Walter Lyon House Quernmore Road Lancaster Lancashire LA1 3JT

1. 23 Apr 2026

   Received by Lancaster

2. 16 Jun 2026

   Decision issued: Lawful Development Certificate Granted

3. 26 Aug 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

Permission has been granted, usually subject to conditions listed on the decision notice, some of which must be discharged before work starts. The decision notice on the council portal sets out exactly what was approved.

Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses. Neighbours cannot appeal a grant; challenging one means judicial review of how the decision was made, within tight time limits.

A lawful development certificate is a legal determination, not a planning judgement. It asks the council to confirm either that existing use or works are lawful, often through the passage of time, or that a proposal would not need planning permission at all. The applicant must prove the facts; the merits of the scheme are not considered.

More on lawful development applications in our guide

• West Lodge Quernmore Road Lancaster Lancashire LA1 3JT

  24/00857/LB Submitted 5 Aug 2024 0m away

  Listed building application for the installation of a rear flue and associated internal alterations

  Granted Heritage and listed buildings 12 docs

• West Lodge Quernmore Road Lancaster Lancashire LA1 3JT

  23/0181/TPO Submitted 27 Oct 2023 11m away

  Crown reduce boundary trees providing 2-3 metre clearance from property

  Granted Trees 6 docs

• Land At Parkgate Drive Lancaster Lancashire LA1 3FN

  24/0177/TPO Submitted 23 Sep 2024 111m away

  Copper Beech - Crown lift by shortening lower branches/twigs over footpath and road.

  Granted Trees 8 docs

• St Michaels House Parkgate Drive Lancaster Lancashire LA1 3FN

  22/00051/LB Submitted 18 Jan 2022 180m away

  Listed building consent for removal of existing second floor and existing mezzanine, erection of replacement mezzanine with associated staircase, walkway and stud walls, installation of glass roof panels, repair work to external roof and walls, repair and re-painting of existing window frames and replacement of frosted glass in windows with clear glass

  Refused Heritage and listed buildings Windows or glazing 40 docs

• St Michaels House Parkgate Drive Lancaster Lancashire LA1 3FN

  22/00050/FUL Submitted 18 Jan 2022 182m away

  Change of use from offices (E(g)) to 14-bedroom visitor accommodation (C1) and installation of glass roof panels to the north and south elevations

  Refused Full applications 72 docs

• Fenham Carr Wood Williamson Park Quernmore Road Lancaster Lancashire

  25/0233/TPO Submitted 22 Oct 2025 203m away

  Common Ash (ID 675) - Reduce to habitat pole no taller than 2m due to advanced ash dieback

  Granted Trees 4 docs

• 26/00462/PLDC Refused

  212 Euston Grove Morecambe Lancashire LA4 5LJ

  Proposed lawful development certificate for a change of use from class C3(a) (single household dwelling) to class C3(b) (up to six residents living together as a single household with care provided)

  1 May 2026 Lawful development
• 26/00499/PLDC Granted

  16 Vernon Crescent Galgate Lancaster Lancashire LA2 0LX

  Proposed lawful development certificate for erection of a single storey rear extension

  13 May 2026 Lawful development
• 26/00474/PLDC Granted

  19 Seymour Avenue Heysham Morecambe Lancashire LA3 2JR

  Proposed lawful development certificate for erection of a single storey rear extension

  7 May 2026 Lawful development
• 26/00431/PLDC Granted

  School House Whitebeck Lane Priest Hutton Carnforth Lancashire LA6 1JL

  Proposed lawful development certificate for the amalgamation of two dwellinghouses (School House and Old Village School) into a single dwellinghouse

  27 Apr 2026 Lawful development
• 26/00239/PLDC Granted

  Yealand Church Of England Primary School Footeran Lane Yealand Redmayne Carnforth Lancashire LA5 9SU

  Proposed lawful development certificate for the erection of a single storey side extension

  3 Mar 2026 Lawful development