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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 dates1,247Searchable 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729 approved · 127 refused · 37 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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 2026Planning information PlanningLocal plan Local Plan and Planning PolicyPre-application advice Pre-application advice
Council contacts
- Planning enquiriesplanningpolicy@lancaster.gov.ukCouncil source
- Planning enquiries01524582950Council source
Contact details were found on council pages. Check the source for opening hours and which enquiries the service handles.
Conservation areas and Article 4 directions
Explore published planning boundaries and follow their source records for designation details. Coverage varies: an empty map does not mean there are no restrictions. Check the council’s current maps and documents before relying on a boundary.
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
- Decided26/00042/PAD
Prior approval for the demolition of a concrete panel slurry tower
Moor Bottom Farm Abbeystead Lane Abbeystead Lancaster Lancashire LA2 9DS
Received 14 Jan 2026 - Decided26/0013/TCA
T1 Pinus Nigra - FellT2 Tilia Cordata - Crown reduce T3 Thuja Plicata - Reduce height, Crown reduceT4 Betula Utilis - Crown reduce T5-9 Chamaecyparis - Reduce height, Crown reduce
Hall Bank Cantsfield Road Cantsfield Carnforth Lancashire LA6 2QT
Received 14 Jan 2026 - Decided26/0014/TCA
Elm (T1) - Removal of epicormic growth on main stem to improve clearance with property and prune canopy to create 2m clearance with property and chimneys
Station House Haws Hill Carnforth Lancashire LA5 9DD
Received 14 Jan 2026 - Decided26/00043/FUL
Construction of two dormers to the front and one dormer with balcony to the rear, replacement roof and installation of raised rear patio
28 Bay View Avenue Slyne Lancaster Lancashire LA2 6JS
Received 14 Jan 2026 - Decided26/00044/PAA
Prior approval for the change of use of agricultural building to one dwelling
Pinewoods Barn Newlands Road Quernmore Lancashire
Received 14 Jan 2026 - Decided26/0015/TPO
Oak - Pollard
28 Warton Grange Close Warton Carnforth Lancashire LA5 9FH
Received 14 Jan 2026 - Decided26/00046/PLDC
Proposed lawful development certificate for the erection of a single storey rear extension and loft conversion including hip to gable and rear dormer extensions
6 Pinewood Avenue Bolton Le Sands Carnforth Lancashire LA5 8AS
Received 15 Jan 2026 - Decided26/00047/FUL
Retention of existing garden shed and erection of a side/rear single storey extension
Lansdowne Bay Horse Lane Bay Horse Lancaster Lancashire LA2 0HP
Received 15 Jan 2026 - Decided26/00048/FUL
Construction of hip to gable extension and construction of dormer extensions to the front and rear elevations
16 Throstle Grove Slyne Lancaster Lancashire LA2 6AX
Received 16 Jan 2026 - Unknown26/00049/EIR
Screening request for the demolition of a concrete panel slurry tower
Moor Bottom Farm Abbeystead Lane Abbeystead Lancaster Lancashire LA2 9DS
Received 14 Jan 2026 - Decided26/00051/PLDC
Proposed lawful development certificate for the construction of a hip to gable extension and construction of a dormer extension to the rear elevation
4 School Road Heysham Morecambe Lancashire LA3 2RF
Received 16 Jan 2026 - Decided26/00052/PLDC
Proposed lawful development certificate for the erection of single storey rear extension
16 Tranmere Avenue Heysham Morecambe Lancashire LA3 2BB
Received 16 Jan 2026 - Decided26/00053/PLDC
Proposed lawful development certificate for erection of single storey rear extension
11 Redmayne Drive Carnforth Lancashire LA5 9XA
Received 16 Jan 2026 - Decided26/00054/FUL
Resurfacing of an existing agricultural track
Whittington Farm Main Street Whittington Carnforth Lancashire LA6 2NX
Received 16 Jan 2026 - Decided26/00055/FUL
Demolition of existing garage/conservatory and erection of replacement single storey side extension to form garage/living accommodation, alterations to roof to create additional first floor accommodation including dormer extensions to front and rear and hip to gable extensions, conversion of existing outbuilding to ancillary living accommodation with associated landscaping
16 Clarksfield Road Bolton Le Sands Carnforth Lancashire LA5 8JE
Received 16 Jan 2026 - Unknown26/0016/TCA5
5 day notice to remove fallen tree
St Oswalds Church Main Street Warton Lancashire LA5 9PG
Received 16 Jan 2026 - Decided26/00056/AD
Agricultural determination for the construction of a new area of hardstanding
Raw Ridding Farm Monks Gate Tatham Lancaster Lancashire LA2 8NH
Received 16 Jan 2026 - Decided26/00057/FUL
Construction of a hip to gable extension and dormer extension to the rear elevation, two pitched dormers to front, erection of a two storey front extension and demolition of existing conservatory
5 Hatlex Hill Hest Bank Lancaster Lancashire LA2 6ET
Received 16 Jan 2026 - Decided26/0017/TPO
Oak (T1) - Remove the two branches that are rubbing and remove dead woodOak (T2) - 25% reduction to reduce load of weak unions and dead woodOak (T4) - 20% reduction to reduce the load on the south side of the tree and dead woodCorsican Pine (T6) - Thin crown to reduce sail affect and dead wood
49 Low Mill Mill Lane Caton Lancaster Lancashire LA2 9HY
Received 19 Jan 2026 - Decided26/0018/TCA
T1 - FellT2 - FellSilver Birch T3 - Crown reduce by 20%Group - Crown reduce by 25% overall canopy
29 Castle Hill Lancaster Lancashire LA1 1YN
Received 19 Jan 2026 - Decided26/00059/AD
Agricultural determination for the concreting of existing farmyard/renewal of existing concrete
Bull Bank Back Lane Wennington Lancaster Lancashire LA2 8NY
Received 19 Jan 2026 - Decided26/0019/TPO
Complete works as described in the Schedule Of Trees dated 13/11/2025
Land To The Rear Of 26 Winchester Avenue Lancaster Lancashire LA1 4HX
Received 15 Jan 2026 - Decided26/0020/TCA
Goat Willow - Fell
Westholme Westbourne Drive Lancaster Lancashire LA1 5EE
Received 15 Jan 2026 - Decided26/0021/TCA
T1 Silver Birch - Crown lift over footpath and roadT2 Goat Willow - Remove limb pushing wall overT3 Sycamore- Crown lift over towpathT4 Silver Birch - Crown lift to 5m above the centre of the roadT5 Oak - Prune to balance crownT6 Hazel - CoppiceT8 Sycamore - Crown lift to 5m above the centre of the road
Aldcliffe Road Triangle Aldcliffe Road Lancaster Lancashire
Received 15 Jan 2026
Records are ordered by application ID, not submission date. Use search to find a particular address or proposal.
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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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