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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4,696 approved · 129 refused · 283 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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 Granted08/10/0973

    TEMPORARY CHANGE OF USE FROM AGRICULTURE TO SITE FOR DRILLING AN EXPLORATORY BOREHOLE & TESTING FOR HYDROCARBONS INCLUDING CONSTRUCTION OF A DRILLING PLATFORM.

    BECCONSALL EXPLORATION SITE BANKS ENCLOSED MARSH BONNY BARN ROAD HUNDRED END

    Received 26 Jul 2010
  2. Application Approved01/06/0652

    SINGLE STOREY EXTENSION TO PROVIDE OFFICE STAFFROOM AND SECURE ENTRANCE

    MORECAMBE ROAD SCHOOL MORECAMBE ROAD MORECAMBE

    Received 24 May 2006
  3. Decision IssuedPD/2025/0002

    Prior Approval for the Installation of roof-mounted Solar PV

    Westgate Primary School, Langridge Way, Morecambe, LA4 4XF

    Received 24 Nov 2025
  4. Application Granted09/11/0852

    PROPOSED BIKE SHELTER TO REAR OF SCHOOL

    WESTWOOD CP SCHOOL, WESTWOOD ROAD, BAMBER BRIDGE

    Received 15 Sept 2011
  5. Application GrantedLCC/2018/0023

    ERECTION OF DETACHED VEHICLE REPAIR/MAINTENANCE WORKSHOP AND OFFICE ACCOMMODATION BUILDING WITH THE PROVISION OF PHOTOVOLTAIC SOLAR PANELS ON THE SOUTHERN HALF OF THE ROOF OF THE BUILDING, AND AN ASSOCIATED FIVE SPACE CAR PARK

    TOWER HOUSE, STOPGATE LANE, SIMONSWOOD

    Received 11 May 2018
  6. Application Approved08/02/0545

    NEW BUILDING AND COVERED AREA ADJOINING EXISTING WASTE TRANSFER STATION

    TOLLGATE ROAD BURSCOUGH INDUSTRIAL ESTATE BURSCOUGH NR ORMSKIRK

    Received 21 May 2002
  7. Application Granted2/5/2982

    Extraction of Limestone

    High Roads/Back Lane, Carnforth

    Received Not published
  8. Application GrantedLCC/2017/0003

    CHANGE OF USE FROM COMPOSTING STORAGE TO GREEN WASTE COMPOSTING WITHIN EXISTING OPERATIONAL AREA

    SIMONSWOOD MOSS, NORTH PERIMETER ROAD, KNOWSLEY INDUSTRIAL PARK, KIRKBY

    Received 3 Jan 2017
  9. Application Approved03/82/0612

    PROCESS PLANT AND CONVEYORS SERVING AN EXISTING BUT MODIFIED GRINDING MILL

    WEST BRADFORD ROAD WORKS CLITHEROE

    Received 15 Nov 1982
  10. Application Granted09/08/1027

    VARIATION OF CONDITION 1 AND 28 OF PERMISSION 09/04/1272 TO ALLOW LANDFILLING OPERATIONS TO CONTINUE UNTIL SEPTEMBER 2011, AND AMENDMENTS TO FINAL LEVELS.

    LITTLE QUARRIES, HILL TOP LANE, WHITTLE-LE-WOODS, CHORLEY

    Received 22 Sept 2008
  11. Application Approved07/05/0082

    TO CONSTRUCT A KIOSK TO HOUSE ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT TO CONTROL THE CLEANSING MECHANISM WITHIN EXISTING STORM TANKS

    BLACKBURN WASTE WATER TREATMENT WORKS SPRING LANE NABS HEAD SAMLESBURY

    Received 24 Jan 2005
  12. Application Granted01/86/0800NM1

    NON MATERIAL AMENDMENT TO PLANNING PERMISSION 1/86/800 TO AGREE THE TREE PLANTING LAYOUT AND PLANTING DETAILS FOR THE RESTORATION OF SALT AYRE CLOSED LANDFILL SITE.

