23/01031/PLDC

1. 6 Sep 2023

   Received by Lancaster

2. 18 Sep 2023

   Validated

   Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

3. 7 Dec 2023

   Decision issued: Lawful Development Certificate Granted

4. 30 Jul 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

• 22/00994/PLDC Granted

  19 Cranwell Avenue Lancaster Lancashire LA1 4HW

  Proposed lawful development certificate for conversion of detached garage to create ancillary living accommodation in association with 19 Cranwell Avenue

  4 Aug 2022 176m away Lawful development
• 23/01098/FUL Granted

  1 Steward Avenue Lancaster Lancashire LA1 4HP

  Erection of a single storey garden room

  20 Sep 2023 196m away Full applications
• 20/00932/PLDC Refused

  42 Coulston Road Lancaster Lancashire LA1 3AE

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

  1 Sep 2020 222m away Lawful development
• 20/00940/PLDC Refused

  46 Coulston Road Lancaster Lancashire LA1 3AE

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

  2 Sep 2020 223m away Lawful development
• 21/00707/PLDC Refused

  49 Winchester Avenue Lancaster Lancashire LA1 4HX

  Proposed lawful development certificate for the construction of a dormer extension to the rear elevation

  3 Jun 2021 265m away Lawful development
• 23/0203/TPO Granted

  Black Wood Winchester Avenue Lancaster Lancashire

  T784 (Sycamore) - Remove 1-2 of smaller limbs growing within main union.

  22 Dec 2023 267m away Trees

• 26/00739/PLDC Granted

  65 Gringley Road Morecambe Lancashire LA4 4SE

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

  16 Jul 2026 Lawful development
• 26/00762/PLDC Awaiting decision

  6 Hornby Hall Close Hornby Lancaster Lancashire LA2 8LB

  Proposed lawful development certification for the installation of roof mounted solar panels

  23 Jul 2026 Lawful development
• 26/00535/PLDC Granted

  2 Hawthorn Avenue Brookhouse Lancaster Lancashire LA2 9NS

  Proposed Lawful Development Certificate for the installation of roof mounted solar panels to the side roof slope

  27 May 2026 Lawful development
• 26/00521/PLDC Granted

  1 Endcliffe Road Morecambe Lancashire LA4 5RH

  Proposed lawful development certificate for the amalgamation of two flats into one dwelling

  21 May 2026 Lawful development
• 26/00758/PLDC Awaiting decision

  County College & Grizedale Lancaster University Bigforth Drive Bailrigg Lancaster Lancashire LA1 4YW

  Proposed lawful development certificate for the removal of existing cladding, installation of new cavity barriers and reinstatement of existing cladding

  22 Jul 2026 Lawful development