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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4,696 approved · 129 refused · 283 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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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Article 4 direction areasNo boundary records available in this collection

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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.

More application records

  1. Application Granted02/09/0757

    INSTALLATION OF TRADITIONAL ORNATE CAST IRON RAILINGS TO PERIMETER WALLS

    CHAUCER PRIMARY CHAUCER ROAD FLEETWOOD

    Received 9 Sept 2009
  2. Application Granted06/11/0249/1

    COMPLIANCE WITH CONDITION 3 OF PERMISSION 06/11/0249 SIGNAGE DETAILS

    LAND ADJACENT TO BROUGHTON BUSINESS AND ENTERPRISE COLLEGE BROUGHTON PRESTON

    Received 19 Jul 2011
  3. Application Granted14/08/0069/1

    COMPLIANCE WITH CONDITION 5 OF PERMISSION 14/08/0069 LANDSCAPE AND HABITAT MANAGEMENT

    LAND OFF NEWCHURCH ROAD STACKSTEADS RAWTENSTALL

    Received 15 Oct 2010
  4. Application Refused12/06/0725

    TIPPING OF INERT WASTE (CLAY & SUB SOIL) TO IMPROVE AGRICULTURAL LAND AND SUPPORT THE PUBLIC HIGHWAY WITH PROVISION OF A TEMPORARY ACCESS AND TURNING AREA

    LAND AT BUTCHERS FARM WORSTHORNE

    Received 14 Aug 2006
  5. Application Approved06/09/0690NM2

    RELOCATION OF THE TELEMETRY BOLLARD AND PRESSURE BALANCING COLUMNS

    JUNCTION OF WATERY LANE AND STRAND ROAD PRESTON

    Received 31 Jul 2012
  6. Application Approved06/03/1324

    ERECTION OD 2.4M HIGH SECURIFOR 3D WELDMESH FENCING AND 3M HIGH PALISADE FENCING TO THE REAR AND SIDE OF THE SCHOOL

    FRENCHWOOD COMMUNITY PRIMARY SCHOOL FRENCHWOOD KNOLL PRESTON

    Received 26 Nov 2003
  7. Application Approved14/04/0310

    INSTALLING A SHIPPING CONTAINER FOR STORAGE OF OUTDOOR PLAY EQUIPMENT

    BACUP NURSERY COWTOOT LANE BACUP

    Received 2 Apr 2004
  8. Application Granted01/13/1190

    GATES, RAILINGS AND SIGNAGE TO FRONT ELEVATION

    BOWERHAM PRIMARY SCHOOL, BOWERHAM ROAD, LANCASTER

    Received 20 Nov 2013
  9. Application Granted06/10/0860

    CONSTRUCTION OF AN OUTFALL STRUCTURE AS PART OF LARGER SEWER IMPROVEMENT SCHEME

    LAND TO THE NORTH OF EAVES BROOK WATLING STREET ROAD FULWOOD PRESTON

    Received 25 Nov 2010
  10. Application Approved02/02/0936

    TO CONSTRUCT AN OUTFALL HEADWALL

    HORSE BRIDGE DYKE ADJACENT TO HORSE BRIDGE ROAD NORMOSS

    Received 13 Sept 2002
  11. Application Approved07/04/1130

    ERECTION OF A NEW PORTAL FRAME BUILDING(FOR THE STORAGE OF FINISHED COMPOST AND PLANT MACHINERY) TO REPLACE EXISTING SHEDS

    SHERDLEY FARM RATTEN LANE HUTTON PRESTON

    Received 19 Oct 2004
  12. Application Approved01/03/1509

    TO INSTALL A CONTROL KIOSK AND VENT PIPE FOR AN UNDERGROUND PUMP STATION

    REAR OF 133 BOWERHAM ROAD LANCASTER

    Received 25 Nov 2003
  13. Application Granted05/09/0572

    TEMPORARY CHANGE OF USE FROM AGRICULTURE TO CONSTRUCTION OF A DRILLING PLATFORM UPGRADE OF FARM TRACK AND REMOVAL OF HEDGES TO CREATE ONE OF THREE PASSING PLACES DRILLING OF EXPLORATORY BOREHOLE AND TESTING FOR HYDROCARBONS

    PREESE HALL EXPLORATION SITE C/O PREESE HALL FARM WEETON KIRKHAM PRESTON

    Received 31 Jul 2009
  14. Application Granted01/08/0890

    RETENTION OF A LANDFILL LEACHATE MANAGEMENT CABIN WITHIN EXISTING RESTORED LANDFILL SITE.

