17 Clare Road Lancaster Lancashire LA1 2LX

1. 31 Aug 2026

   Received by Lancaster

2. 4 Sep 2026

   Validated

   Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

3. 7 Sep 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

4. Decision

   Awaiting decision

   Decision expected by 30 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.

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.

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.

• Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Community Health Offices Slyne Road Lancaster Lancashire LA1 2HT

  22/00499/VCN Submitted 14 Apr 2022 112m away

  Prior approval for change of use from office (E) into 13 dwellinghouses (C3) (pursuant to the variation of conditions 1 and 5 on prior approval application 21/00354/PAC to reconfigure units 1 and 3 and provide details of the bike store)

  Granted Conditions 6 docs
  Major scheme

• 6 Barley Cop Lane Lancaster Lancashire LA1 2NQ

  24/01034/FUL Submitted 19 Sep 2024 114m away

  Erection of a single storey side extension

  Granted Full applications Extension 5 docs
  Small domestic

• Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Community Health Offices Slyne Road Lancaster Lancashire LA1 2HT

  21/00089/DIS Submitted 5 Jul 2021 116m away

  Discharge of condition 2 on approved application 21/00354/PAC

  Granted Conditions

• 28 Slyne Road Lancaster Lancashire LA1 2HU

  23/01078/PLDC Submitted 18 Sep 2023 190m away

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

  Granted Lawful development Extension 4 docs
  Small domestic

• 2 Norfolk Street Lancaster Lancashire LA1 2BW

  25/01096/PAC Submitted 9 Oct 2025 193m away

  Prior approval application for the change of use of commercial premises into 2 flats

  Refused Prior approval New dwelling 7 docs
  Several homes

• 17 Oxford Street Lancaster Lancashire LA1 2NF

  24/01070/PLDC Submitted 30 Sep 2024 197m away

  Proposed lawful development certificate for the demolition of existing conservatory, erection of a single storey rear extension, erection of side boundary wall and fence

  Granted Lawful development Extension Demolition 10 docs
  Small domestic