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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729 approved · 127 refused · 37 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.

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

Decided25/01317/PLDC
Proposed lawful development certificate for erection of single storey rear extension
15 Fulwood Drive Morecambe Lancashire LA4 6QU
Received 11 Dec 2025
Decided25/01318/LB
Listed building application for the creation of a new opening in an existing wall
Boundary Wall To Moor Mills Car Park Off Nelson Street Lancaster Lancashire
Received 11 Dec 2025
Decided25/01319/FUL
Construction of a boundary fence
2 Pinewood Avenue Bolton Le Sands Carnforth Lancashire LA5 8AS
Received 12 Dec 2025
Decided25/0271/TCA
T1 & T2 Beech - Crown reduce by no more than two metres; Crown thin by no more than 20%T3 Sycamore - Prune limbs as identified within the application, increasing clearance from the house.T4 Walnut - Reduce canopy to increase clearance from the house, as per annotated image
Bowerham House The Grove Lancaster Lancashire LA1 3AL
Received 12 Dec 2025
Decided25/00207/DIS
Discharge of condition 9 on approved application 23/01216/FUL
Land Adjacent Bowerham Hotel Bowerham Road Lancaster Lancashire LA1 4DT
Received 12 Dec 2025
Decided25/01321/PLDC
Proposed lawful development certificate for the erection of a single storey rear extension
45 Sand Lane Warton Carnforth Lancashire LA5 9NJ
Received 15 Dec 2025
Decided25/01322/FUL
Erection of timber orangery to replace existing conservatory
Storrs Hall Kirkby Lonsdale Road Arkholme Carnforth Lancashire LA6 1BB
Received 15 Dec 2025
Decided25/01323/LB
Listed building application for the erection of timber orangery to replace existing conservatory
Storrs Hall Kirkby Lonsdale Road Arkholme Carnforth Lancashire LA6 1BB
Received 15 Dec 2025
Decided25/00208/DIS
Part discharge of condition 4 on approved application 25/00909/VCN
Morecambe Winter Gardens 209 Marine Road Central Morecambe Lancashire LA4 4BU
Received 15 Dec 2025
Decided25/01324/ADV
Advertisement application for the display of an internally illuminated D48 digital advertisement
187 Euston Grove Morecambe Lancashire LA4 5LH
Received 15 Dec 2025
Decided25/00209/DIS
Discharge of condition 3 on approved application 25/00002/FUL
Land Between Northern Terrace And Haweswater Cottage Moss Lane Silverdale Lancashire
Received 15 Dec 2025
Decided25/00210/DIS
Discharge of condition 3 and 10 on approved application 24/00597/VCN
Land Rear Of Ingleborough View Station Road Hornby Lancashire
Received 16 Dec 2025
Decided25/0272/TCA
Birch - Reduce branches overhanging the boundary line
9 The Green Bolton Le Sands Carnforth Lancashire LA5 8FD
Received 16 Dec 2025
Decided25/01328/FUL
Reopening and alterations to secondary entrance gateway
Wennington Hall Lodge Lane Wennington Lancaster Lancashire LA2 8NS
Received 16 Dec 2025
Decided25/01329/LB
Listed building application for the reopening and alterations to secondary entrance gateway
Wennington Hall Lodge Lane Wennington Lancaster Lancashire LA2 8NS
Received 16 Dec 2025
Decided25/01330/FUL
Installation of vertical access ladders to the south elevation and fixed handrail/railings to the roof
Border Force Warehouse South Quay Heysham Harbour Heysham Lancashire
Received 16 Dec 2025
Decided25/01331/NMA
Non-material amendment to planning permission 25/00086/FUL to change material
52 Norton Road Heysham Morecambe Lancashire LA3 1PF
Received 16 Dec 2025
Unknown25/01332/EIR
Screening opinion for erection of a dwelling with associated access
Land Between 31 And 33 Emesgate Lane Silverdale Lancashire
Received 16 Dec 2025
Decided25/01333/AD
Agricultural determination for the erection of agricultural storage (silage) building
Barrow Greaves Farm Barrow Greaves Ellel Lancaster Lancashire LA2 0PL
Received 17 Dec 2025
Decided25/01336/FUL
Retrospective application for the erection of a polytunnel
Land At Back Lane Borwick Lancashire
Received 17 Dec 2025
Decided25/00211/DIS
Discharge of condition 3 (roofing material) on approved application 25/00876/LB
Higher Lee Rakehouse Brow Abbeystead Lancaster Lancashire LA2 9FA
Received 17 Dec 2025
Decided25/01338/ADV
Advertisement application for the display of one non-illuminated fascia sign
Your Dentist First Floor The Pavilion Bridge Lane Lancaster Lancashire LA1 1YS
Received 18 Dec 2025
Decided25/0273/TCA
T1 Sycamore - FellT2 Beech - FellT3 Beech - Fell
Gressingham Hall Fall Kirk Gressingham Lancaster Lancashire LA2 8LP
Received 18 Dec 2025
Decided25/01339/PLDC
Proposed lawful development certificate for the construction of a dormer extension to the rear elevation
7 St Michaels Crescent Bolton Le Sands Carnforth Lancashire LA5 8LD
Received 18 Dec 2025

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Researching a proposal in Lancaster City Council

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Planning approval rates: how to read council statistics
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Published 13 Aug 2026Updated 13 Sept 2026

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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