Planning application
Box Tree Ravens Close Road Wennington Lancaster Lancashire LA2 8PA
Refused. Only the applicant can appeal, within the statutory time limit, and a revised scheme can be submitted instead.
Proposal
Prior approval for the change of use from agricultural building to indoor leisure use (indoor padel courts)
As published by the council, reference 26/00363/PAC
Application record
- Reference
- 26/00363/PAC
- Type
- Prior Approval - Commercial
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Refused As published: Prior Approval Refused
- Received
- 2 Apr 2026
- Validated
- 2 Apr 2026
- Decided
- 28 May 2026
- Ward
- Upper Lune Valley Ward
- Parish
- Wennington
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- LA2 8PA
Site history
Applications at this address on the Lancaster register
This site has had 4 applications since 2019: 2 approved, 2 refused.
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21/00323/FUL Refused
Box Tree Ravens Close Road Wennington Lancaster Lancashire LA2 8PA
Creation of an agricultural access track
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19/00210/DIS Granted
Box Tree Ravens Close Road Wennington Lancaster Lancashire LA2 8PA
Discharge of condition 2 on approved application 19/00064/FUL
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19/00192/DIS Granted
Box Tree Ravens Close Road Wennington Lancaster Lancashire LA2 8PA
Discharge of condition 3 on approved application 17/01146/FUL
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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2 Apr 2026
Received by Lancaster
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28 May 2026
Decision issued: Prior Approval Refused
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26 Aug 2026
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Who's behind it
Company information only, from the register and Companies House
Foxes Rural Ltd Agent, registered in Colchester
Active · incorporated 2018 · Colchester
65 applications on PlanIndex · across 17 councils · 87% granted
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Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
12 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this refusal means
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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Box Tree Ravens Close Road Wennington Lancaster Lancashire LA2 8PA
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