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Planning performance · official MHCLG data
83.3% of applications approved
Ranks #244 of 310 UK authorities · national average 87.1% · rolling 2025 Q3 – 2026 Q2
Decision speed (% in time), approval trends back to 1979, application-type mix and live market activity are available on paid plans.
Planning appeals · HM Planning Inspectorate
22.5% of appeals overturn this council
Ranks #36 of 371 for decisions upheld · national average 32.0% · 191 appeals decided
Overturn rate = appeals allowed ÷ decided (lower is better). Procedure mix and the year-by-year trend are available on paid plans.
Property market · HM Land Registry
£200,000 median sale price
-2.4% year on year · 1,778 sales in the last 12 months
Area-level (the whole authority), standard sales, median not average. Breakdown by property type and the 10-year trend are available on paid plans.
Energy performance · EPC certificates
35.0% of homes rated EPC C or above
Ranks #297 of 318 most efficient · national average 46.6% · 51,962 certificates
% rated C or above (higher is better). The A–G band distribution and year-by-year trend are available on paid plans.
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| Reference | Address | Description | Type | Received |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26/0196/TPO5 | Crookhey Hall School Garstang Road Cockerham Lancaster Lancashire | 5 day notice to reduce the canopy of an ash at Crookhey Hall School within TPO 182(1990) | Treeworks | 2 Oct 2026 |
| 26/0197/TPO5 | Williamson Park/Fenham Carr Wood Quernmore Road Lancaster Lancashire | 5 day notice for works at Williamson Park in relation to 234(1995) | Treeworks | 2 Oct 2026 |
| 26/0194/TCA | The Forge Docker Lane Arkholme Carnforth Lancashire | Remove x3 Silver Birch Trees | Treeworks | 1 Oct 2026 |
| 26/00974/AD | The Hill Fairheath Road Tatham Lancaster Lancashire | Agricultural determination for the erection of an agricultural storage building for silage | Priorapproval | 1 Oct 2026 |
| 26/00976/EIR | The Hill Fairheath Road Tatham Lancaster Lancashire | Screening request for the erection of an agricultural storage building for silage | Environmentalimpact | 1 Oct 2026 |
| 26/00973/OUT | Moss Edge Farm Gulf Lane Cockerham Lancaster Lancashire | Outline application for the demolition of an existing dwelling and erection of one dwelling | Outlineplanning | 30 Sept 2026 |
| 26/0193/TPO | Solar Farm Bailrigg Lane Lancaster Lancashire | Pruning of a sycamore tree | Treeworks | 30 Sept 2026 |
| 26/0192/TCA | Three Mariners Bridge Lane Lancaster Lancashire | G1 Sycamore group of self seeded fell to ground level,T1 Beech Lateral reduction to give 2m clearance, G2 Sycamore… | Treeworks | 29 Sept 2026 |
| 26/00971/FUL | 13 - 15 Chapel Street Lancaster Lancashire | Relevant demolition of existing building | Fullplanning | 29 Sept 2026 |
| 26/00965/FUL | 19 Hodder Place Lancaster Lancashire | Demolition of existing rear conservatory and erection of a single storey rear extension with roof lantern | Householder | 28 Sept 2026 |
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We index every application published on Lancaster’s planning portal (Idox Public Access) and refresh several times per day. The original portal:
https://planning.lancaster.gov.uk/online-applicationsNewest application received 2 Oct 2026.
This page lists the latest applications received by Lancaster, updated several times a day. A free PlanNexus account searches the full archive of 6,378 indexed applications by postcode, date, status and type, and includes 1,000 requests a month plus email alerts. PlanNexus is independent of Lancaster — we index what the council publishes and add the decisions, approval rates and appeal outcomes the register itself doesn't show. The council's own portal is linked above.
PlanNexus indexes Lancaster's planning register several times a day. The newest application on record was received 2 Oct 2026.
83.3% of Lancaster's planning applications were approved over the rolling 2025 Q3 – 2026 Q2, against a national average of 87.1% (official MHCLG figures).
22.5% of appeals against Lancaster decisions were allowed by the Planning Inspectorate, against a national average of 32.0%, across 191 decided appeals.
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