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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
5,682Searchable 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4,696 approved · 129 refused · 283 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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

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More application records

  1. Application Approved11/06/0256

    ERECTION OF A REPLACEMENT FLOURIDE ABATEMENT PLANT

    HANSON CLAY PRODUCTS ACCRINGTON BRICKWORKS WHINNEY HILL ROAD ACCRINGTON

    Received 2 May 2006
  2. Application Approved09/03/0556

    ERECTION OF 2.4M HIGH SECURITY FENCING INCORPORATING PEDESTRIAN ACCESS GATES TO ENCLOSE PLAY AREA AT THE REAR OF THE SCHOOL

    PRIMROSE HILL PRIMARY SCHOOL PRIMROSE HILL ROAD EUXTON

    Received 23 May 2003
  3. Application WithdrawnLCC/2014/0164

    THE CONSTRUCTION OF A LAGOON AND ASSOCIATED WORK TO THE EXISTING AD PLANT

    CARR FARM, LODGE LANE, BRYING WITH WARTON

    Received 4 Dec 2014
  4. Application Ongoing6/89/1340

    AMENDMENTS TO PLANNING PERMISSIONS 05/82/0169 & 06/82/0169 BY A CHANGE IN THE METHOD OF OPERATION OF CLIFTON MARSH LANDFILL SITE

    CLIFTON MARSH LANDFILL SITE LYTHAM ROAD FRECKLETON

    Received 17 Nov 1989
  5. Application Withdrawn14/09/0566

    RETROSPECTIVE APPLICATION FOR THE INSTALLATION OF A CANTILEVER CANOPY

    LIBRARY ADELAIDE STREET CRAWSHAWBOOTH

    Received 3 Nov 2009
  6. Application Ongoing07/00/0327

    Proposed composting plant

    Spring Brook Farm Thropps Lane Longton

    Received 12 Apr 2000
  7. Application Granted08/09/1141

    VARIATION OF CONDITION 3 OF PERMISSION 08/06/0336 TO ALLOW AGGREGATE RECYCLING TO CONTINUE UNTIL 30 SEPTEMBER 2019

    ROUND O QUARRY COBBS BROW LANE LATHOM SKELMERSDALE

    Received 30 Sept 2009
  8. Application Approved13/06/0628

    DEMOLITION OF EXISTING STORE AND REPLACEMENT WITH NEW KITCHEN EXTENSION ADDITION OF PITCHED ROOF TO EXISTING FRONT PORCH PROVISION OF 2.4M HIGH BOUNDARY FENCING AND GATE TO MATCH EXISITNG AND RELOCATION OF EXISTING 1.8M HIGH FENCING

    HAVERHOLT CHILDRENS HOME HAVERHOLT CLOSE COLNE

    Received 20 Sept 2006
  9. Application Withdrawn07/09/0554

    ERECTION OF A STEEL STORAGE CONTAINER

    ST PATRICKS SCHOOL HIGHER WALTON ROAD WALTON-LE-DALE PRESTON

    Received 7 Sept 2009
  10. Application Withdrawn08/03/0282

    TO ERECT A RAPID GRAVITY SAND FILTER WITH ASSOCIATED PROCESS UNITS A STORM WATER DETENTION TANK WITH ASSOCIATED PROCESS UNITS 2 NO HV RING MAIN UNITS 2 NO TRANSFORMER COMPOUND AREAS SITE FENCING INTERNAL ACCESS ROADS AND LANDSCAPED AREA

    HILLHOUSE WASTE WATER TREATMENT WORKS WOOD LANE ALTCAR

    Received 10 Mar 2003
  11. Application GrantedLCC/2018/0003/2

    COMPLIANCE WITH CONDITION 4 - BUILDING MATERIALS, CONDITION 5 - FENCING, CONDITION 6 - LANDSCAPING AND CONDITON 13 -ARCHAEOLOGY FOR PERMISSION LCC/2018/0003

    WHALLEY C OF E PRIMARY SCHOOL,CHURCH LANE, WHALLEY, CLITHEROE

    Received 4 Feb 2019
  12. Application Granted12/11/0577

    PROPOSED LINK PATH BETWEEN THE FOLD AND HAMBLEDON COLLEGE INCLUDING 1.8M HIGH TIMBER FENCE TO REAR OF 1 12 14 AND 16 VENICE AVENUE AND THE EXISTING 2.4M HIGH SECURITY FENCE ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF THE PATH TO BE SET BACK 2.5M FROM THE GARDEN FENCE WITH NEW STEEL GATES FOR ACCESS

