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4,696 approved · 129 refused · 283 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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

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 Ongoing08/11/0527/1

    COMPLIANCE WITH CONDITIONS 6, TYPE OF REVERSING ALARMS AND PROTOCOL IN CASE OF FAILURE, CONDITION 11, MEASURES TO PROTECT SIMONSWOOD BROOK AND CONDITION 12, SITE BOUNDARY DELINEATION MEASURES OF PERMISSION 08/11/0527

    UNIT 2 SIMONSWOOD INDUSTRIAL ESTATE SIMONSWOOD

    Received 16 Oct 2019
  2. Application Granted11/10/0065

    CONSTRUCTION OF 2 CONTROL KIOSKS A SLUDGE CAKE SILO TRUCK LOADING BAY STRAIN PRESS SUPPORT FOR SKIP LOADING BAY AND ODOUR CONTROL STACK

    HYNDBURN WASTE WATER TREATMENT WORKS MILL LANE GREAT HARWOOD

    Received 4 Feb 2010
  3. Valid02/04/0744

    SCOPING OPINION FOR A CENTRAL WASTE TREATMENT FACILITY

    FORMER ICI HILLHOUSE WORKS THORNTON

    Received 10 Jun 2004
  4. Application Granted01/12/0841/2

    COMPLIANCE WITH CONDITION 11 OF PERMISSION 01/12/0841 LANDSCAPING

    BOWERHAM PRIMARY SCHOOL, BOWERHAM ROAD, LANCASTER

    Received 5 Dec 2012
  5. Application Granted09/11/0794

    CONSTRUCTION OF A LEACHATE TANK HEAT EXCHANGE UNIT PIPEWORK AND BRIDGES TO BE USED TO TREAT LANDFILL LEACHATE

    CLAYTON HALL LANDFILL SITE DAWSON LANE WHITTLE LE WOODS CHORLEY

    Received 19 Aug 2011
  6. Application Granted08/09/0609

    CHANGE OF USE FROM RESIDENTIAL TO DAY CARE CENTRE FOR A TEMPORARY PERIOD OF TWO YEARS

    WELLFIELD VICARAGE LANE WESTHEAD ORMSKIRK

    Received 26 May 2009
  7. Application Approved06/05/0040

    PROVISION OF 2.4M AND 3.0M HIGH SECURIFOR SECURITY FENCING AND ASSOCIATED GATES CONSTRUCTION OF A MULTI USE GAMES AREA WITH 6M HIGH LIGHTING COLUMNS SURROUNDED BY 3M HIGH BALL COURT FENCING AND PROVISION OF A NEW HARD STANDING PLAY AREA AND NEW SERVICE ROAD

    GREENLANDS COMMUNITY PRIMARY SCHOOL DAWNAY ROAD RIBBLETON PRESTON

    Received 13 Jan 2005
  8. Decision IssuedSCR/2015/0004

    SCREENING OPINION REQUEST FOR PROPOSED INSTALLATION OF A SOLAR PHOTOVOLTAIC ARRAY

    LAND AT BURNLEY WASTE WATER TREATMENT WORK, WOODEND, OFF BAGDEN LANE, BURNLEY

    Received 3 Aug 2015
  9. Application Granted13/11/0163

    DEMOLITION OF RESIDENTIAL PROPERTIES AND COMMERCIAL BUILDINGS AND CONSTRUCTION OF A NEW PRIMARY SCHOOL INCLUDING LANDSCAPING VEHICULAR AND PEDESTRIAN ACCESS CAR PARKING CYCLE STORAGE EXTERNAL LIGHTING PROVISION GROUND REPROFILING OUTDOOR STRUCTURES INCLUDING PLAY EQUIPMENT SPRINKLER TANK BIN STORE...

    LAND OFF EVERY STREET WHITEFIELD NELSON

    Received 28 Mar 2011
  10. Application Withdrawn08/05/1028

    RETENTION OF RAIL TERMINAL (INCLUDING A RAIL SIDING) AND CONCRETE PAD ALONGSIDE TOGETHER WITH RELATED INFRA STRUCTURE INCLUDING ROAD FROM APPLEY LANE NORTH

    THE RAIL TERMINAL AND PAD APPLEY LANE NORTH APPLEY BRIDGE

    Received 19 Aug 2005
  11. Application GrantedLCC/2015/0044

    PROVISION OF FOUR CANOPIES, REPOSITIONING OF AN EXISTING CANOPY AND SITING OF A MODULAR BUILDING TO BE USED AS A FOOD KIOSK

