Planning application
8A West Street Morecambe Lancashire LA3 1RB
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Prior approval for the change of use of shop (Class E) to dwelling (C3)
As published by the council, reference 23/00161/PAC
Application record
- Reference
- 23/00161/PAC
- Type
- Prior Approval - Commercial
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Prior Approval Not Required
- Received
- 9 Feb 2023
- Validated
- 9 Feb 2023
- Decided
- 16 May 2023
- Ward
- Harbour Ward 2015
- Parish
- Morecambe
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- LA3 1RB
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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9 Feb 2023
Received by Lancaster
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16 May 2023
Decision issued: Prior Approval Not Required
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15 Sep 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
8 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Lancaster granted permission on 16 May 2023, subject to any conditions on the decision notice. Work must normally begin within three years or the permission lapses. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.
About prior approval applications
Prior approval applies where permitted development rights already grant the principle of the work, leaving the council only the specific matters the rules name, commonly within 56 days. More in our guide to planning application types.
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