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729 approved · 127 refused · 37 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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

Unknown26/00060/EIR
Screening opinion for the demolition of existing buildings, erection of a dwelling with detached garage building and associated drainage and landscaping
Land At Grid Reference 358612 468858 Deer Park Lane Hornby Lancashire
Received 19 Jan 2026
Decided26/00061/FUL
Retrospective application for the installation of an inpost locker
Booths Hala Road Lancaster Lancashire LA1 4QJ
Received 19 Jan 2026
Awaiting decision26/00062/FUL
Retrospective application for the change of use of former hotel to short term let holiday accommodation
32 Marine Road West Morecambe Lancashire LA3 1BY
Received 20 Jan 2026
Decided26/00063/NMA
Non material amendment to planning permission 25/00078/FUL to amend the approved site layout, elevations and floor plans
43B Princes Crescent Morecambe Lancashire LA4 6BY
Received 20 Jan 2026
Decided26/00064/FUL
Erection of single storey side and rear extensions
80 Broadway Morecambe Lancashire LA4 5XY
Received 20 Jan 2026
Decided26/00002/DIS
Discharge of condition 6 (details) on approved application 22/00947/LB
Low Hall Barn Burrow Mill Lane Whittington Lancashire LA6 2GW
Received 20 Jan 2026
Decided26/00065/LB
Listed building application for the installation of a plaque
St Leonards House St Leonards Gate Lancaster Lancashire LA1 1NN
Received 20 Jan 2026
Unknown26/0022/TPO5
Removal of a beech tree
Elms Hall Elms Road Morecambe Lancashire
Received 20 Jan 2026
Decided26/00066/VCN
Installation of an energy storage facility including energy storage units, substation, site access, cable connection, landscaping and ancillary infrastructure (pursuant to the variation of conditions 2 and 10 on planning permission 23/00749/FUL to amend layout, appearance, landscaping and associated technical assessments; phased construction; and details of fire risk reduction strategy)
Land North Of Bay Gateway Heaton With Oxcliffe Lancashire
Received 20 Jan 2026
Decided26/00067/FUL
Installation of replacement window and doors and new mechanical extract fan to rear
5 Golgotha Village Wyresdale Road Lancaster Lancashire LA1 3DZ
Received 20 Jan 2026
Decided26/00068/LB
Listed building application for the installation of replacement window and doors, new mechanical extract fan to rear and replacement electric heaters
5 Golgotha Village Wyresdale Road Lancaster Lancashire LA1 3DZ
Received 20 Jan 2026
Decided26/00069/PLDC
Proposed lawful development certificate for the erection of a single storey rear extension
5 St Andrews Close Lancaster Lancashire LA1 3RL
Received 20 Jan 2026
Decided26/00071/FUL
Installation of EV charging points with associated battery storage cabinet, erection of canopy with solar panel array on roofslope, and alterations to layout within part of car park
Auction Mart Car Park Thurnham Street Lancaster Lancashire LA1 1XU
Received 21 Jan 2026
Decided26/00072/PLDC
Proposed lawful development certificate for change of use of a dwelling to a house in multiple occupation
10 Claremont Road Morecambe Lancashire LA4 4HJ
Received 21 Jan 2026
Decided26/0023/TPO
T1 Beech - Reduce by up to 3mT2 Oak - Reduce by up to 2.5m
2 St Andrews Close Lancaster Lancashire LA1 3RL
Received 21 Jan 2026
Decided26/00073/FUL
Erection of a single storey side and rear extension
67 Hest Bank Lane Hest Bank Lancaster Lancashire LA2 6BS
Received 21 Jan 2026
Decided26/00074/PLDC
Proposed lawful development certificate for the erection of a single storey rear extension, detached outbuilding and construction of front porch
4 Burton Avenue Lancaster Lancashire LA1 5HU
Received 21 Jan 2026
Decided26/00075/PLDC
Proposed lawful development certificate for the demolition of existing conservatory and erection of a single storey rear extension
44 Highfield Road Carnforth Lancashire LA5 9AL
Received 21 Jan 2026
Awaiting decision26/00076/REM
Reserved matters application for the erection of 128 dwellings (to include layout, scale, appearance and partial details of landscaping)
Land Off Powderhouse Lane Lancaster Lancashire
Received 21 Jan 2026
Awaiting decision26/00003/DIS
Discharge of conditions 5 (surface water drainage), part of 13 (ecological mitigation and enhancement),17 (acoustic design mitigation scheme),18 (arboricultural impact),19 (accessible and adaptable dwellings) and 20 (housing mix) on approved application 23/01384/OUT
Land Off Powderhouse Lane Lancaster Lancashire
Received 21 Jan 2026
Decided26/00077/AD
Agricultural determination for the erection of an agricultural building for storage of midden
Beaumont Grange Farm Green Lane Slyne Lancaster Lancashire LA2 6BG
Received 21 Jan 2026
Decided26/00079/FUL
Erection of a single storey rear extension, construction of dormer extension to the side elevation, partial conversion of garage into living space and installation of replacement windows
53 Yealand Road Yealand Conyers Carnforth Lancashire LA5 9SJ
Received 21 Jan 2026
Decided26/00080/LB
Listed building application for the erection of a single storey rear extension, construction of dormer extension to the side elevation, partial conversion of garage into living space, installation of replacement windows and removal of internal walls
53 Yealand Road Yealand Conyers Carnforth Lancashire LA5 9SJ
Received 21 Jan 2026
Decided26/00081/LB
Listed building application for roof mounted solar panels on garage building known as The Coach House
Slyne Grange Main Road Slyne Lancaster Lancashire LA2 6AU
Received 21 Jan 2026

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Planning permission drawings: how to read plans
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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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