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Box Tree Ravens Close Road Wennington Lancaster Lancashire LA2 8PA

Refused Lancaster 26/00363/PAC Prior Approval - Commercial

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
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

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 2 Apr 2026

    Received by Lancaster

  2. 28 May 2026

    Decision issued: Prior Approval Refused

  3. 26 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Who's behind it

Company information only, from the register and Companies House

Agent on file, registered in Colchester

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Documents

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

12 documents on file for this application

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What refusal means

The process from here

The council refused this application for the reasons set out on the decision notice, which the council portal holds in full. Only the applicant can appeal a refusal; the time limit runs from the decision date and is shorter for householder schemes.

Refusal does not prevent a fresh attempt. Applicants often address the reasons for refusal and resubmit, so a refused scheme is not necessarily the end of proposals for the site.

About prior approval applications

How this application type works

Prior approval applications arise where permitted development rights already grant the principle of the work, such as larger home extensions, changes of use to housing or agricultural buildings. The council may only consider the specific matters set out in the rules, for example transport, flooding or appearance, and in many classes the work may proceed if the council does not respond within the deadline, commonly 56 days.

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