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729 approved · 127 refused · 37 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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

Awaiting decision26/00122/DIS
Discharge of conditions 4 (surface water drainage), 5 (foul water drainage), 6 (materials) and 7 (landscaping) on approved application 23/01244/FUL
Barn At OS Grid Reference E346558 N474927 Stankelt Road Silverdale Lancashire
Received 8 Jul 2026
Unknown26/00711/EIR
Screening request for excavation works including construction of pond and associated channel restoration
Land West Of Bay Horse Road/South Of Wyresdale Road Quernmore Lancaster Lancashire
Received 8 Jul 2026
Decided26/00712/PLDC
Proposed lawful development certificate for the erection of a single storey rear extension and internal alterations
14 The Green Bolton Le Sands Carnforth Lancashire LA5 8FD
Received 9 Jul 2026
Decided26/0128/TCA
T1 Conifer hedge - Reduce to apex of the garage roof; Trim the sides to increase separation from the garage roof and wall.
Ladybank Church Lane Tunstall Carnforth Lancashire LA6 2RQ
Received 9 Jul 2026
Decided26/0129/TCA
Silver birch - Reduce upward growth on crown by one meter and prune to balance the crown
1 Oxford Street Lancaster Lancashire LA1 2NF
Received 10 Jul 2026
Unknown26/00123/DIS
Discharge of condition 3 (cladding detail) on approved application 26/00130/FUL
Victoria Court Penny Street Lancaster Lancashire
Received 10 Jul 2026
Decided26/00714/FUL
Installation of package treatment plant
Roeburn Cottage Harterbeck Wray Lancaster Lancashire LA2 8QR
Received 10 Jul 2026
Decided26/00715/VCN
Development of 200MW battery energy storage facility (BESS), along with ancillary development including regrading of land levels, landscaping, fencing, CCTV columns and new vehicular accesses (pursuant to the variation of conditions 2 and 7 on planning permission 24/00874/FUL to amend the approved plans and to amend the wording of the condition to reflect the updated Battery Management Plan)
Land To The North Of The Bay Gateway Heaton With Oxcliffe Lancashire
Received 10 Jul 2026
Decided26/00716/FUL
Installation of a raised replacement roof, installation of rooflight, window and doors
Sunnyside Cottage Sunnyside Lane Lancaster Lancashire LA1 5ED
Received 10 Jul 2026
Decided26/00717/CCC
County Council consultation for installation of two kiosks
United Utilities Lancaster Wastewater Treatment Works Stodday Lane Lancaster Lancashire LA2 0AG
Received 10 Jul 2026
Decided26/00719/PAC
Prior approval application for the change of use of 2 agricultural buildings to storage and distribution
Cinder Hill Chipping Lane Dolphinholme Lancaster Lancashire LA2 9AQ
Received 13 Jul 2026
Decided26/0130/TPO
2 x Holly - Fell2 x Sycamore - Crown reduce by no more than 20% and crown thin, maximum cut no greater than 50mm diameterHolly - Crown ReduceVariegated holly - Crown reduce and deadwood
Swans Mead Haverbreaks Road Lancaster Lancashire LA1 5BJ
Received 13 Jul 2026
Decided26/0132/TPO
Birch - Crown reduce Willow - Prune selected branches to increase separation from the house Conifer - Removal of the tops from evergreen trees at rear of the property by 10 foot
Woodside Ashton Road Ashton With Stodday Lancaster Lancashire LA2 0AJ
Received 13 Jul 2026
Unknown26/00720/EIR
Screening request for the erection agricultural livestock building
Cotestones Farm Sand Lane Warton Carnforth Lancashire LA5 9NH
Received 8 Jul 2026
Decided26/00721/FUL
Erection of a two storey rear extension and single storey infill extension to the side, removal of existing garage door and installation of window.
Glendavian Dykes Lane Yealand Conyers Carnforth Lancashire LA5 9SN
Received 13 Jul 2026
Awaiting decision26/00722/PLDC
Proposed Lawful Development Certificate for attic conversion with hip to gable extension and rear dormer extension
4 Brantwood Avenue Morecambe Lancashire LA4 6HB`
Received 13 Jul 2026
Decided26/00723/FUL
Erection of single storey side extension
14 Colwyn Avenue Morecambe Lancashire LA4 6EQ
Received 13 Jul 2026
Decided26/00124/DIS
Discharge of condition 3 (plans and specification) on approved application 24/00087/LB
YMCA Fleet Square New Road Lancaster Lancashire LA1 1EZ
Received 13 Jul 2026
Decided26/00724/ELDC
Existing lawful development certificate for the lawful commencement of planning permission 22/01518/OUT and reserved matters application 24/00462/REM
Land To The North And South Of Cinder Lane Nurseries Cinder Lane Lancaster Lancashire LA1 5AE
Received 14 Jul 2026
Decided26/0133/TCA
Holly (T1) - Reduce in height by 1/3 to aid regular topiary
Rose Cottage Main Street Whittington Carnforth Lancashire LA6 2NY
Received 14 Jul 2026
Decided26/00725/FUL
Erection of a single storey side and rear extension
20 Greenset Close Lancaster Lancashire LA1 2PN
Received 13 Jul 2026
Decided26/00726/FUL
Erection of canopy with solar panel array on roofslope, installation of EV charging points, a battery storage cabinet, and alterations to layout within part of car park
Auction Mart Car Park Thurnham Street Lancaster Lancashire LA1 1XU
Received 14 Jul 2026
Decided26/00727/PLDC
Proposed lawful development certificate for the construction of a dormer extension to the rear elevation
77 Sea View Drive Hest Bank Lancaster Lancashire LA2 6BX
Received 14 Jul 2026
Decided26/00728/FUL
Erection of a single storey side/rear extension
10 Shireshead Crescent Lancaster Lancashire LA1 4LD
Received 14 Jul 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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