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Lancaster City Council
Planning applications.

Explore collected planning applications and decisions for Lancaster City Council. Search an address, application reference or proposal to find a record.

Collected application statistics

Collected records · All available dates

1,247Searchable applications

245Recorded as pending

85%Approval rate · 856 approved or refused records

127Refused applications

729 approved · 127 refused · 37 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 22 Oct 2009 to 25 Sept 2026. Most recent record check: 28 Sept 2026. Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.

Local planning information

Council sources checked 14 Sept 2026

Planning information Planning Local plan Local Plan and Planning Policy Pre-application advice Pre-application advice

Council contacts

Planning enquiriesplanningpolicy@lancaster.gov.uk Council source
Planning enquiries01524582950 Council source

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Conservation areas and Article 4 directions

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Conservation areas37 mapped area records

Article 4 direction areasNo boundary records available in this collection

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Data downloaded 14 Sept 2026. Display boundaries are simplified and indicative. Map record counts are not a complete count of designations or directions.

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More application records

Decided25/01276/LB
Listed building application installation of solar panels to the rear elevation
Cragg House Kirkby Lonsdale Road Over Kellet Carnforth Lancashire LA6 1DD
Received 28 Nov 2025
Decided25/01277/LB
Listed building application for alterations to window and door positions on the front elevation, including the raising of the stone lintel to the current window adjacent to Fern Nook cottage to reinstate the former door opening, removal and replacement of partition wall and alterations to staircase design and internal layout
Cragg House Kirkby Lonsdale Road Over Kellet Carnforth Lancashire LA6 1DD
Received 28 Nov 2025
Decided25/01278/NMA
Non-material amendment to planning permission 22/00776/FUL to alter the window and door positions on the front elevation, works to partition walls, alterations to staircase design and floor layouts and to omit conservation type rooflights and retain glazed panels
Cragg House Kirkby Lonsdale Road Over Kellet Carnforth Lancashire LA6 1DD
Received 28 Nov 2025
Decided25/01279/FUL
Erection of a single storey wrap around extension, construction of external steps and patio and construction of dormer extension to the side elevation
232 Torrisholme Road Lancaster Lancashire LA1 2TU
Received 1 Dec 2025
Unknown25/0258/TPO5
Mulberry (T1 within G1) - fell and replant as tree is dead
1 Edenbreck Sunnyside Lane Lancaster Lancashire LA1 5ED
Received 1 Dec 2025
Unknown25/0259/TCA5
Deodar Cedar (T1) - fell as tree is dead
1 Edenbreck Sunnyside Lane Lancaster Lancashire LA1 5ED
Received 1 Dec 2025
Decided25/0260/TCA
T1,T2,T3 Cypress - FellT4 Walnut - Minor pruning to create 2m clearance from the houseT5 Apple - 30% crown reduction and crown thin T6 Cherry - 30% crown reduction to improve clearance from propertyT7 Yew - 30% crown reduction to improve clearance with house T8 Quince - FellT9 Pine - Shorten branches overhanging garden by 2mT10 Damson - 30% crown reductionT11 Pear - 30% crown reduction and thinT12 Cherry - 30% crown reduction to improve clearance with neighbouring propertyT13 Hazel - Cut back to boundaryG1 3 x Hazel - Coppice close to ground levelG2 Dead elder - FellH1 - Fell ash; Remove holly adjacent to the laburnum; Coppice hazel and holly at 1m (retain holly adjacent to sycamore in short term). Manage regrowth as part of boundary hedgeH2 - Coppice hazel and holly (overstood unmanaged hedge) and mange regrowth as part of boundary hedge; Fell cherry as encroaching on neighbouring property.
Church Gates Melling Road Melling Carnforth Lancashire LA6 2RA
