23/01078/PLDC

1. 18 Sep 2023

   Received by Lancaster

2. 19 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

• 26/0129/TCA Awaiting decision

  1 Oxford Street Lancaster Lancashire LA1 2NF

  Silver birch reduce upward growth on crown by one meter and prune

  10 Jul 2026 50m away Trees
• 26/0137/TCA Awaiting decision

  1 Oxford Street Lancaster Lancashire LA1 2NF

  Sycamore - Fell

  21 Jul 2026 54m away Trees
• 22/00499/VCN Granted

  Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Community Health Offices Slyne Road Lancaster Lancashire LA1 2HT

  Prior approval for change of use from office (E) into 13 dwellinghouses (C3) (pursuant to the variation of conditions 1 and 5 on prior approval application 21/00354/PAC to reconfigure units 1 and 3 and provide details of the bike store)

  14 Apr 2022 83m away Conditions
• 23/0021/TPO Granted

  2 Lindeth Gardens Lancaster Lancashire LA1 2NH

  Felling of one sycamore

  2 Feb 2023 115m away Trees
• 24/01034/FUL Granted

  6 Barley Cop Lane Lancaster Lancashire LA1 2NQ

  Erection of a single storey side extension

  19 Sep 2024 123m away Full applications
• 23/00100/FUL Granted

  14 Alderley Heights Lancaster Lancashire LA1 2HR

  Retrospective application for the demolition of existing conservatory and erection of a replacement conservatory to the rear

  30 Jan 2023 129m away Full applications

• 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