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31 Regent Street Lancaster Lancashire LA1 1SQ

Awaiting decision Lancaster 26/00920/ELDC Existing Lawful Development Certificate

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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

  1. 11 Sep 2026

    Received by Lancaster

  2. 15 Sep 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  3. 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

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Documents

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

2 documents on file for this application

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What 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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