Received 1 Dec 2025
Decided25/0261/TCA
T1 Lime - Two metre lateral reduction restricted to the north west side of canopy where it is extending towards the property,One metre (maximum) height reduction.
20 Buoymasters Lancaster Lancashire LA1 1HL
Received 1 Dec 2025
Decided25/01280/ELDC
Existing lawful development certificate for use of land and caravan as a residential unit
Caravan To The Rear Of Melldore Lancaster Road Slyne Lancashire
Received 1 Dec 2025
Decided25/01281/VCN
Demolition of existing buildings and conversion of an existing barn to create a dwelling (C3) (pursuant to the variation of condition 2 on planning permission 23/01389/FUL to amend previously approved plans)
Hang Yeat Main Road Bay Horse Lancaster Lancashire LA2 0HL
Received 1 Dec 2025
Decided25/0262/TPO
Lime (T1) - Remove overgrown basal growth
Laurel Bank Nursing Home Westbourne Road Lancaster Lancashire LA1 5EF
Received 1 Dec 2025
Decided25/01283/FUL
Erection of a composite shed
Moor Garth Quernmore Road Lancaster Lancashire LA1 3JT
Received 1 Dec 2025
Decided25/0263/TCA
3 x Conifer (G1) - Reduce height by up to 30% and rebalance tops after, reduce side of one conifer roadside up to wall height to aid maintenance. Alder - Balance crown after works to conifers.
2 Melling Hall Melling Road Melling Carnforth Lancashire LA6 2RA
Received 1 Dec 2025
Decided25/00201/DIS
Discharge of condition 4 on approved application 24/00168/FUL
Fanny House Solar Farm Clay Lane Heysham Lancashire
Received 1 Dec 2025
Decided25/01284/LB
Listed building application for construction of internal walls, removal of internal staircase and construction of new staircase, replacement of timber windows/doors with double glazing, installation of new windows/doors, alterations to openings, installation of additional barn door glazed opening, removal of timber enclosure and demolition of poultry sheds
Hang Yeat Main Road Bay Horse Lancaster Lancashire LA2 0HL
Received 1 Dec 2025
Decided25/01285/PLDC
Proposed lawful development certificate for the erection of a single storey rear extension and a loft conversion
33 Fairlea Avenue Morecambe Lancashire LA4 6JY
Received 1 Dec 2025
Decided25/0264/TCA
T1 Willow - Remove lower branch
School House Lodge Lane Wennington Lancaster Lancashire LA2 8NW
Received 2 Dec 2025
Decided25/00202/DIS
Discharge of condition 2,3 and 4 on approved application 25/00321/FUL
Sellerley Farm Conder Green Road Galgate Lancaster Lancashire LA2 0BQ
Received 2 Dec 2025
Decided25/01286/FUL
Creation of a new shop front, extension to rear store building and replacement rooflights
Happy Chop Suey House 50 King Street Lancaster Lancashire LA1 1RE
Received 2 Dec 2025
Decided25/01287/LB
Listed building application for creation of a new shop front, extension to rear store building, creation of external rear door, secondary glazing to windows, replacement rooflights, reorientation of external steps and internal and external alterations to reconfigure layout
Happy Chop Suey House 50 King Street Lancaster Lancashire LA1 1RE
Received 2 Dec 2025
Decided25/01288/FUL
Partial demolition of existing single storey rear extension, erection of a replacement single storey rear extension and alterations to patio area
Aldercliffe Haverbreaks Road Lancaster Lancashire LA1 5BJ
Received 2 Dec 2025
Decided25/00203/DIS
Discharge of condition 3 on approved application 18/00380/FUL
Corner House Woodwell Lane Silverdale Carnforth Lancashire LA5 0TZ
Received 2 Dec 2025
Decided25/01289/FUL
Erection of single storey rear extensions
45 And 47 Branksome Drive Morecambe Lancashire LA4 5UJ
Received 3 Dec 2025
Decided25/01291/FUL
Erection of an agricultural storage shed
Batty Hill Farm Lancaster Road Cockerham Lancaster Lancashire LA2 0DZ
Received 3 Dec 2025

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What these statistics cover

These figures describe applications collected by PlanningTrack for Lancaster City 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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