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729 approved · 127 refused · 37 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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

Decided26/00634/AD
Agricultural determination for the erection of an agricultural storage building
Bull Bank Back Lane Wennington Lancaster Lancashire LA2 8NY
Received 19 Jun 2026
Decided26/0114/TPO
(G1) 1 x Ash - Fell
Car Park Dallas Road Lancaster Lancashire LA1 1LD
Received 17 Jun 2026
Decided26/00635/FUL
Replacement of hipped roof with gable roof
Winlea Main Street Whittington Carnforth Lancashire LA6 2NY
Received 19 Jun 2026
Awaiting decision26/00636/FUL
Retrospective change of use of retail unit with flat above into takeaway with a flat above and alterations to shop front
13 Albert Road Morecambe Lancashire LA4 4HD
Received 19 Jun 2026
Decided26/00638/FUL
Installation of a Street Hub Unit
Land Adjacent Post Office 2-6 Victoria Street Morecambe Lancashire
Received 22 Jun 2026
Decided26/00639/ADV
Advertising application for the display of two digital 75 inch LCD display screens to sides of Street Hub unit
Footpath Adjacent 2-6 Victoria Street Morecambe Lancashire
Received 22 Jun 2026
Decided26/00640/FUL
Installation of a Street Hub Unit
Footpath Adjacent 259 Marine Road Central Morecambe Lancashire
Received 22 Jun 2026
Decided26/00641/ADV
Advertising application for the display of two digital 75 inch LCD display screens to sides of Street Hub unit
Footpath Adjacent 259 Marine Road Central Morecambe Lancashire
Received 22 Jun 2026
Decided26/00642/PLDC
Proposed lawful development certificate for the siting of a mobile home on residential land for ancillary residential use
Ward Mill Cottage Chapel Lane Ellel Lancaster Lancashire LA2 0PN
Received 22 Jun 2026
Decided26/00097/DIS
Discharge of condition 5 (window and door details) on approved application 25/00440/LB
Crook Farm Slack Lane Thurnham Lancaster Lancashire LA2 0AY
Received 22 Jun 2026
Decided26/0115/TCA
Sycamore x 2 - Reduce branches overhanging property by no more than one metre.
Lune View Park Station Road Halton Lancaster Lancashire LA2 6LH
Received 22 Jun 2026
Decided26/00643/PLDC
Proposed lawful development certificate for the erection of single storey side and rear extensions
50 Green Lane Lancaster Lancashire LA1 2EZ
Received 22 Jun 2026
Decided26/00644/PAH
Erection of a 5.18 metre deep, single storey rear extension with a maximum roof height of 3.23 metres and a maximum eaves height of 3.23 metres
16 Hest Bank Lane Hest Bank Lancaster Lancashire LA2 6DB
Received 22 Jun 2026
Decided26/00645/HRA
Regulation 77 application for prior approval application 25/00646/PAC
33 Euston Road Morecambe Lancashire LA4 5DF
Received 22 Jun 2026
Awaiting decision26/00646/FUL
Part retrospective application for change of use from an agricultural barn/storage to extend existing dwelling, installation of windows and doors, change of use of land to domestic garden, installation of sewage treatment plant and installation of electric vehicle charger
Rose Cottage Crimbles Lane Cockerham Lancaster Lancashire LA2 0ET
Received 23 Jun 2026
Decided26/00647/PAA
Prior approval for the change of use of agricultural building to one dwelling
Wellington View Farm Bay Horse Road Ellel Lancashire
Received 23 Jun 2026
Decided26/0117/TPO
8 x Sycamore - Crown clean removing dead and damaged branches,Crown raise up to 5.5m over the centre of the highway and 2.4m over the footpath, crown lift all-round to balance crowns over the garden, Crown thin by no more than 20%.
Croftlands 4 Shore Road Silverdale Carnforth Lancashire LA5 0TP
Received 23 Jun 2026
Decided26/00649/FUL
Construction of balcony and external staircase on east elevation of existing annex building
Cotestones Farm Sand Lane Warton Carnforth Lancashire LA5 9NH
Received 23 Jun 2026
Decided26/00650/EIR
Screening request for the 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 23 Jun 2026
Decided26/00098/DIS
Discharge of condition 3 (ASHP/Air handling unit details) on approved application 25/01140/FUL
Ashton Memorial And Butterfly House Williamson Park Quernmore Road Lancaster Lancashire LA1 1UX
Received 23 Jun 2026
Decided26/00099/DIS
Discharge of condition 3 (materials sample and drawings) on approved application 26/00198/LB
22 Second Terrace Sunderland Point Morecambe Lancashire LA3 3HT
Received 23 Jun 2026
Decided26/00100/DIS
Submission of Biodiversity Gain Plan on approved application 26/00207/FUL
Old Smithy House Bentham Road Wennington Lancaster Lancashire LA2 8NU
Received 24 Jun 2026
Decided26/00651/CCC
County Council consultation request for the erection of new building for materials recovery facility
Catlows Yard Whitegate White Lund Industrial Estate Morecambe Lancashire LA3 3BS
Received 24 Jun 2026
Decided26/00652/FUL
Erection of a single storey side extension
38 Brookhouse Road Caton Lancaster Lancashire LA2 9QT
Received 24 Jun 2026

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Researching a proposal in Lancaster City Council

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How to search planning applications

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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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