    THE FOLD VENICE AVENUE BURNLEY

    Received 29 Nov 2011
  13. Application Approved11/09/0215/2

    COMPLIANCE WITH CONDITION 4 OF PERMISSION 11/09/0215 LANDSCAPING

    UNIT 6 & 7 HOLME ROAD CLAYTON LE MOORS ACCRINGTON

    Received 4 Oct 2010
  14. Application Approved03/06/0569

    PROPOSED MULTI PURPOSE CLASSROOM EXTENSION AND ASSOCIATED ROOF VOID STORE

    CHIPPING BRABINS PRIMARY SCHOOL LONGRIDGE ROAD CHIPPING PRESTON

    Received 3 Jul 2006
  15. Application Granted07/10/0539

    EXTERNAL PRAM SHELTER

    BAMBER BRIDGE CHILDRENS CENTRE, WALTON-LE-DALE ARTS COLLEGE AND HIGH SCHOOL, BRINDLE ROAD, BAMBER BRIDGE

    Received 28 Jul 2010
  16. Application GrantedCRT/2023/0001

    Certificate of lawfulness for proposed use of a dwelling (use class C3a) as an adolescent support unit for children to provide respite and family support, with up to 4 children and up to 2 adults (use class C3b)

    98 - 100 Gloucester Avenue. Accrington

    Received 15 Mar 2023
  17. Application Approved05/05/0130

    PROVISION OF LIFTS AND REVISED MAIN ENTRANCE

    LYTHAM ST ANNES HIGH TECHNOLOGY COLLEGE WORSLEY ROAD ANSDELL LYTHAM ST ANNES

    Received 10 Feb 2005
  18. Application Approved01/97/1063

    USE OF PART OF YARD AS A WASTE TRANSFER STATION

    KIERBY PERRY YARD OFF WHITEGATE WHITE LUND IND EST MORECAMBE

    Received 6 Oct 1997
  19. Application Withdrawn11/07/0607

    CHANGE OF USE FROM SCRAP YARD TO WASTE TRANSFER STATION AND STORAGE OF SKIPS

    UNIT 12A MOORFIELD INDUSTRIAL ESTATE BURNLEY ROAD ALTHAM

    Received 10 Sept 2007
  20. Application Approved03/06/0612

    TO CONSTRUCT A CONTROL BUILDING

    OSBALDESTON PUMPING STATION COMMON LANE OSBALDESTON

    Received 19 Jul 2006
  21. Application Approved13/08/0096/1

    COMPLIANCE WITH CONDITION 12 OF PERMISSION 13/08/0096 LIGHTING

    PENDLE VALE OXFORD ROAD NELSON

    Received 9 Feb 2009
  22. Application Approved08/05/1400

    TO ERECT 2 NO SKIP ENCLOSURE BUILDINGS 2 NO PUMPING STATION KIOSK A CONTROL KIOSK AND GENERATOR ENCLOSURE IN ASSOCIATION WITH THE CONSTRUCTION OF A NEW INLET WORKS

    WIGAN WASTE WATER TREATMENT WORKS DEANS LANE HOSCAR

    Received 11 Nov 2005
  23. Application GrantedLCC/2016/0051

    Amendments to existing air extraction and filtration system consisting of a 25 metre high steel vent stack to replace the existing 16.6 metre high stack, three dust collectors, three system fans, cyclones, steel ducting and relocated shipping container housing a carbon filter unit.

    LANCASHIRE WASTE RECYCLING, BURN HALL INDUSTRIAL ESTATE, VENTURE ROAD, FLEETWOOD

    Received 21 Mar 2016
  24. Application GrantedLCC/2017/0029/3

    APPLICATION FOR THE APPROVAL OF DETAILS RESERVED BY CONDITION 16 OF PERMISSION LCC/2017/0029 IN RELATION TO ARCHAEOLOGICAL SURVEY

    BLACKBURN WASTE WATER TREATMENT WORKS, CUERDALE LANE, SAMLESBURY

    Received 14 Nov 2017

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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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