tunnel arisings from the Haweswater aqueduct resilience programme (harp) namely the Bowland and Marl Hill tunnel sections

    Waddington Fell Quarry, Slaidburn Road, Waddington

    Received 1 Apr 2022
  4. Application Approved06/04/0127/1

    COMPLIANCE WITH CONDITION- FENCING DETAILS

    POOL HOUSE COMMUNITY PRIMARY KIDSGROVE TANTERTON

    Received 15 Jul 2004
  5. Application Granted06/10/0746

    ERECTION OF A WASTE RECYCLING WASHING PLANT AND RETENTION OF A GARAGE

    BRADLEYS SAND PIT LIGHTFOOT GREEN LANE FULWOOD PRESTON

    Received 30 Sept 2010
  6. Application Approved01/88/0955

    ERECTION OF NEW BUILDINGS TO HOUSE BRICKMAKING MACHINERY TO PRODUCE 1 MILLION BRICKS PER WEEK

    CLAUGHTON MANOR BRICKWORKS

    Received 23 Sept 1988
  7. Application Withdrawn07/06/0333NM

    RELOCATION OF CONCRETE PAD AND REPLACE STORAGE TANK WITH A LINED LAGOON

    PARKER LANE WHITESTAKE PRESTON

    Received 20 Feb 2010
  8. Application Ongoing12/02/0360

    SINGLE STOREY EXTENSION TO DINING ROOM AND MAIN ENTRANCE AREA

    GAWTHORPE HIGH SCHOOL BURNLEY ROAD PADIHAM

    Received 26 Jun 2002
  9. Application Granted06/08/0836

    CHANGE OF USE FROM LIGHT INDUSTRIAL TO RECYCLING AND RE USE OF WASTE ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT

    UNIT 1 ROMAN WAY RIBBLETON PRESTON

    Received 6 Oct 2008
  10. Application Approved14/80/468

    CONTINUATION AND EXTENSION TO EXISTING LANDFILL SITE, BRANDWOOD R.S.

    RAKEHEAD LANDFILL SITE - BACUP

    Received 29 Jul 1980
  11. Application Approved01/03/0963

    PROVISION OF A PREFABRICATED SMOKING SHELTER UNIT

    ADULT COLLEGE WHITE CROSS EDUCATION CENTRE MILL 14 QUARRY ROAD LANCASTER

    Received 28 Jul 2003
  12. Valid01/04/0799

    SCOPING OPINION FOR A CENTRAL WASTE TREATMENT FACILITY

    LANCASTER WEST BUSINESS PARK MIDDLETON HEYSHAM

    Received 10 Jun 2004
  13. Application GrantedLCC/2015/0103

    VARIATION OF CONDITION 6 OF PLANNING PERMISSION REF 8/11/0528 TO ALLOW THE IMPORTATION OF GREEN WASTES AND AGGREGATES BETWEEN THE HOURS OF 06.00 TO 18.30 MONDAYS TO FRIDAYS, 07.30 TO 17.30 HOURS ON SATURDAYS AND 10.00 TO 16.00 ON SUNDAYS AND PUBLIC HOLIDAYS.

    WHITEMOSS HORTICULTURAL, NORTH PERIMETER ROAD, KNOWSLEY.

    Received 29 Sept 2015
  14. Application GrantedLCC/2021/0020

    TWO TEMPORARY SINGLE STOREY MODULAR BUILDINGS CONSISTING OF TWO CLASSROOMS PER UNIT WITH A CONNECTING LEVEL LANDING BETWEEN THE BUILDINGS

    BRUNSHAW SCHOOL, MORSE STREET, BURNLEY

    Received 6 May 2021
  15. Application GrantedLCC/2020/0013

    DEMOLITION OF FORMER CHAPEL AND HALL, CONSTRUCTION OF REPLACEMENT SINGLE STOREY SCHOOL EXTENSION TO PROVIDE NEW ENTRANCE ADMINISTRATION OFFICES TOILET FACILITIES AND ADDITIONAL TEACHING ACCOMMODATION

    BARROW PRIMARY SCHOOL, OLD ROW, WHALLEY ROAD, BARROW

    Received 21 Feb 2020
  16. Application Granted05/13/0715/1

    COMPLIANCE WITH CONDITION 10 OF PERMISSION 05/13/0715 LANDSCAPING SCHEME

    OFF POOL FOOT LANE, LITTLE SINGLETON, POULTON LE FYLDE.

    Received 25 Feb 2014
  17. Application Withdrawn06/06/0192/1

    COMPLIANCE WITH CONDITION 35 OF PERMISSION 06/06/0192 RESTORATION DETAILS

    LOWER BROCKHOLES PRESTON

    Received 12 Nov 2010
  18. Application Withdrawn09/02/1118

    INSTALLLATION AND OPERATION OF ONE ELECTRICAL GENERATING ENGINE AND ASSOCIATED PIPEWORK

    WITHNELL LANDFILL SITE BOLTON ROAD NEAR CHORLEY

    Received 12 Nov 2002
  19. Application Granted01/12/0841/1

    COMPLIANCE WITH CONDITION 3 OF PLANNING PERMISSION 01/12/0841 (BUILDING MATERIALS)

    BOWERHAM PRIMARY SCHOOL, BOWERHAM ROAD, LANCASTER

    Received 23 Nov 2012
  20. Application Granted09/12/0488

    TEMPORARY BUILDING TO PROVIDE CLASSROOM AND RESOURCE AREA UNIT

    TRINITY C OF E/METHODIST PRIMARY SCHOOL, UNITY PLACE, BUCKSHAW VILLAGE, CHORLEY

    Received 10 May 2012
  21. Application Approved13/05/0132

    RE DEVELOPMENT OF AN EXISTING WASTE MANAGEMENT FACILITY INCLUDING THE ERECTION OF THREE BUILDINGS FOR THE USE OF WASTE TRANSFER AN AIR HANDLING BUILDING 2 WEIGHBRIDGES AND WEIGHBRIDGE OFFICE AN ADMINISTRATION AND AMENITY BUILDING AND CAR PARKING

    LAND OFF REGENT STREET COLNE

    Received 23 Feb 2005
  22. Application GrantedLCC/2014/0061

    RETROSPECTIVE APPLICATION FOR THE ERECTION OF A NEW TEMPORARY BRIDGE , NEW ACCESS ROAD AND 2.4M HIGH SECURITY FENCING AND ERECTION OF 6M HIGH LIGHTING COLUMN. IT IS ANTICIPATED THAT THE TEMPORARY BRIDGE WILL BE REQUIRE FOR A PERIOD OF TWO YEARS.

    OGDEN TEMPORARY BRIDGE, IRWELL VALE ROAD, IRWELL VALE ROSSENDALE

    Received 16 Apr 2014
  23. Application Approved06/04/1100

    TO CONSTRUCT A TEMPORARY COMPOUND

    LAND OPPOSITE NO 4 HAMILTON ROAD AND REAR OF NOS 60 AND 62 CROMWELL ROAD PRESTON

    Received 30 Sept 2004
  24. Application Granted01/13/0077

    RETROSPECTIVE APPLICATION FOR RETENTION OF 74 SOLAR PANELS ON THE ROOF OF THE SCHOOL BUILDING

    MORECAMBE ROAD SCHOOL, MORECAMBE ROAD, MORECAMBE

    Received 25 Jan 2013

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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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