8 Burnfell Road Lancaster Lancashire LA1 2QB

1. 23 Feb 2022

   Received by Lancaster

2. 2 Mar 2022

   Validated

   Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

3. 16 Mar 2022

   Decision issued: Lawful Development Certificate Granted

4. 6 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

• 16 Sefton Drive Lancaster Lancashire LA1 2PT

  22/00410/PLDC Submitted 29 Mar 2022 119m away

  Proposed lawful development certificate for the construction of a hip to gable extension, construction of a dormer extension to the rear elevation and installation of a roof light to the front elevation

  Granted Lawful development Extension Loft or dormer 4 docs

• Loyne Specialist School Sefton Drive Lancaster Lancashire LA1 2QD

  24/0180/TPO Submitted 25 Sep 2024 146m away

  Sycamore (L022410001 on location plan) - Crown lift

  Granted Trees 3 docs

• Skerton Family Centre Sefton Drive Lancaster Lancashire LA1 2QD

  26/00442/CCC Submitted 29 Apr 2026 146m away

  County Council consultation request for perimeter fencing up to 2.5 metres high and pedestrian ramp to rear of building

  Granted Outline 8 docs

• 70 West Drive Lancaster Lancashire LA1 5BZ

  25/01101/PAH Submitted 10 Oct 2025 215m away

  Erection of a 3.5 metre deep single storey rear extension with a maximum roof height of 3.8 metres and a maximum eaves height of 2.5 metres

  Granted Prior approval Extension 3 docs
  Small domestic

• Spar Store 81 Scale Hall Lane Lancaster Lancashire LA1 2RP

  04/00122/FUL Submitted 9 Feb 2004 232m away

  Alterations and extension to include extended stock room to the rear, new ATM and shop front with disabled access ramp

  Refused Full applications Extension Windows or glazing 1 doc

• 30 Cleveleys Avenue Lancaster Lancashire LA1 5HD

  24/01079/FUL Submitted 2 Oct 2024 240m away

  Erection of a single storey rear extension and two storey side extension

  Granted Full applications Extension 4 docs
  Small domestic

• 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