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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729 approved · 127 refused · 37 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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 decision26/00850/NMA
Non-material amendment to planning permission 25/00911/FUL to change window and door colour from white to green
Lighthouse Cottage Slack Lane Thurnham Lancaster Lancashire LA2 0AY
Received 24 Aug 2026
Awaiting decision26/00851/FUL
Erection of a single storey front extension and alterations to access ramp
Halton Community Association The Centre Low Road Halton Lancaster Lancashire LA2 6NB
Received 24 Aug 2026
Awaiting decision26/00852/FUL
Erection of a side extension to existing storage building
Kirk House Farm Main Road Over Kellet Carnforth Lancashire LA6 1DX
Received 24 Aug 2026
Awaiting decision26/00853/LB
Listed building application for works to main dwelling including replacement mortar, windows and alterations to the boundary walls, conversion of barns including alterations to the fenestration, replacement roofs including structural timbers/trusses and roof coverings, and the installation of external timber cladding, insulation, lime plaster, partition walls, staircases, first floors and services.
Lane House Farm Main Road Galgate Lancaster Lancashire LA2 0LH
Received 24 Aug 2026
Unknown26/0170/TPO
Crown Lift one Beech Tree
Slyne With Hest Church Of England Primary School Shady Lane Slyne-with-hest Lancaster Lancashire LA2 6JL
Received 24 Aug 2026
Awaiting decision26/00856/FUL
Erection of a two storey side extension
Edenmount Well Lane Yealand Redmayne Carnforth Lancashire LA5 9SX
Received 24 Aug 2026
Awaiting decision26/00858/HLDC
Certificate of lawfulness for proposed works to a Listed Building for refurbishment and rebranding of the existing Caf� Express food and beverage unit on Platform 3 to the new Refresh brand
Platform 3 Lancaster Railway Station Station Road Lancaster Lancashire LA1 5SJ
Received 24 Aug 2026
Awaiting decision26/00859/FUL
Development of an agricultural business centre including the erection of an agricultural auction mart, erection of commercial business units, conversion of existing buildings to commercial premises, and alterations to land levels, formation of retaining structures, construction of associated access, infrastructure and landscaping
Land Adjacent Junction 33 Main Road Galgate Lancashire
Received 25 Aug 2026
Awaiting decision26/00860/FUL
Erection of security fencing to the north boundary, installation of security gate/fencing to vehicular entrance and installation of mesh panels to openings
Jobcentre Plus Mitre House Church Street Lancaster Lancashire LA1 1JW
Received 25 Aug 2026
Awaiting decision26/00146/DIS
Discharge of part condition 11 (gates) on approved application 26/00066/VCN
Land North Of Bay Gateway Heaton With Oxcliffe Lancashire
Received 25 Aug 2026
Awaiting decision26/00862/AD
Agricultural determination for the replacement of concrete yard
Old Parkside Farm Lancaster Road Quernmore Lancaster Lancashire LA2 9HH
Received 25 Aug 2026
Awaiting decision26/00865/ELDC
Existing lawful development certificate for the use of the property as a HMO
2 Allandale Gardens Lancaster Lancashire LA1 5JN
Received 27 Aug 2026
Awaiting decision26/0171/TCA
3 x Silver Birch - Crown reduction1 x Silver Maple - Remove right limb and reduce height by 2/3m
2 Fern Bank Lancaster Lancashire LA1 4TT
Received 27 Aug 2026
Awaiting decision26/00866/PLDC
Proposed lawful development certificate for the siting of a 40-foot container housing a biomass heating system, including associated flue, base, heating pipework and service connections to the existing agricultural building.
Land At Grid Reference 351934 472911 Borwick Lane Borwick Lancaster Lancashire LA6 1JY
Received 28 Aug 2026
Awaiting decision26/00867/PAH
Erection of a 5 metre deep, single storey rear extension with a maximum roof height of 3.50 metres and a maximum eaves height of 3 metres
17 Clare Road Lancaster Lancashire LA1 2LX
Received 31 Aug 2026
Awaiting decision26/00868/FUL
Erection of a single storey side extension to ancillary building
Hackinghurst Cottages Wyresdale Road Quernmore Lancaster Lancashire LA2 9EF
Received 1 Sept 2026
Awaiting decision26/00869/PAH
Erection of a 3.50 metre deep, single storey rear extension with a maximum roof height of 3.90 metres and a maximum eaves height of 2.61 metres
4 Savoy Avenue Morecambe Lancashire LA3 3LP
Received 31 Aug 2026
Awaiting decision26/00870/AD
Agricultural determination for a concrete yard
Oxcliffe Hill Farm Lancaster Road Heaton With Oxcliffe Morecambe Lancashire LA3 3ER
Received 1 Sept 2026
Unknown26/0172/TPO
TPO No. 575 'W3' - Hawthorn and Willow. excavation (open cut trench) and installation of a low voltage underground cable laid within ducting to a depth of 900mm, along with reinstatement of the land. No tree cutting will take place
Land West Of Denny Beck Lane Quernmore Lancashire
Received 1 Sept 2026
Awaiting decision26/00873/PLDC
Proposed Lawful Development Certificate for the erection of a single storey rear extension
36 Westbourne Road Lancaster Lancashire LA1 5DX
Received 1 Sept 2026
Awaiting decision26/00874/ADV
Advertisement application for the display of an internal digital tv screen mounted in metal framework
Yorkshire Building Society 1 - 5 Ashton Walk St Nicholas Arcade Lancaster Lancashire LA1 1ND
Received 1 Sept 2026
Awaiting decision26/00875/FUL
Removal of existing building, construction of a free range poultry unit, installation of attenuation tank and associated landscaping
Restarigg Farm Kirkby Lonsdale Road Over Kellet Carnforth Lancashire LA6 1BQ
Received 2 Sept 2026
Awaiting decision26/0173/TPO
As detailed within the submitted quantified tree risk assessment
Crookhey Hall School Garstang Road Cockerham Lancaster Lancashire LA2 0HA
Received 2 Sept 2026
Awaiting decision26/00876/FUL
Erection of a side/rear wrap around extension
59 Twemlow Parade Heysham Morecambe Lancashire LA3 2AL
Received 2 Sept 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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