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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4,696 approved · 129 refused · 283 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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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  1. Application Withdrawn13/03/0524

    ERECTION OF YOUTH AND COMMUNITY CENTRE

    EDGE END HIGH SCHOOL HIBSON ROAD NELSON

    Received 21 Jul 2003
  2. Application Approved12/03/1116

    ERECTION OF NEW 2.4M HIGH SECURITY FENCING TO BOUNDARY OF INDIVIDUAL SCHOOLSPROVISION OF BIN STORE TO CALDER VIEW AND ALTERATION TO BUS PARKING BAYS TO CALDER VIEW AND WESTWAY

    STONEYHOLME PRIMARY AND NURSERY CALDERVIEW AND WESTWAY SPECIAL SCHOOLS MARCH STREET BURNLEY

    Received 16 Dec 2003
  3. Application Granted03/79/1419NM1

    NON MATERIAL AMENDMENT OF 1.8M CLOSE-BOARDED SITE FENCE AND HARD SURFACING OF A STRIP 2.5M WIDE AND 18M LONG TO ACCOMMODATE FURTHER RECYCLING CONTAINERS WITHIN THE EXISTING

    HOUSEHOLD WASTE RECYCLING CENTRE, CHAPEL HILL ROAD, LONGRIDGE, PRESTON

    Received 2 Dec 2014
  4. Application Approved08/06/0495

    ERECTION OF 2.4M HIGH SECURITY FENCING INCLUDING GATES TO EXISTING OPENINGS

    WHITELEDGE DAY CENTRE SPENCERS LANE SKELMERSDALE

    Received 28 Apr 2006
  5. Application Approved13/04/0113/1

    SUBMISSION OF DETAILS IN ACCORDANCE WITH CONDITION 3 - LANDSCAPING OF PLANNING PERMISSION 13/04/0113.

    MCMILLAN NURSERY SCHOOL RAILWAY STREET NELSON

    Received 22 Sept 2004
  6. Application Approved07/05/0423

    ERECTION OF A SINGLE STOREY FLAT ROOF EXTENSION TO REAR OF SCHOOL TO FORM ENLARGED CLASS BASE AND REMODELLED TOILETING/HYGIENE FACILITIES

    THE COPPICE SCHOOL ASH GROVE BAMBER BRIDGE PRESTON

    Received 27 Apr 2005
  7. Application Granted02/12/0636

    RETROSPECTIVE PLANNING APPLICATION FOR THE CONTINUATION OF USE OF A PLASTICS RECYCLING OPERATION WITHOUT COMPLYING WITH CONDITION 6 OF PP 02/09/0456 TO ALLOW THE PLANT AND MACHINERY WITHIN THE BUILDINGS TO OPERATE ON A 24 HOUR PER DAY BASIS EXCEPT BETWEEN 1630 ON SATURDAYS THROUGH TO 1800 HOURS ON S...

    PRESTON PLASTICS, LANCASTER ROAD, OUT RAWCLIFFE

    Received 5 Sept 2012
  8. Application Approved11/01/0311/1

    SCHEME AND PROGRAMME CONDITION 5

    THE HOLLINS HIGH SCHOOL, HOLLINS LANE, BAXENDEN

    Received 17 Dec 2001
  9. Application Approved01/04/0034

    CHANGE OF USE TO ADULT EDUCATION CONSTRUCTION OF NEW EXTERNAL METAL ESCAPE STAIRCASE REINSTATEMENT OF 3 NO WINDOWS TO SOUTH ELEVATION (TO MATCH ADJACENT WINDOWS)

    LEVEL ONE HARPERS MILL WHITE CROSS LANCASTER

    Received 15 Jan 2004
  10. Application ApprovedLCC/2022/0044/1

    Application for approval of details reserved by condition 6 (Phasing Strategy) of planning permission LCC/2022/0044

    Cuerden Strategic Site, East of Stanifield Lane, North of Clayton Farm, West of Wigan Road, Lostock Lane, Lostock Hall, PR5 5XQ

    Received 4 Dec 2024
  11. Application Approved02/07/0966

    TO CONSTRUCT A VEHICULAR ACCESS CONTROL BUILDING ABOVE GROUND PUMPING STATION WET WELL SCREEN CHAMBER TEMPORARY BRIDGE ACCESS AND COMPOUND FENCING