    LONGRIDGE HIGH SCHOOL, PRESTON ROAD, LONGRIDGE

    Received 11 May 2015
  12. Application Withdrawn14/05/0548

    RETROSPECTIVE APPLICATION FOR ERECTION OF 2M HIGH SECURITY FENCE

    HELMSHORE PRIMARY SCHOOL GREGORY FOLD HELMSHORE

    Received 23 Sept 2005
  13. Application Ongoing03/02/0310

    TWO-STOREY CONTIGUOUS EXTENSION OF EXISTING TEACHING BLOCK TO FORM NEW STORES AND STAIRCASE WITH SPECIALIST TEACHING AREAS FOR MUSIC AND DRAMA

    LONGRIDGE HIGH SCHOOL PRESTON ROAD LONGRIDGE PRESTON

    Received 4 Apr 2002
  14. Application Granted14/12/0001

    CONSTRUCTION OF AN EXTERNAL RAISED PLAY AREA WITH STEPS CANOPY AND 1.5M HIGH RAILINGS

    BRITANNIA PRIMARY ROCHDALE ROAD BACUP

    Received 20 Dec 2011
  15. Application OngoingPD/2015/0001

    PRIOR NOTIFICATION OF PROPOSED DEMOLITION OF IVY BANK SCHOOL AND ASSOCIATED BUILDINGS

    IVY BANK HIGH SCHOOL, BYRON STREET, PADIHAM

    Received 3 Feb 2015
  16. Application OngoingLCC/2021/0004/2

    COMPLIANCE WITH CONDITION 16 OF PLANNING PERMISSION LCC/2021/0004 – PHASING SCHEME FOR LANDSCAPING WORKS

    CHIPPING WASTEWATER TREATMENT WORKS LONGRIDGE ROAD CHIPPING PRESTON

    Received 7 Jun 2022
  17. Application Withdrawn12/08/0081

    MODIFICATION OF CONDITION 2B OF PERMISSION 12/07/0184 FOR THE AMENDMENT OF THE GROUND LEVELS TO ACCOMMODATE THE RE-ORIENTATION OF SPORTS PITCHES CONSTRUCTION OF A RETAINING WALL TO THE ALL WEATHER PITCH AND AMENDED LEVELS AND LAYOUT TO THE FORMAL RECREATIONAL AREA

    SIR JOHN THURSBY COMMUNITY COLLEGE EASTERN AVENUE BURNLEY

    Received 30 Jan 2008
  18. Decision IssuedCRT/2015/0109

    APPLICATION FOR A LAWFUL DEVELOPMENT CERTIFICATE FOR THE INSTALLATION OF SOLAR PV ARRAY AND ASSOCIATED UNDER GROUND CABLING

    HYNDBURN WASTE WATER TREATMENT WORKS, MILL LANE, GREAT HARWOOD

    Received 18 Nov 2015
  19. Application Approved01/05/1332

    TWO STOREY EXTENSION TO REAR OF BUILDING

    POULTON-LE-SANDS C E PRIMARY SCHOOL CHURCH STREET MORECAMBE

    Received 11 Oct 2005
  20. Application GrantedLCC/2023/0012

    Construction of a tarmac exit road for traffic management purposes and eleven additional parking spaces

    The Acorns School, 43 Ruff Lane, Ormskirk

    Received 22 Mar 2023
  21. Application Approved11/04/0151

    ERECTION OF 2.4M HIGH SECURIFOR 3D SECURITY FENCING TO PART OF THE SCHOOL SITE INCORPORATING NEW VEHICULAR AND PEDESTRIAN ACCESS GATES

    HYNDBURN PARK PRIMARY SCHOOL PARK ROAD ACCRINGTON

    Received 20 Feb 2004
  22. Application Granted01/12/0181

    DEMOLISH EXISTING BUILDING AND RE-ERECT NEW INDUSTRIAL STEEL FRAME BUILDING WITHIN THE FOOTPRINT OF THE EXISTING BUILDING

    LANCASHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL HIGHWAYS DEPOT, HORNBY ROAD, CATON

    Received 24 Feb 2012
  23. Application Granted09/09/0058

    CONSTRUCTION OF A LANDSCAPE MOUND FOR RECREATIONAL AND NATURE CONSERVATION USE UTILISING SURPLUS EXCAVATION SOILS FROM THE REDEVELOPMENT OF ROYAL ORDNANCE CHORLEY GROUP ONE

    LAND EAST OF WORDEN AND BUCKSHAW WOOD ROYAL ORDNANCE SITE EUXTON LANE CHORLEY

    Received 23 Jan 2009
  24. Application Approved01/02/1476

    PROVISION OF A PRE-FABRICATED CONCRETE GARAGE FOR STORAGE OF OUTDOOR EQUIPMENT

    MORECAMBE ROAD SCHOOL MORECAMBE ROAD MORECAMBE

    Received 10 Dec 2002

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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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