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29 China Street Lancaster Lancashire LA1 1EX

Awaiting decision Lancaster 26/00037/FUL Full Application

Works: New dwelling

Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.

Proposal

Change of use from commercial to 4 holiday apartments

As published by the council, reference 26/00037/FUL

Application record

Reference
26/00037/FUL
Type
Full Application
Status
Awaiting decision
Received
13 Jan 2026
Validated
4 Feb 2026
Ward
Castle Ward
Parish
Lancaster Non-Civil Parish
Postcode
LA1 1EX

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 13 Jan 2026

    Received by Lancaster

  2. 4 Feb 2026

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 21 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  4. Decision

    Awaiting decision

    Decision expected by 1 April 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

Rocket Architects LLP Agent, an architecture practice registered in Morecambe

Active · incorporated 2012 · Morecambe

145 applications on PlanIndex · across 7 councils · 90% granted

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Documents

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

11 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

A full application seeks permission for a complete, detailed proposal in one go, with siting, design, access and landscaping all fixed at this stage. More in our guide to planning application types.

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