Planning application
Hillam Farm Hillam Lane Cockerham Lancaster Lancashire LA2 0DY
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 an agricultural building to 3 dwellings
As published by the council, reference 25/00539/PAA
Application record
- Reference
- 25/00539/PAA
- Type
- Prior Approval - Agriculture
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Prior Approval Granted
- Received
- 13 May 2025
- Validated
- 13 May 2025
- Decided
- 6 Oct 2025
- Ward
- Ellel Ward
- Parish
- Cockerham
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- LA2 0DY
Site history
Applications at this address on the Lancaster register
This site has had 3 applications since 2020: 2 approved, 1 refused.
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26/00057/DIS Refused
Hillam Farm Hillam Lane Cockerham Lancaster Lancashire LA2 0DY
Discharge of condition 3 (recording), 4 (contamination details), part of 5 (material samples), 7 (surface water drainage) and 8 (foul drainage) on approved application 22/00339/FUL
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20/01106/REM Granted
Hillam Farm Hillam Lane Cockerham Lancaster Lancashire LA2 0DY
Reserved matters application for the erection of a detached dwelling
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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13 May 2025
Received by Lancaster
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6 Oct 2025
Decision issued: Prior Approval Granted
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26 Aug 2026
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Who's behind it
Company information only, from the register and Companies House
Agent on file, a planning consultancy registered in Blackpool
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Lancaster granted permission on 6 October 2025, 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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