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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
5,682Searchable 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4,696 approved · 129 refused · 283 withdrawn.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 14 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 15 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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 Approved11/07/0358

    CONSTRUCTION OF SURFACE WATER DRAINAGE ATTENTUATION POND

    LAND ADJACENT TO WHINNEY HILL QUARRY LANDFILL SITE WHINNEY HILL ROAD ALTHAM ACCRINGTON

    Received 31 May 2007
  2. Application Granted06/11/0173

    CONSTRUCTION OF NEW ACCESS RAMP TO PROVIDE ACCESS FROM LAND ADJACENT TO BLACKPOOL ROAD

    OLD HALL FARM BRIDGE, BLACKPOOL ROAD, LEA, PRESTON

    Received 14 Feb 2011
  3. Application Approved12/03/0345

    ERECTION OF A SINGLE STOREY EXTENSION TOGETHER WITH THE PROVISION OF ADDITIONAL CAR PARKING AREA 2 NO SOFT PLAY AREAS AND ASSOCIATED 1.8M HIGH FENCING

    TAYWOOD NURSERY SCHOOL TAY STREET BURNLEY

    Received 8 May 2003
  4. Application Approved14/07/0553

    CREATION OF A NEW 6KM CYCLE WAY

    LAND BETWEEN HEALEY DELL WHITWORTH AND BRITANNIA GREENWAY ROSSENDALE

    Received 10 Dec 2007
  5. Application GrantedLCC/2019/0049NM1

    CHANGE IN COLOUR FROM APPROVED EXTERNAL ELEVATIONS FEATURE TRESPA CLADDING LIGHT GREY COLOUR, TO DARK GREY COLOUR RAL 7016. CHANGE FROM DOUBLE DOORS ENTRANCE TO A SINGLE DOOR AND COLOUR CHANGE FROM WHITE TO LIGHT GREY

    FULWOOD AND CADLEY PRIMARY SCHOOL, CADLEY CAUSEWAY, PRESTON

    Received 16 Mar 2021
  6. Application GrantedLCC/2016/0032

    PROVISION OF A MULTI USE GAMES AREA TO INCLUDE 3M HIGH BALL STOP FENCING AND ACCESS PATHS

    ST JOHNS ROMAN CATHOLIC PRIMARY SCHOOL, BRECK ROAD, POULTON LE FYLDE.

    Received 19 Apr 2016
  7. Application Withdrawn02/09/0787

    ANAEROBIC DIGESTION FACILITY PROCESSING COMMERCIAL ORGANIC WASTE STREAMS TO PROVIDE RENEWABLE ENERGY THROUGH CHP POWER PLANT

    CL5 WEST ROAD HILLHOUSE INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS PARK THORNTON CLEVELEYS

    Received 22 Sept 2009
  8. Application Approved14/02/0621

    ERECTION OF EXTENSIONS TO FORM ADDITIONAL CLASSROOM OFFICE AND STORAGE ACCOMMODATION ENLARGE CLASSROOMS AND NEW ENTRANCE LOBBY

    CRAWSHAWBOOTH PRIMARY SCHOOL BURNLEY ROAD CRAWSHAWBOOTH

    Received 5 Dec 2002
  9. Valid14/04/0775/1

    COMPLIANCE WITH CONDITION 3 OF PERMISSION 14/04/0775 - BOTANICAL SURVEY

    LAND NORTH OF HOLME BRIDGE HASLINGDEN

    Received 17 Oct 2005
  10. Decision IssuedSCR/2016/0007

    SCREENING REQUEST FOR THE INSTALLATION OF PHOTOVOLTAIC ARRAYS

    LYTHAM NEW WASTE WATER PUMPING STATION, GRAVING DOCK ROAD LYTHAM

    Received 31 May 2016
  11. Application Approved03/13/0852/1

    COMPLIANCE WITH CONDITION 4, SITE LAYOUT, CONDITION 6, CONTRACTORS COMPOUND,CONDITION 7 NOISE, CONDITION 10, TRAFFIC LIGHT LAYOUT, CONDITION 12 LANDSCAPING AND CONDITION 16 STREET LIGHTING OF PERMISSIONS 07/13/0660 AND 03/13/0852

