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729 approved · 127 refused · 37 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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

Decided26/00411/FUL
Part demolition of garage block and erection of a dwelling with associated garages and parking
Land Adjacent 1 The Croft Croftlands Warton Carnforth Lancashire
Received 20 Apr 2026
Awaiting decision26/00412/FUL
Demolition of existing polytunnel structures and erection of a portal frame building
Land At Grid Reference E351210 N458970 Long Lane Quernmore Lancashire
Received 20 Apr 2026
Decided26/00413/LB
Listed building application for installation of cavity wall insulation to non original rear extension
Clarksons Farm Moss Lane Thurnham Lancaster Lancashire LA2 0AY
Received 20 Apr 2026
Decided26/00414/FUL
Erection of a replacement porch to the front elevation, installation of solar panels to the front roof elevation, door to the rear, replacement windows and installation of cladding to existing dormer extension
3 Kirklands Road Over Kellet Carnforth Lancashire LA6 1DP
Received 20 Apr 2026
Decided26/00063/DIS
Discharge of condition 3 (details/materials) on approved application 25/01284/LB
Hang Yeat Main Road Bay Horse Lancaster Lancashire LA2 0HL
Received 21 Apr 2026
Decided26/00415/PLDC
Proposed lawful development certificate for the erection of a single storey rear extension
10 Ingleborough Road Lancaster Lancashire LA1 2TB
Received 21 Apr 2026
Decided26/00416/LB
Listed building application for works to the barn and the farmhouse. Works to the barn include a replacement roof, removal of masonry to the front elevation to allow repair work & reinstatement and insertion of structural steelwork and installation of windows and doors and internal alterations. Works to the farmhouse include removal of the tin carport and UPVC lean-to, external alterations to include external lighting, installation of and replacement waste pipes, new external boiler housing, vents, repainting of windows/doors and fascias, repointing of external stonework and internal alterations to include new walls, doors and stove and repairs to existing internal doors
Hang Yeat Main Road Bay Horse Lancaster Lancashire LA2 0HL
Received 21 Apr 2026
Decided26/00417/FUL
Demolition of conservatory and garage, erection of a two storey side extension, single storey rear extension and detached outbuilding
25 Shireshead Crescent Lancaster Lancashire LA1 4LD
Received 22 Apr 2026
Unknown26/0075/TPO5
5 day notice to remove snapped branch from an oak tree on Quarry Road Halton TPO 350(2003) T1
Quarry Road Halton Lancashire
Received 22 Apr 2026
Decided26/00418/FUL
Erection of an extension to agricultural building to provide a cover over an existing open midden
Beaumont Grange Farm Green Lane Slyne Lancaster Lancashire LA2 6BG
Received 23 Apr 2026
Decided26/00419/PLDC
Proposed lawful development certificate for the installation of replacement windows
Walter Lyon House Quernmore Road Lancaster Lancashire LA1 3JT
Received 23 Apr 2026
Decided26/00420/FUL
Erection of a single storey side extension and front porch canopy
Greystoke Cottage Willey Lane Cockerham Lancaster Lancashire LA2 0EA
Received 23 Apr 2026
Awaiting decision26/00421/LB
Listed building application for the repair works to the masonry, windows, timber and plaster, dismantling and reconstruction of upper spire, and installation of internal rainwater management to bell tower
Church Of St John With St Anne North Road Lancaster Lancashire
Received 23 Apr 2026
Decided26/00422/FUL
Demolition of existing rear porch and erection of a single storey rear porch and associated landscaping
1 Vicarage Terrace Vicarage Lane Lancaster Lancashire LA1 1HN
Received 23 Apr 2026
Decided26/00423/PLDC
Proposed lawful development certificate for the use of the dwelling as supported living accommodation for an adult
5 Brier Drive Heysham Morecambe Lancashire LA3 2QU
Received 23 Apr 2026
Decided26/00424/PLDC
Proposed lawful development certificate for a loft conversion and installation of windows to the side elevation
2 Linton Avenue Heysham Morecambe Lancashire LA3 2BG
Received 23 Apr 2026
Decided26/00064/DIS
Discharge of condition 2 (sections/materials) on approved application 25/01166/VCN
Malt House Melling Road Melling Carnforth Lancashire LA6 2RB
Received 23 Apr 2026
Decided26/00425/FUL
Erection of a single storey rear and side extension
7 Nairn Road Lancaster Lancashire LA1 5UY
Received 24 Apr 2026
Unknown26/00428/EIR
Screening request for the erection of a single storey self-build dwelling with associated detached garage, parking and amenity space
Land To Rear Of 34 Wennington Road Home Farm Close Wray Lancashire
Received 24 Apr 2026
Decided26/00429/NMA
Non material amendment to planning permission 23/01244/FUL to amend the approved site layout, elevations, sections and floor plans
Barn At OS Grid Reference E346558 N474927 Stankelt Road Silverdale Lancashire
Received 24 Apr 2026
Awaiting decision26/00430/FUL
Erection of 9 dwellings with associated accesses, parking, landscaping, and infrastructure
Site Of Former Bay Horse Garage Abbeystead Lane Dolphinholme Lancashire
Received 27 Apr 2026
Decided26/00431/PLDC
Proposed lawful development certificate for the amalgamation of two dwellinghouses (School House and Old Village School) into a single dwellinghouse
School House Whitebeck Lane Priest Hutton Carnforth Lancashire LA6 1JL
Received 27 Apr 2026
Awaiting decision26/00433/FUL
Conversion of existing scheme managers house into two sheltered scheme flats
Managers Accommodation Parkside Court Braddon Close Morecambe Lancashire LA4 4UW
Received 27 Apr 2026
Decided26/00435/NMA
Non material amendment to 25/00929/FUL (part allowed on appeal APP/A2335/D/25/3374942) to reduce size and amend roof of garden room
344 Heysham Road Heysham Morecambe Lancashire LA3 2BW
Received 27 Apr 2026

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Researching a proposal in Lancaster City Council

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Planning permission drawings: how to read plans
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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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