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Ashton Golf Centre Ashton Road Ashton With Stodday Lancaster Lancashire LA2 0AJ

Awaiting decision Lancaster 26/00405/VCN

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

Proposal

Change of use of golf driving range for the siting of 14 holiday chalets and installation of a package treatment plant (pursuant to the variation of conditions 2, 4, 6 and 8 on planning permission 17/01196/FUL relating to layout, materials, boundary treatments and the location of the package treatment plant/related drainage)

As published by the council, reference 26/00405/VCN

Application record

Reference
26/00405/VCN
Status
Awaiting decision
Received
20 Apr 2026
Validated
27 Jul 2026
Postcode
LA2 0AJ

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 20 Apr 2026

    Received by Lancaster

  2. 27 Jul 2026

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 6 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  4. Decision

    Awaiting decision

    Decision expected by 21 September 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

The process from here

This application is with Lancaster for determination. The council publicises it, consults neighbours and technical bodies where required, and weighs the responses against local and national planning policy.

The statutory target is eight weeks for most applications and thirteen for major development, though extensions of time are common. Comments carry most weight while the case is undecided, so check the council portal for the deadline if you want to respond.

About this record

Reading the register

This page mirrors an entry on the statutory planning register that Lancaster is required to keep. The published feed for this record does not state which type of application it is, which is common for older entries and for some council systems; the register entry on the council portal will say, alongside the case officer and any consultation dates.

Every planning application follows the same broad path: submission, validation, publicity, then a decision by officers or committee. Our guide to planning application types explains the common types and what each can approve.

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