    LAND AT A59/SAMLESBURY ENTERPRISE ZONE, SAMLESBURY

    Received 7 Feb 2014
  12. Application Refused01/91/0682

    ERECTION OF CELLULAR RADIO STATION, 35 METRES HIGH TOWER AND RADIO EQUIPMENT BUILDING

    ELLEL CRAG QUARRY GALGATE LANCASTER

    Received 26 Jun 1991
  13. Application Granted01/09/0477

    PROPOSED 2M HIGH 3D MESH FENCE ADJACENT TO HIGHWAY AND 2.4M HIGH 3D MESH FENCE TO SIDE AND REAR

    THE LOYNE SCHOOL SEFTON DRIVE LANCASTER

    Received 16 Apr 2009
  14. Application Approved12/81/103

    EXTRACTION OF MINERALS BY SURFACE WORKING

    FORD QUARRY BACUP ROAD CLIVIGER BURNLEY

    Received 9 Mar 1981
  15. Application Approved09/11/2800

    REPLACEMENT OF EXISTING SITE OFFICE

    DALTON QUARRY/BRICKWORKS LEES LANE DALTON

    Received 25 Aug 1968
  16. Application Granted14/13/0179

    INCREASE IN HEIGHT OF FENCING FROM 1.8 METRES TO 2.8 METRES.

    WHITEWELL BOTTOM YOUTH AND COMMUNITY CENTRE, BURNLEY ROAD EAST, ROSSENDALE

    Received 15 Apr 2013
  17. Application Approved08/05/0398

    CHANGE OF USE FROM VACANT INDUSTRIAL TO AUTHORISED TREATMENT FACILITY FOR END OF LIFE VEHICLES

    UNIT 3 SIMONSWOOD INDUSTRIAL PARK STOPGATE LANE KIRKBY

    Received 7 Apr 2005
  18. Application Approved09/08/0766

    ERECTION OF EXTERNAL LIFT SHAFT TO FRONT ELEVATION OF SCIENCE LANGUAGE BLOCK

    ALBANY SCIENCE COLLEGE BOLTON ROAD CHORLEY

    Received 16 Jun 2008
  19. Application Approved08/05/0058

    CONSTRUCTION OF A WASTE TRANSFER STATION INCLUDING CHANGE OF USE OF BARTON HOUSE TO OFFICE ACCOMMODATION SITE PREPARATION WORKS ACCESS CONSTRUCTION GREEN WASTE COMPOSTING BUILDING RESIDUAL WASTE TRANSFER BUILDING RECYCLATE HANDLING PLANT BIOFILTER BALANCING POND TWO WEIGHBRIDGES AND WEIGHBRIDGE OFFI...

    LAND AT BARTON HOUSE FARM PIMBO INDUSTRIAL ESTATE PIMBO ROAD PIMBO SKELMERSDALE

    Received 24 Jan 2005
  20. Application Approved13/06/0609

    EXTENSION TO FRONT OF BUILDING TO ACCOMMODATE MEETING ROOM WITH ADDITIONAL SHELTER FOR PARENTS

    NEWTOWN NURSERY SCHOOL WEST STREET COLNE

    Received 12 Sept 2006
  21. Application Approved08/10/0212

    SCOPING OPINION FOR DETERMINATION OF CONDITIONS FOR PERMISSION 08/94/0291 FOR EXTRACTION PROCESSING AND STORAGE OF PEAT

    SIMONSWOOD MOSS WORKS NORTH PERIMETER ROAD KIRKBY

    Received 22 Feb 2010
  22. Application Granted08/09/1196

    CONVERSION OF EXISTING HARD POROUS PITCH TO THIRD GENERATION SYNTHETIC TURF PITCH WITH NEW FENCING AND UPGRADING OF EXISTING FLOODLIGHTS INCLUDING 6 X 15M HIGH LIGHTING COLUMNS

    GLENBURN HIGH SCHOOL AND SPORTS COLLEGE YEWDALE SOUTHWAY SKELMERSDALE

    Received 20 Oct 2009
  23. Application Withdrawn02/02/0285

    CONTROL BUILDING

    -

    Received 10 Mar 2003
  24. Application Approved05/89/0682

    DEVELOPMENT OF TEMPORARY EXPLORATION WELL SITE AND ASSOCIATED WORKS

    PART OF FIELD NO. 4700 SOUTH WEST OF SASWICK HOUSE NEAR ELSWICK

    Received 1 Nov 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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