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729 approved · 127 refused · 37 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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

Unknown26/00286/EIR
Screening request for change of use and conversion of barn to form a two bedroom self catering unit for tourism including erection of single storey extension to southeast elevation, installation of replacement roof and associated parking and access
Barn At Grid Reference 348482 472858 Crag Road Warton Lancashire
Received 12 Mar 2026
Decided26/00287/FUL
Change of use of workshop/garage to a music mixing room and storage area and installation of door to the front elevation
Work Shop Edward Street Carnforth Lancashire LA5 9DA
Received 13 Mar 2026
Decided26/00288/FUL
Erection of a garden room
46 Africa Drive Lancaster Lancashire LA1 5TZ
Received 13 Mar 2026
Decided26/00289/RCN
Removal of condition 5 on planning permission 23/00382/FUL which requires works to the tracery windows to be completed prior to use of the extension
5 Derby Street Morecambe Lancashire LA4 4BD
Received 13 Mar 2026
Awaiting decision26/00038/DIS
Discharge of condition 4 (drainage), 8 (ecological mitigation), 14 (plans) ,15 (materials), 16 (remediation strategy), 18 (lighting details), 19 (constructional details), 20 (off site highway details), 22 (drainage manual) on approved application 22/00618/FUL
Land North Of Rectory Gardens Lancaster Road Cockerham Lancashire
Received 13 Mar 2026
Decided26/00039/DIS
Discharge of condition 6 (Arboricultral Impact Assessment) on approved application 25/01140/FUL
Ashton Memorial Williamson Park Quernmore Road Lancaster Lancashire LA1 1UX
Received 13 Mar 2026
Decided26/00040/DIS
Discharge of condition 3 (materials) on approved application 24/00388/FUL
Old Hall Barn Brookhouse Road Brookhouse Lancaster Lancashire LA2 9PA
Received 16 Mar 2026
Decided26/0050/TCA
Sorbus - Fell Willow - Remove lower limb as identified within the application2 x Sycamore - Remove lower limbs as identified within the application.Crown thin trees within the garden, restricted to secondary and tertiary branches only up to 20mm diameter.
80 Church Street Lancaster Lancashire LA1 1ET
Received 16 Mar 2026
Decided26/0051/TPO
Sycamore - Reduce elongated lower limbs as shown on the annotated image attached to the application
Sycamore House Ball Lane Caton Lancaster Lancashire LA2 9QN
Received 16 Mar 2026
Decided26/00041/DIS
Discharge of condition 3 (archaeological building recording) and 4c (render) and 4d (roof) on approved application 23/00382/FUL
5 Derby Street Morecambe Lancashire LA4 4BD
Received 16 Mar 2026
Awaiting decision26/00042/DIS
Discharge of conditions 3 (invasive species construction management plan), condition 4 (trees), condition 5(baseline data), 6 (habitat enhancement), 7 (construction method statement), 8 (site access), 9 (employment and skills plan), 10 (construction surface water management plan), 11 (surface water sustainable drainage strategy, 12 (details and samples), 13 (accessible and adaptable dwellings), 14 (hard and soft landscaping), 15 (off site highways improvement scheme), 16 (on site roads, pavement and driveways scheme), 17 (boundary treatment), 18 (landscape and ecological management plan), 19 (external lighting), 20 (management and maintenance of roads, pavements and driveways), 21 (operation and maintenance manual), 23 (cycle storage), 24 (open space management and maintenance plan) and 25 (homeowner information pack) on approved application 24/01417/FUL
Land Off Newlands Road Lancaster Lancashire
Received 16 Mar 2026
Decided26/00292/NMA
Non material amendment to planning permission 25/00803/FUL to reduce footprint of extension
Stonegarth Coneygarth Lane Tunstall Carnforth Lancashire LA6 2QP
Received 16 Mar 2026
Decided26/00293/FUL
Erection of two-storey extension to the east elevation and refurbishment of the farmhouse including alterations to facade and bay windows on the south elevation
Cotestones Farm Sand Lane Warton Carnforth Lancashire LA5 9NH
Received 17 Mar 2026
Decided26/00294/FUL
Demolition of stables, outbuildings and menege, erection of one self-build dwelling with associated garage, driveway, landscaping, drainage and parking
Land North Of Ashford House Ashton Road Lancaster Lancashire
Received 17 Mar 2026
Decided26/00295/NMA
Non material amendment to planning permission 17/00944/OUT to substitute approved plans under condition 2 to enable the demolition and rebuild of the barns.
Ward Field Farm Main Road Galgate Lancaster Lancashire LA2 0JG
Received 17 Mar 2026
Decided26/00296/PLDC
Proposed lawful development certificate for the erection of a single storey side extension
3 Chester Place Lancaster Lancashire LA1 4HA
Received 17 Mar 2026
Decided26/00297/PAH
Erection of a 4.50 metre deep, single storey rear extension with a maximum roof height of 3.50 metres and a maximum eaves height of 2.94 metres
6 Clevelands Avenue Morecambe Lancashire LA3 1SX
Received 17 Mar 2026
Decided26/00298/PLDC
Proposed lawful development certificate for attic conversion, hip to gable roof extension, construction of a dormer extension to the rear and erection of single storey rear extension
5 Richmond Avenue Morecambe Lancashire LA4 5XU
Received 17 Mar 2026
Decided26/00299/PLDC
Proposed lawful development certificate for the conversion of conservatory to sunroom
5 Marton Drive Morecambe Lancashire LA4 6RB
Received 17 Mar 2026
Decided26/00300/FUL
Part retrospective change of use of workshop to holiday let and installation of windows to the rear
Barn Adjacent To 13 Grange View Bolton Le Sands Carnforth Lancashire LA5 8JQ
Received 17 Mar 2026
Decided26/00043/DIS
Submission of Biodiversity Gain Plan on approved application 24/01260/FUL
Butler Works Wyresdale Road Lancaster Lancashire
Received 17 Mar 2026
Decided26/00301/PLDC
Proposed lawful development certificate for construction of a hip to gable extension and construction of dormer extension to the rear elevation
109 Cleveleys Avenue Lancaster Lancashire LA1 5HN
Received 17 Mar 2026
Decided26/00303/FUL
Erection of a single storey rear extension
18 Bryn Grove Hest Bank Lancaster Lancashire LA2 6EX
Received 18 Mar 2026
Decided26/00304/NMA
Non-material amendment to planning permission 24/00388/FUL for minor fenestration alterations to the proposed garden building
Old Hall Barn Brookhouse Road Brookhouse Lancaster Lancashire LA2 9PA
Received 18 Mar 2026

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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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