    FOULDREY AVENUE POULTON LE FYLDE

    Received 13 Aug 2007
  12. Application Approved09/97/0660

    ERECTION OF A LANDFILL CONTAINMENT FACILITY AND ASSOCIATED LANDFORMING

    LAND EAST OF WORDEN / BUCKSHAW WOODS ROYAL ORDANANCE SITE EUXTON LANE CHORLEY

    Received 26 Feb 2009
  13. Application Approved14/05/0257

    ENLARGEMENT OF EXISTING PLAY AREA TO INCLUDE FENCED BALL COURT AREA FOR PLAY EQUIPMENT AND SEATING AREAS

    CRIBDEN HOUSE SCHOOL HASLINGDEN ROAD RAWTENSTALL

    Received 26 Apr 2005
  14. Application Approved03/01/0327/1

    Compliance with condition 7 of permission 03/01/0237 School Travel Plan

    Ribblesdale High School Clitheroe

    Received 8 Nov 2001
  15. Application GrantedLCC/2018/0057

    INSTALLATION OF AN MCC KIOSK AND 2 CHEMICAL STORAGE AND DOSING KIOSKS.

    BARTON WASTE WATER TREATMENT WORKS, STATION ROAD, BARTON

    Received 14 Nov 2018
  16. Application Approved06/01/0692/1

    COMPLIANCE WITH CONDITION 7 OF PERMISSION 06/01/0692 SCHOOL TRAVEL PLAN

    ROEBUCK SPORTS AND ART CENTRE PRESTON

    Received 21 Jan 2004
  17. Application Approved08/96/0683

    INSTALLATION OF VEHICLE WEIGHBRIDGE

    UNIT 9 ABBEY LANE INDUSTRIAL ESTATE BURSCOUGH

    Received 23 Jul 1996
  18. Application Approved06/05/0057

    DEVELOPMENT OF VEHICLE DECOMMISSIONING BUILDING PORTACABIN OFFICE WEIGHBRIDGE CRUSHING AND STORAGE AREA

    FORMER TOMMY BALLS WAREHOUSE ROUGH HEY ROAD RIBBLETON PRESTON

    Received 17 Jan 2005
  19. Application Approved03/07/0785

    SINGLE STOREY EXTENSION TO BE USED AS A CHILDRENS CENTRE AND GYM

    LONGRIDGE CIVIC CENTRE CALDER AVENUE LONRIDGE

    Received 8 Aug 2007
  20. Application Approved06/04/0269

    INSTALLATION OF A 30M X 12M SINGLE STOREY PREFABRICATED OFFICE BLOCK WITH 24 NO CAR PARKING SPACES

    UNIT D12 REDSCAR INDUSTRIAL ESTATE LONGRIDGE ROAD PRESTON

    Received 25 Feb 2004
  21. Application GrantedLCC/2022/0063

    Erection of a modular building for a new external classroom

    St Josephs R C School, Whalley Road, Hurst Green, Lancashire

    Received 14 Nov 2022
  22. Application GrantedLCC/2016/0094

    BIOMETHANE PROCESS PLANT TO PURIFY THE BIOGAS RESULTING FROM THE SLUDGE TREATMENT PROCESS INCLUDING THE ERECTION OF KIOSKS AND STACKS.

    BLACKBURN WASTE WATER TREATMENT WORKS, CUERDALE LANE, SAMLESBURY.

    Received 16 Dec 2016
  23. Application Ongoing02/04/0652/8

    COMPLIANCE WITH CONDITION 38 OF PERMISSION 02/04/0652 RESTORATION AND AFTERCARE

    LAND BETWEEN SHARPLES LANE AND A586 (TARNACRE LANE) ST MICHAELS ON WYRE GARSTANG

    Received 17 Nov 2010
  24. Application Approved11/07/0709

    PROPOSED CHANGE OF USE OF AN INDUSTRIAL UNIT TO A RECYCLING FACILITY FOR FERROUS AND NON FERROUS METALS AND COMMERCIAL WASTE

    UNIT 3D/3E BOLTON AVENUE HUNCOAT ACCRINGTON

    Received 24 Oct 2007

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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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