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729 approved · 127 refused · 37 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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

Awaiting decision26/00615/FUL
Erection of single storey side/rear extension, insertion of larger window and door into existing lean-to, replacement of windows, rooflights, doors and render and repairs to roof
2 Browns Houses Lindeth Road Silverdale Carnforth Lancashire LA5 0UA
Received 16 Jun 2026
Awaiting decision26/00616/LB
Listed building application for erection of single storey side/rear extension, insertion of larger window and door into existing lean-to, replacement of windows, rooflights and doors and render, repairs to roof, chimney, flue, and internal works including removal of staircase and reconfiguration of parts of internal layout
2 Browns Houses Lindeth Road Silverdale Carnforth Lancashire LA5 0UA
Received 16 Jun 2026
Decided26/00617/PAA
Prior approval for the change of use of agricultural building to two dwellings
Little Crimbles Farm Crimbles Lane Cockerham Lancaster Lancashire LA2 0ET
Received 16 Jun 2026
Awaiting decision26/00618/FUL
Change of use of dwelling into nursery school
School House Postern Gate Road Quernmore Lancaster Lancashire LA2 9EL
Received 16 Jun 2026
Decided26/00619/FUL
Erection of a dormer extension to the rear roof elevation
18 Lindeth Road Silverdale Carnforth Lancashire LA5 0TX
Received 16 Jun 2026
Unknown26/00620/EIR
Screening request for the development of Agri-Business Centre including the erection of an auction mart, erection of commercial business units, conversion of existing buildings to commercial office premises, and associated access, infrastructure and landscaping
Land Adjacent Junction 33 Main Road Galgate Lancashire
Received 16 Jun 2026
Decided26/00621/FUL
Erection of single storey front extension, construction of rear dormer extension, installation of solar panels and rooflight to the front
10 Meadow Way Arkholme Carnforth Lancashire LA6 1AT
Received 16 Jun 2026
Unknown26/0107/TCA5
5 day notice for removal of a fallen tree
1 Moorside Close Melling Carnforth Lancashire LA6 2RF
Received 12 Jun 2026
Decided26/00622/PLDC
Proposed lawful development certificate for loft conversion, construction of a dormer extension to the side elevation, installation of rooflight windows and of removal chimney
Rig Lea Netherbeck Carnforth Lancashire LA6 1AA
Received 16 Jun 2026
Decided26/0108/TCA
Lime (T1) - Crown reduce by no more than 30%, Crown thin.
Kilross House Rose Acre Lane Yealand Conyers Carnforth Lancashire LA5 9TY
Received 17 Jun 2026
Awaiting decision26/00624/FUL
Part retrospective application for the change of use and conversion of public house with first floor ancillary accommodation to mixed use unit comprising of 5 apartments for short term holiday accommodation on the ground floor and short term holiday hostel accommodation on the first floor with associated parking
Cumberland View Heysham Road Heysham Morecambe Lancashire LA3 1DE
Received 17 Jun 2026
Decided26/0109/TPO
Beech - Crown reduce by no more than 30%
51 Sea View Drive Hest Bank Lancaster Lancashire LA2 6BY
Received 17 Jun 2026
Decided26/0110/TCA
Lawson Cypress - Fell
Sunnyside Sunnyside Lane Lancaster Lancashire LA1 5ED
Received 17 Jun 2026
Decided26/00096/DIS
Discharge of condition 6 (contamination) on approved application 25/00952/VCN
Land To The West Of Oakwood Way Carnforth Business Park Kellet Road Carnforth Lancashire
Received 17 Jun 2026
Decided26/00625/FUL
Erection of a single storey side extension
35 Harcourt Road Lancaster Lancashire LA1 2NZ
Received 17 Jun 2026
Decided26/00626/FUL
Construction of first floor external walkway to the rear elevation
11 St Georges Quay Lancaster Lancashire LA1 1HL
Received 17 Jun 2026
Decided26/00627/PLDC
Proposed lawful development certificate for the erection of a single storey side extension, attic conversion, rooflights to the front, construction of a hip to gable extension with new window to the first floor side elevation, and dormer extension to the rear elevation
101 Fulwood Drive Morecambe Lancashire LA4 6RF
Received 17 Jun 2026
Awaiting decision26/00628/LB
Listed building application to facilitate the conversion of building into residential studios, including the demolition of flat roof section, removal of chimney stack and escape ladder on outrigger, erection of a second-floor extension, insertion of secondary glazing to the front, new windows to the sides of existing outrigger and reconfiguration of internal layout
93 King Street Lancaster Lancashire LA1 1RH
Received 17 Jun 2026
Unknown26/00629/EIR
Screening request for the demolition of existing polytunnel structures and erection of a portal frame building
Land At Grid Reference E351210 N458970 Long Lane Quernmore Lancashire
Received 17 Jun 2026
Decided26/0112/TPO
T14 Oak - Crown lift, reduce lower crown over the patio increasing separation from the house, crown thin, remove deadwood.
The Little Rabbit Hole Caton Green Road Caton Green Lancaster Lancashire LA2 9JG
Received 18 Jun 2026
Decided26/00631/LB
Listed building application for the installation of additional beams to fly tower, replacement of fly deck, addition of secondary pin rail and replacement of ladder
Grand Theatre St Leonards Gate Lancaster Lancashire LA1 1NL
Received 18 Jun 2026
Decided26/0113/TCA
2 x Birch & 1 x Rowan - Fell
Land To The East Of Heathfield Farm Shaw Lane Nether Kellet Carnforth Lancashire LA6 1HA
Received 18 Jun 2026
Decided26/00632/VCN
Erection of 39 residential units comprising of four dwellinghouses, two 4-storey apartment blocks and one 2-storey apartment block with associated parking, landscaping, public realm, associated infrastructure and alterations to canal wall (pursuant to the variation of conditions 2, 5, 6, 16 and 19 on planning permission 25/00615/FUL to amend previously approved drawings and drainage design and submission of a landscape and ecological management plan)
Car Park Nelson Street Lancaster Lancashire LA1 1PT
Received 19 Jun 2026
Awaiting decision26/00633/FUL
Change of use of meeting room with HMO above to 11 studio flats for students, demolition of flat roof section, removal of chimney stack and escape ladder, erection of a second-floor extension and insertion of new windows to the sides of existing outrigger
93 King Street Lancaster Lancashire LA1 1RH
Received 19 Jun 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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