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18 - 20A China Street Lancaster Lancashire LA1 1EX

Awaiting decision Lancaster 25/01236/FUL Full Application

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Proposal

Change of use from commercial/office space to one studio flat and one self contained flat

As published by the council, reference 25/01236/FUL

Application record

Reference
25/01236/FUL
Type
Full Application
Status
Awaiting decision
Received
17 Nov 2025
Validated
26 Jan 2026
Ward
Castle Ward
Parish
Lancaster Non-Civil Parish
Postcode
LA1 1EX

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 17 Nov 2025

    Received by Lancaster

  2. 26 Jan 2026

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 21 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  4. Decision

    Awaiting decision

    Decision expected by 23 March 2026, 8 weeks from validation under the statutory target for most applications. Extensions of time are common and are agreed case by case.

    Lancaster took a median of 54 days over the applications it decided in the last year.

Who's behind it

Company information only, from the register and Companies House

Iceni Projects Ltd. Agent, registered in London

Active · incorporated 2005 · London

766 applications on PlanIndex · across 90 councils · 96% granted

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Documents

Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report

9 documents on file for this application

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What happens while it is decided

This application is with Lancaster for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year Lancaster decided full applications in a median of 75 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.

About full applications

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