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729 approved · 127 refused · 37 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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

Decided26/0099/TPO
2 x Ash - Reduce branch overhanging neighbours roof, reduce lower branches hanging over the road.
3 Chapel Lane Overton Morecambe Lancashire LA3 3HU
Received 26 May 2026
Decided26/00531/ELDC
Existing lawful development certificate for an access track
Ashton Golf Centre Ashton Road Ashton With Stodday Lancaster Lancashire LA2 0AJ
Received 27 May 2026
Decided26/00086/DIS
Discharge of condition 3 (homeowner/tenant information pack) on approved application 24/01045/FUL
55 - 57 Alexandra Road Morecambe Lancashire LA3 1RW
Received 27 May 2026
Decided26/0101/TCA
2 x Sycamore - Reduce branches overhanging boundary to suitable pruning point, removing no more than 30% live crown mass.
18 Rossendale Avenue Morecambe Lancashire LA4 5AT
Received 26 May 2026
Decided26/00533/FUL
Construction of hip-to-gable extension, construction of dormer extension to the rear elevation and installation of roof lights
42 Regent Park Grove Morecambe Lancashire LA4 4LB
Received 27 May 2026
Decided26/00535/PLDC
Proposed Lawful Development Certificate for the installation of roof mounted solar panels to the side roof slope
2 Hawthorn Avenue Brookhouse Lancaster Lancashire LA2 9NS
Received 27 May 2026
Decided26/00536/FUL
Subdivision of existing upper floor flat into 4 self-contained flats, alterations to windows/door openings on rear elevation and installation of new windows/doors and rooflights
55 Princes Crescent Morecambe Lancashire LA4 6BY
Received 27 May 2026
Decided26/00537/FUL
Erection of an extension to existing agricultural building
Hill Top Farm Hill Lane Nether Kellet Carnforth Lancashire LA6 1HA
Received 27 May 2026
Decided26/00538/AD
Agricultural determination for the erection of an agricultural storage building
Hill Top Farm Hill Lane Nether Kellet Carnforth Lancashire LA6 1HA
Received 27 May 2026
Decided26/00539/NMA
Non-material amendment to planning permission 24/00597/VCN to amend the housetype plans and wording/plan references of condition 2
Land Rear Of Ingleborough View Station Road Hornby Lancashire
Received 27 May 2026
Awaiting decision26/00087/DIS
Discharge of conditions 6 (details/materials) and 7 (landscaping) on approved application 22/01295/FUL
Land North Of Manor Farm Barn Chapel Lane Overton Lancashire
Received 27 May 2026
Decided26/00088/DIS
Discharge of conditions 3 (sustainable design statement), 4 (surface water drainage scheme) and 5 (biodiversity/landscaping) on approved application 25/01305/FUL
Land To Rear Of 34 Wennington Road Home Farm Close Wray Lancashire
Received 28 May 2026
Decided26/0102/TPO
Beech (0001) - Reduce the two branches almost touching the roof by 2m and reduce the lowest hanging branch over the car parking area by 2m
2 Elmslack Lane Silverdale Carnforth Lancashire LA5 0RX
Received 28 May 2026
Decided26/00540/FUL
Erection of a storage building
Lancaster Golf Club Ashton Hall Ashton Road Ashton With Stodday Lancaster Lancashire LA2 0AJ
Received 28 May 2026
Awaiting decision26/00089/DIS
Discharge of conditions 3 (construction surface water management plan), 4 (surface water drainage strategy), 5 (foul drainage strategy), 6 (access), 7 (soft landscaping), 8 (sustainable design statement), 9 (details/samples), 10 (boundary treatments), 11 (hard landscaping),12 (lighting),13 (habitat creation plan), 14 (sustainable drainage system),19 (cycle storage) and 20 (homeowner pack) on approved application 25/00512/FUL
Land At Grid Reference E349246 N471955 Sand Lane Warton Lancashire
Received 28 May 2026
Decided26/00541/FUL
Erection of single storey side/rear and single storey rear extensions and a front porch, construction of a raised roof to create additional first floor living space and construction of a raised terrace to the rear
134 North Road Carnforth Lancashire LA5 9LU
Received 1 Jun 2026
Decided26/00543/LB
Listed building application for the installation of a charging point for an electric vehicle on the driveway
Bridgend Main Street Wray Lancaster Lancashire LA2 8QB
Received 1 Jun 2026
Decided26/00090/DIS
Submission of Biodiversity Gain Plan on approved application 25/01094/FUL
TRS Tyres Ltd 12 Eastgate Morecambe Lancashire LA3 3DY
Received 1 Jun 2026
Decided26/0103/TPO
T7 Scots pine - Fell (not protected by TPO)T8 Ash - FellT13 Horse chestnut - Fell G6 Ash - Fell 1 x ash (western most stem) identified as Category U in the supporting AIA.G8 Ash - Fell 2 x ash identified as Category U in the supporting AIA.G9 Ash - Fell 1 x ash identified as Category U in the supporting AIA
Bridge End Farm Brookhouse Road Brookhouse Lancaster Lancashire LA2 9NW
Received 1 Jun 2026
Decided26/00545/AD
Agricultural determination for the construction of a farm track
Well Brook Farmhouse Scorton Marshaw Road Over Wyresdale Lancaster Lancashire LA2 9BN
Received 1 Jun 2026
Decided26/00546/FUL
Erection of a single storey rear and side extension
62 South Road Morecambe Lancashire LA4 6JP
Received 1 Jun 2026
Decided26/00548/ELDC
Existing lawful development certificate for the use of the site as a residential dwelling in breach of Condition 2 imposed on application ref. 2/5/2796
Croftlands Caton Green Road Caton Green Lancaster Lancashire LA2 9JG
Received 1 Jun 2026
Awaiting decision26/00549/OUT
Outline application for the development of 110 residential dwellings and creation of new access
Land East Of Fulwood Drive Morecambe Lancashire
Received 2 Jun 2026
Decided26/00550/PLDC
Proposed lawful development certificate for demolition of existing conservatory and porch to the rear, erection of a single storey rear extension and single storey rear/side extension to form a replacement porch
7 Happy Mount Court Morecambe Lancashire LA4 6HX
Received 2 Jun 2026

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Researching a proposal in Lancaster City Council

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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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