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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4,696 approved · 129 refused · 283 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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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  1. Application Approved06/06/0458

    HORSE SHOE SHAPED CHILDRENS ADVENTURE TRAIL WITH OBSTACLES AND SAFETY SURFACE

    POOL HOUSE COMMUNITY PRIMARY SCHOOL KIDSGROVE TANTERTON PRESTON

    Received 3 May 2006
  2. Application Granted11/11/0078

    INSTALLATION OF A LANDFILL GAS MANAGEMENT COMPOUND

    WHINNEY HILL LANDFILL SITE WHINNEY HILL ROAD ACCRINGTON

    Received 23 Feb 2011
  3. Application Granted13/09/0323

    TWO STOREY DEMOUNTABLE DOUBLE CLASSROOM TO REPLACE SINGLE STOREY DEMOUNTABLE CLASSROOM

    WHITEFIELD INFANT SCHOOL NORFOLK STREET NELSON

    Received 8 Jul 2009
  4. Application Withdrawn13/2/1525

    WASTE FROM WOOLLEN

    TOP O SLATE

    Received 5 Nov 1962
  5. Decision IssuedSCR/2024/0004

    Change of use to waste treatment/transfer including construction of a building for waste treatment activities

    Plot CL5, Hillhouse Business Park, West Road, Fleetwood

    Received 5 Apr 2024
  6. Application Approved09/02/0980/2

    COMPLIANCE WITH CODITION 25 OF PERMISSION 09/02/0980

    RIGBY/HOUGHTON HOUSE QUARRY

    Received 16 Jun 2003
  7. Application Granted05/09/0116

    ERECTION OF VEHICLE STORAGE FACILITY ON SITE OF EXISTING STORAGE/PARKING

    LANCASHIRE COUNTY ENGINEERING SERVICES DEPOT GRANGE ROAD SINGLETON

    Received 26 Feb 2009
  8. Application Granted06/11/0485

    ERECTION OF THREE CANOPIES WITH ROLLER SHUTTERS REPLACEMENT2.4M HIGH MESH SECURITY FENCE TO PERIMETER OF THE SITE AND PROVISION OF FIXED PLAY EQUIPMENT IN THE HARD PLAY AREA

    ROYAL CROSS PRIMARY SCHOOL ELSWICK ROAD ASHTON PRESTON

    Received 14 Jun 2011
  9. Application GrantedLCC/2021/0014

    ERECTION OF 2M HIGHBALL-STOP NETTING ON TOP OF THE EXISTING 3.0M HIGH BALL-STOP FENCE, TO THE PERIMETER OF THE EXISTING MULTI-USE GAMES AREA PITCH NO 4 (ADJACENT TO THE EASTERN BOUNDARY OF THE SITE)

    RIBBLESDALE HIGH SCHOOL, QUEENS ROAD, CLITHEROE

    Received 16 Mar 2021
  10. Application Approved14/08/0148

    NEW MAIN ENTRANCE EXTENSION TO SIDE ELEVATION OF GREENS LANE BUILDING

    HASLINGDEN HIGH SCHOOL BROADWAY HASLINGDEN ROSSENDALE

    Received 6 Feb 2008
  11. Application GrantedLCC/2018/0027

    ERECTION OF A GLAZED ALUMINIUM CANOPY OUTSIDE THE NURSERY CLASSROOM

    WRAY WITH BOTTON ENDOWED PRIMARY SCHOOL, SCHOOL LANE, WRAY

    Received 11 Jun 2018
  12. Application GrantedLCC/2016/0026

    SINGLE STOREY EXTENSION WITH FLAT ROOF

    CONSTABLE LEE ST PAULS C OF E SCHOOL, CALDER ROAD, CONSTABLE LEE, ROSSENDALE

    Received 21 Mar 2016
  13. Application Granted11/11/0082NM2

    NON MATERIAL AMENDMENT TO CONDITIONS 3, 14 AND 15 TO INCLUDE REFERENCE TO AN ADDITIONAL DRAWING ( FIGURE 3.5F REV 1 ) TO ALLOW LONGER HOURS OF WORKING FOR CELL PREPARATION AND TIPPING IN THAT PART OF ENFIELD QUARRY THAT LIES WITHIN THE MAIN WHINNEY HILL QUARRY VOID