    COTESTONES LANDFILL SANDY LANE WARTON CARNFORTH

    Received 24 Jun 2008
  15. Application Granted07/12/0029

    HOUSEHOLD WASTE RECYCLING CENTRE REDEVELOPMENT AND EXTENSION OF THE SITE (2 TIER FACILITY) WITH ASSOCIATED ACCESS ROAD AND RECYCLING/SERVICE YARD AREA INCORPORATING A SITE CABIN WITH INTERNAL SECURITY FENCE AND GATES TO INCLUDE 18X8M HIGH LIGHTING COLUMNS 17X10M HIGH LIGHTING COLUMNS AND 2X8M HIGH C...

    FARINGTON HOUSEHOLD WASTE RECYCLING CENTRE FLENSBURG WAY PRESTON

    Received 4 Jan 2012
  16. Application WithdrawnLCC/2020/0024

    THE IMPORT OF SUBSOIL, TOPSOIL, ORGANIC MATTER AND AGGREGATES TO RESTORE LAND LEVELS TO IMPROVE THE SITE FOR AGRICULTURAL USE, WITH ANCILLARY INFRASTRUCTURE

    LAND AT SIMONSWOOD MOSS KIRKBY

    Received 7 Apr 2020
  17. Application Withdrawn02/09/0692

    CONSTRUCTION OF A GENERATOR BUILDING

    ST MICHAELS PUMPING STATION OFF GARSTANG ROAD ST MICHAELS

    Received 10 Aug 2009
  18. Application Granted13/08/0419

    REMOVAL OF OVERDOOR CANOPY AND REPLACEMENT WITH FREE STANDING CANOPY TO INFANT PLAY AREA

    HIGHAM ST JOHN C E PRIMARY SCHOOL HIGHAM HALL ROAD HIGHAM

    Received 11 Jul 2008
  19. Application Approved01/06/0004

    CHANGE OF USE FROM RESIDENTIAL HOME FOR THE ELDERLY TO DAY CARE FACILITY AND ADDITION OF CONSERVATORY IN COURTYARD

    BEAUMONT VIEW CARE HOME STRATFORD CLOSE LANCASTER

    Received 29 Dec 2005
  20. Application OngoingLCC/2021/0004/3

    Compliance with Condition 9 of planning permission LCC/2021/0004 - Lighting

    Chipping Wastewater Treatment Works Longridge Road, Chipping Preston

    Received 28 Nov 2023
  21. Application Approved12/06/0051

    PROVISION OF 4 TEMPORARY TEACHING UNITS AND ASSOCIATED LANDSCAPING

    HABERGHAM HIGH SCHOOL KIDDROW LANE BURNLEY

    Received 19 Jan 2006
  22. Application Ongoing05/02/0623

    SINGLE STOREY EXTENSION TO PROVIDE NEW LINK CORRIDOR, OFFICES AND SECURE LOBBY

    MAYFIELD PRIMARY SCHOOL ST LEONARDS ROAD EAST ST ANNES

    Received 2 Aug 2002
  23. Application Approved01/04/0202

    CHANGE OF USE FROM TANNING SHOP (A1) TO A SURESTART CENTRE(D1)

    SHOP PREMISES 14 OWEN ROAD SKERTON LANCASTER

    Received 9 Feb 2004
  24. Application Granted13/09/0283/1

    COMPLIANCE WITH CONDITIONS 3 6 AND 7 OF PERMISSION 13/09/0283 HIGHWAYS

    NELSON YOUTH CENTRE LEEDS ROAD NELSON

    Received 1 Mar 2010

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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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