    SALT AYRE CLOSED LANDFILL SITE, OVANGLE ROAD, LANCASTER

    Received 4 Jul 2022
  13. Application Approved09/04/0548

    PROPOSED PLAY SHELTER PATIO AND PLAY AREA TOGETHER WITH THE ERECTION OF FENCING TO ENCLOSED AREA AND SMALL EQUIPMENT STORE

    ADLINGTON PRIMARY SCHOOL PARK ROAD ADLINGTON

    Received 14 May 2004
  14. Application Approved08/11/0210/2

    COMPLIANCE WITH CONDITION 5 (ECOLOGY) OF PLANNING PERMISSION 08/11/0210

    NORRIS FARM, DOWNHOLLAND MOSS LANE, FORMBY

    Received 21 Sept 2011
  15. Application Approved07/03/0958

    WASTE TRANSFER STATION

    W B NELSON'S MILL HIGHER WALTON PRESTON

    Received 25 Sept 2003
  16. Application Refused08/97/1114

    STORAGE AND STOCKPILING OF SOIL MANURE AND COMPOST IN ASSOCIATION WITH THE ADJOINING SITE (AREA C)

    NEWBRIDGE FARM SIMONSWOOD

    Received 22 Dec 1997
  17. Application Granted06/11/0867/1

    COMPLIANCE WITH CONDITION 12 OF PERMISSION 06/11/0867 HABITAT CREATION AND MANAGEMENT PLAN

    GRIMSARGH ST MICHAELS CHURCH, PRESTON ROAD, GRIMSARGH, PRESTON

    Received 22 Jul 2013
  18. Application GrantedLCC/2022/0020

    ERECTION OF 35 X 65M ALL WEATHER PLAYING PITCH, INCLUDING PROVISION OF ANCILLARY HARDSTANDING AND PATHWAYS AND SITING OF STEEL STORAGE CONTAINER

    PENDLE VIEW PRIMARY SCHOOL, GIBFIELD ROAD, COLNE

    Received 6 Apr 2022
  19. Application Approved12/13/0435/1

    COMPLIANCE WITH CONDITION 8 OF PERMISSION 12/13/0435 LANDSCAPING

    ST LEONARDS C OF E PRIMARY, MOOR LANE, PADIHAM, BURNLEY.

    Received 6 Mar 2014
  20. Application Approved01/00/0537

    Equine Cross Country & Schooling Area-Involving Change of Use From Agricultural to Cross Country Course Including the Variation to the Restoration to Cockerham Quarry.

    Hillam lane Farm Cockerham Lancaster

    Received 2 Jun 2000
  21. Application GrantedLCC/2014/0060

    SITING OF A DEMOUNTABLE UNIT FOR NURSERY USE

    ST WILFRIDS SCHOOL ST WILFRIDS TERRACE, LONGRIDGE, PRESTON.

    Received 4 Apr 2014
  22. Application GrantedLCC/2015/0105

    VARIATION OF CONDITION 3 OF PERMISSION LCC/2015/0068 TO ALLOW THE USE OF THE MODULAR BUILDING FOR A PERIOD OF 5 YEARS

    ELM TREE COMMUNITY PRIMARY SCHOOL, ELMERS WOOD, SKELMERSDALE

    Received 22 Oct 2015
  23. Application GrantedLCC/2015/0001

    INSTALLATION OF A COVERED CANOPY TO THE REAR OF THE SCHOOL

    KELBROOK PRIMARY SCHOOL, SCHOOL STREET, KELBROOK

    Received 5 Jan 2015
  24. Application Approved03/04/0892

    VARIATION OF CONDITIONS 7 AND 11 OF PERMISSION 03/03/0843 TO EXTEND HOURS OF WORKING TO 7.30 TO 18.30 HOURS MONDAY TO FRIDAY AND 7.30 TO 16.00 HOURS SATURDAYS AND ALLOW A MAXIMUM OF 5 HGVS TO ARRIVE AND LEAVE THE SITE PER DAY

    HORROCKSBANK FARM HORROCKS FOLD CLITHEROE

    Received 31 Aug 2004

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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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