Planning application
31 Regent Street Lancaster Lancashire LA1 1SQ
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Existing lawful development certificate for use as 7-bed house in multiple occupation
As published by the council, reference 26/00920/ELDC
Application record
- Reference
- 26/00920/ELDC
- Type
- Existing Lawful Development Certificate
- Status
- Awaiting decision
- Received
- 11 Sep 2026
- Validated
- 11 Sep 2026
- Ward
- Castle Ward
- Parish
- Lancaster Non-Civil Parish
- Postcode
- LA1 1SQ
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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11 Sep 2026
Received by Lancaster
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15 Sep 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 6 November 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 54 days over the applications it decided in the last year.
Who's behind it
Company information only, from the register and Companies House
JWPC Chartered Town Planners Ltd Agent, a planning consultancy
36 applications on PlanIndex · across 10 councils · 77% granted
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Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
2 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat happens while it is decided
This application is with Lancaster for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year Lancaster decided lawful development applications in a median of 48 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.
About lawful development applications
A lawful development certificate is a legal determination that existing or proposed works do not need planning permission; the merits of the scheme are not considered. More in our guide to planning application types.
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