Planning application
3 - 12 Gage Street Lancaster Lancashire LA1 1UH
Works: New dwelling Extension Windows or glazing
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Change of use and conversion of the first, second and third floors of existing commercial building into twelve student studios and four 4-bed cluster apartments, erection of second floor partial rear extension, alterations to the rear roof, erection of a bin store to the rear, alterations to windows/external finishes and construction of a new entrance
As published by the council, reference 26/00284/FUL
Application record
- Reference
- 26/00284/FUL
- Category
- Full applications
- Status
- Awaiting decision
- Received
- 12 Mar 2026
- Validated
- 27 Aug 2026
- Postcode
- LA1 1UH
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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12 Mar 2026
Received by Lancaster
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27 Aug 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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1 Sep 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 22 October 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 55 days over the applications it decided in the last year.
What happens while it is decided
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