16 Cathedral Drive Heaton With Oxcliffe Morecambe Lancashire LA3 3RE

1. 1 Jul 2021

   Received by Lancaster

2. 25 Aug 2021

   Decision issued: Lawful Development Certificate Granted

3. 23 Aug 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

Permission has been granted, usually subject to conditions listed on the decision notice, some of which must be discharged before work starts. The decision notice on the council portal sets out exactly what was approved.

Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses. Neighbours cannot appeal a grant; challenging one means judicial review of how the decision was made, within tight time limits.

A lawful development certificate is a legal determination, not a planning judgement. It asks the council to confirm either that existing use or works are lawful, often through the passage of time, or that a proposal would not need planning permission at all. The applicant must prove the facts; the merits of the scheme are not considered.

More on lawful development applications in our guide

• 6 Cathedral Drive Heaton With Oxcliffe Morecambe Lancashire LA3 3RE

  21/00658/PLDC Submitted 24 May 2021 95m away

  Proposed lawful development certificate for the erection of a single storey rear extension

  Granted Lawful development Extension 3 docs
  Small domestic

• Land Adj Redesmere Green Lane Heaton With Oxcliffe Lancashire

  25/00880/FUL Submitted 4 Aug 2025 227m away

  Retrospective change of use of land to residential caravan site, including the siting of four static caravans/mobile homes and renewal of existing hardstanding

  Refused Full applications 12 docs

• 5 Ousby Avenue Morecambe Lancashire LA3 3DN

  24/00153/VCN Submitted 7 Feb 2024 239m away

  Change of use of dwelling (C3) to a residential care home for children (C2) (pursuant to the variation of condition 4 on planning permission 23/00479/CU to amend the wording of the occupation condition)

  Refused Conditions 8 docs
  Domestic

• Land North Of Number 10 St Johns Terrace Morecambe Lancashire

  23/01074/FUL Submitted 18 Sep 2023 264m away

  Erection of dwelling (C3) with associated parking and landscaping

  Refused Full applications New dwelling 18 docs
  Domestic

• 27 Lawnswood Drive Morecambe Lancashire LA3 3LU

  19/01375/FUL Submitted 30 Oct 2019 311m away

  Partially retrospective application for the retention of a hip to gable extension and a dormer extension to the rear elevation

  Granted Full applications Extension Loft or dormer 5 docs

• 100 Westgate Morecambe Lancashire LA3 3DG

  26/00563/FUL Submitted 3 Jun 2026 319m away

  84% historically approved · decision due ~8 Sep

  Creation of dropped kerb and driveway access for EV charger and erection of wall and gate

  Awaiting decision Full applications

• 26/00462/PLDC Refused

  212 Euston Grove Morecambe Lancashire LA4 5LJ

  Proposed lawful development certificate for a change of use from class C3(a) (single household dwelling) to class C3(b) (up to six residents living together as a single household with care provided)

  1 May 2026 Lawful development
• 26/00499/PLDC Granted

  16 Vernon Crescent Galgate Lancaster Lancashire LA2 0LX

  Proposed lawful development certificate for erection of a single storey rear extension

  13 May 2026 Lawful development
• 26/00474/PLDC Granted

  19 Seymour Avenue Heysham Morecambe Lancashire LA3 2JR

  Proposed lawful development certificate for erection of a single storey rear extension

  7 May 2026 Lawful development
• 26/00431/PLDC Granted

  School House Whitebeck Lane Priest Hutton Carnforth Lancashire LA6 1JL

  Proposed lawful development certificate for the amalgamation of two dwellinghouses (School House and Old Village School) into a single dwellinghouse

  27 Apr 2026 Lawful development
• 26/00239/PLDC Granted

  Yealand Church Of England Primary School Footeran Lane Yealand Redmayne Carnforth Lancashire LA5 9SU

  Proposed lawful development certificate for the erection of a single storey side extension

  3 Mar 2026 Lawful development