    WHINNEY HILL LANDFILL SITE, WHINNEY HILL ROAD, ALTHAM

    Received 14 May 2018
  14. Application Approved05/96/0686

    LAND RAISING TO PREVENT FLOODING AND ERECTION OF STABLES

    BAMBERS LANE MARTON

    Received 7 Oct 1996
  15. Application Granted11/09/0350

    TWO STOREY REAR EXTENSION AND SINGLE STOREY SIDE EXTENSION INCLUDING ALTERATIONS TO THE ADJOINING ROOF ERECTION OF 2M HIGH SECURITY FENCING INCLUDING ACCESS GATES AND PROVISION OF A PATIO AND FOOTPATH

    98-100 GLOUCESTER ROAD ACCRINGTON

    Received 7 Aug 2009
  16. Application Granted05/13/0122/1

    COMPLIANCE WITH CONDITIONS 2, COMMENCEMENT OF WORK, 4, SPORT PITCH CONSTRUCTION, 5, WORKS COMPOUND DETAILS, 6, BUILDING MATERIALS, 8, CARPARK AND ACCESS ROAD LAYOUTS, 11 SITE ACCESS DETAILS, 14, LANDSCAPING, 16, WATER DISPOSAL AND TREATMENT OF, 17 DISPOSAL OF FOULA AND SURFACE WATER, 18 FLOOD RISK A...

    HEYHOUSES ENDOWED C OF E PRIMARY SCHOOL, CLARENDON ROAD NORTH, LYTHAM ST ANNES

    Received 10 Jul 2013
  17. Application Ongoing08/01/0536

    DEVELOPMENT OF LAND AND BUILDINGS FOR LIGHT INDUSTRIAL (CLASSES B1 & B2) AND FOR STORAGE AND DISTRIBUTION FACILITIES (CLASS B8)

    RAVENHEAD BRICKWORKS CHEQUER LANE UPHOLLAND

    Received 7 Jun 2001
  18. Application Approved03/97/0636/7

    COMPLIANCE WITH CONDITION 16 OF PERMISSION 03/97/0636 STOCKPILLING AREAS

    BANKFIELD QUARRY CHATBURN

    Received 6 Mar 2003
  19. Application Approved01/02/0922

    TO CONSTRUCT A KIOSK, VENTILATION STACK AND NEW ACCESS GATE

    GREENDALES PUMPING STATION CARR LANE MIDDLETON LANCASTER

    Received 7 Aug 2002
  20. Decision IssuedSCR/2022/0005

    SCREENING OPINION REQUEST FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF 3 VERTICALLY AERATED REED BEDS INCLUDING NEW VEHICULAR ACCESS OFF PARK HALL ROAD, FENCING, CONTROL KIOSK, GATES, AND AN OUTFALL HEADWALL ON THE BANK OF WATERCOURSE TO REAR OF HIGH BARN, WOOD LANE, HESKIN

    PARK HALL ROAD, HESKIN, CHORLEY

    Received 2 Aug 2022
  21. Application GrantedLCC/2014/0142

    NEW SINGLE STOREY EXTENSON TO REAR OF THE BUILDING TO CREATE A NEW MUSIC CLASSROOM, OFFICE AND TWO PRACTICE ROOMS, RELOCATION OF EXISTING FENCE AND POLYTUNNEL

    ST AUGUSTINES RC HIGH SCHOOL, ELKER LANE, BILLINGTON, CLITHEROE

    Received 7 Oct 2014
  22. Application Approved03/09/0453/1

    COMPLIANCE WITH CONDITION 4 LANDSCAPING

    WHALLEY LIBRARY ABBEY ROAD WHALLEY

    Received 31 Mar 2010
  23. Application Granted11/13/0104

    ERECTION OF A CANOPY

    ST WULSTANS RC PRIMARY, RUSHTON STREET, GREAT HARWOOD

    Received 12 Mar 2013
  24. Application Granted08/11/0527

    RETROSPECTIVE APPLICATION FOR CHANGE OF USE TO AN INERT RECYCLING CENTRE INCLUDING PROCESSING AREA AND ACCESS/HAUL ROADS

    UNIT 2 SIMONSWOOD INDUSTRIAL ESTATE SIMONSWOOD

    Received 7 Apr 2011

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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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