View Planning Applications Online
How to find Planning Applications
Planning Applications from 1992 to the present day are available to view through our Public Access for Planning system.
You can search for planning applications, submitted plans, decision notices and other documents in a number of ways:
Weekly List: Shows all applications submitted by week for the last eight weeks
Application Search: Search for a specific application by various criteria and combinations - application number, dates, decision, appeal and appeal decision, agent's name, etc.
Property Search: Search for applications by property address
Special Interest: Any applications that are of general or special interest to the public, and which are currently open for comment, will be listed here. Please note that special interest applications are only open for comment 21 days.
View Map: An interactive map that allows you to zoom in to an area of interest and view details of any related planning applications. The map page has a help facility and a legend to help you find the area you are interested in.
Associated Documents: Application forms, plans, drawings and consultation responses are available on the Associated Documents tab.
Submitting Comments: You can comment on any application during the consultation period. Under the Freedom of Information Act 2000, comments submitted may be made available on the Council's website and will be available for public viewing in Palatine Hall. If you do not wish to have personal information such as email address or telephone number published you should NOT complete these fields in the comments form, but comments cannot be considered if you do not provide your name and postal address.
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Public Access User Guide
If you are new to Public Access, or are having problems, you may find it useful to download our Public Access User Guide (PDF 457K)
Planning Committee
The Planning Committee determines the more complex applications that the Council deals with. Only around 15% of applications are put before the Planning Committee. Members of the Public are allowed to speak at Planning Committee by prior arrangement.
Further information, including Committee dates, agendas, reports and minutes are available here.
Quality Of Data
- Data is updated in real time from our case management system
- Plans, documents and Decision Notices are available from October 2005.
- Associated Documents are large files and may take some time to download, especially if you do not have a broadband connection.
- Application details are available from 1992.
- Spatial information is accurate from April 2005.
- A public computer is available at Lancaster Town Hall Customer Service Centre for members of the public to view Public Access.
- Archive documents dating back to 1947 are available to view by appointment only at Lancaster Town Hall Customer Service Centre. Please contact the Planning Advice Team on 01524 582950 to make an appointment.
Copies of Decision Notices and other planning documents
If you require a decision notice for an application after 1992, please search on Public Access and see if it is available from the View Associated Documents button.
If the notice is not available, please send as much of the following information in an email to developmentcontrol@lancaster.gov.uk and we will send an electronic copy of the notice to you as soon as possible:
- Application Number(s)
- Site Address
- Date of application and/or date of decision
We do not normally charge for supplying decision notices, however we reserve the right to charge where enquiries require considerable staff time to fulfil, eg. for large sites with a complex planning history.
Copyright
Plans, drawings and material submitted to the council are protected by the Copyright Acts (Section 47, 1988 Act). You may only use material which is downloaded and/or printed for consultation purposes, to compare current applications with previous schemes and to check whether developments have been completed in accordance with approved plans. Further copies must not be made without the prior permission of the copyright owner.