Planning application
2 Norfolk Street Lancaster Lancashire LA1 2BW
Works: New dwelling Several homes
Read from the description, not a valuation. How we read the register
Refused. Only the applicant can appeal, within the statutory time limit, and a revised scheme can be submitted instead.
Proposal
Prior approval application for the change of use of commercial premises into 2 flats
As published by the council, reference 25/01096/PAC
Application record
- Reference
- 25/01096/PAC
- Type
- Prior Approval - Commercial
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Refused As published: Prior Approval Refused
- Received
- 9 Oct 2025
- Validated
- 9 Oct 2025
- Decided
- 28 Nov 2025
- Ward
- Skerton Ward
- Parish
- Lancaster Non-Civil Parish
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- LA1 2BW
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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9 Oct 2025
Received by Lancaster
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28 Nov 2025
Decision issued: Prior Approval Refused
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26 Aug 2026
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Who's behind it
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Rocket Architects LLP Agent, an architecture practice registered in Morecambe
Active · incorporated 2012 · Morecambe
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Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
7 documents on file for this application
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Lancaster refused this application for the reasons on the decision notice; only the applicant can appeal, and refused schemes often return in revised form. 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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