Lancashire planning applications
SiteLens tracks and classifies every planning application submitted to Lancashire County Council, updated daily. Lancashire County Council received 11 planning applications in the last 90 days, 1 of them major schemes.
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Recent applications in Lancashire
See all →Majors and higher-value work first, tree works, condition discharges and adverts last.
Blackburn Wastewater Treatment Works,Cuerdale Lane, Samlesbury, PR5 0UL
Anaerobic digestion facility with plant and ancillary buildings. Infrastructure and support structures serving waste treatment operations. M&E, groundworks, and specialist tank/vessel installation for energy-from-waste processing.
GroundworksStructural frameM&E
Wigan and Skelmersdale Waste Water Treatment Works
Screening Opinion request for upgrade works to two wastewater treatment works serving Wigan and Skelmersdale. This is an EIA screening stage application to determine if an Environmental Impact Assessment is required.
M&EStructural frameGroundworks
Kealshore Ltd, Williams Bros Industrial Park, Pingwood Lane, Simonswood, Liverpool, Kirkby, L33 4XZ
Construction and operation of an inert waste washing and screening plant with regularisation of an existing waste transfer station operational area. This is a major industrial waste management facility development.
GroundworksStructural frameBrickwork
Land to the east of Graving Dock Road, Lytham
Change of use of land to a wastewater treatment facility with three above-ground storage tanks, perimeter fencing and associated infrastructure. The site likely exceeds 1 hectare given the nature and scale of wastewater infrastructure requirements.
Fit-out
Fair Oak Fell at The Whitewell Estate in The Forest of Bowland
Screening Opinion request for stone extraction from an existing borrow pit to construct a timber forwarder access track at Fair Oak Fell, Forest of Bowland. The works involve reopening quarrying operations and creating an ancillary forestry track.
GroundworksDemolition
Bluestone quarry, Lyme House Farm, Longridge
Screening opinion request for extraction of approximately 250-300 tonnes of stone from an existing bluestone quarry at Lyme House Farm, Longridge. This is a routine quarrying operation requiring Environmental Impact Assessment screening.
Oswaldtwistle School, 50 Union Road, Oswaldtwistle, Burnley, BB5 3DA
Prefabricated 56 sqm gym building for a school, Oswaldtwistle. New single-storey sports facility erected on the existing school site at full application stage. Modular assembly and groundworks packages suit prefab installers; MEP and sports-flooring fit-out follow.
GroundworksStructural frameM&E
Land Adjacent to 367 Scott Street, Padiham, Burnley. Located on the banks of Sweet Clough Watercourse
Installation of a precast concrete outfall headwall associated with permitted development works on the banks of Sweet Clough Watercourse. This is a drainage infrastructure project likely forming part of wider flood management or watercourse management works.
DrainageGroundworks
Land to the North of Myles Standish Way, Heath Charnock, Chorley, PR7 3FT
Construction of a temporary vehicular access road to enable permitted development works on the site. The access is temporary in nature and facilitates delivery and construction traffic.
GroundworksHard landscaping
Ightenhill Primary School Alder Street Burnley BB12 6ED
Installation of a security fence on top of the existing boundary wall at Ightenhill Primary School. This is a minor security enhancement to the school's perimeter.
Hard landscaping
Land on East of Stanifield Lane and West of Old School Lane, Stanifield Lane, South Ribble
Minor amendment to a consented South Ribble scheme, adjusting plot 63 orientation for improved footpath access. Revises the approved layout of a multi-plot residential development without material change to the permission. The parent scheme remains on track, so groundworks and infrastructure…
Land off the A59, Billington, Ribble Valley, BB7 9YB
Temporary vehicular access for Combined Sewer Overflow construction scheme. New access road off A59 to enable CSO infrastructure delivery on adjacent land north of Whittam's Farm. This is a temporary works consent; no permanent residential or commercial development.
Ulnes Walton Leachate Treatment Plant, Land at Ulnes Walton Landfill Site, Chorley, PR26 8NE
Leachate treatment plant retention extended to 2055. Variation of condition to retain lagoons and aeration plant at existing landfill site. No material procurement or new construction involved.
Lancaster Waste Water Treatment Works, Old Aldcliffe Road, Stodday, LA2 0AC
Screening opinion for wastewater treatment works upgrade. Request to determine if environmental impact assessment is required for bioresource and stormwater improvements at existing facility. EIA screening determines regulatory pathway and assessment scope for utility infrastructure investment.
49 Fairfield Drive, Burnley, BB10 2PU
Change of use from residential dwelling (C3) to residential institution (C2) to operate as a children's home for up to two young persons aged 11-17 with care staff. No construction works are proposed, only a change in use classification.
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Planning appeals in Lancashire County Council
An allowed appeal is one the council lost. Some kinds of appeal succeed far more often than others, so Lancashire County Council is compared with the national rate for its own mix.
Lancashire County Council, raw rate
63.6%
of judged appeals were allowed
Expected for this mix of appeals
38.7%
national rates applied to this caseload
24.9 percentage points above expected. Lancashire County Council's decisions are overturned more often than the national record predicts.
71 appeals counted, 22 judged either way (14 allowed, 8 dismissed), 49 judged neither way. These are appeals decided 2016-07 to 2026-06.
By kind of appeal
| Appeal type | This council | National | Cases | Judged | Allowed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Planning Appeal | 72.7% | 28.8% | 12 | 11 | 8 |
9 more appeal types with fewer than 5 judged
| Appeal type | This council | National | Cases | Judged | Allowed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rights of Way Opposed Orders | None judged | Not published | 30 | 0 | 0 |
| Enforcement Notice | Too few judged | 13.5% | 6 | 4 | 2 |
| Common Land | None judged | Not published | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| Rights Of Way - Schedule 14A | None judged | Not published | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| Rights Of Way - Schedule 14D | None judged | Not published | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| Rights of Way Modifications | Too few judged | 100% | 5 | 4 | 4 |
| Appeal against Enforcement Listed Building Notice/Enforcement Conservation Area Notice | Too few judged | 8.1% | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Householder (HAS) | Too few judged | 35.6% | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Lawful Development Certificate | Too few judged | 36.9% | 1 | 1 | 0 |
How we calculate this
Judged means allowed or dismissed. Withdrawn, invalid, split and unrecorded appeals are counted but never treated as appeals the council won. Expected applies the national rate for each appeal type to this council's own caseload. National rates by type are in The State of UK Planning.
Source: the Planning Inspectorate's Casework Database on GOV.UK, not the council's own planning register. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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