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11 Berwick Way Heysham Morecambe Lancashire LA3 2UA

21/00801/CUChange of Use ApplicationApproved
Discharge / amendments

Approved on 13 October 2021

Council decision: Application PermittedPlanning committee

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

Retrospective change of use of dwellinghouse (C3) to a residential care home for children (C2)

Received
24 June 2021
Decision level
Planning committee
Public comments
2
Ward
Heysham South Ward
Agent
Urbanist Architecture Ltd.
  1. Received24 Jun
  2. Validated24 Jun
  3. Consult.14 Oct
  4. Target14 Aug
  5. Decided13 Oct

Decided in 111 days (council typically 49)

About this application

This is an application to amend a permission at 11 Berwick Way Heysham Morecambe Lancashire LA3 2UA. Lancaster has handled 221 applications of this type. This one was decided in 111 days, 9 weeks longer than Lancaster's typical decision time. There have been 2 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 13 applications across Heysham South Ward. We hold 617 applications in total for the LA3 postcode area.

92% of amendment applications at Lancaster City Council were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 7 weeks (median).

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Application details

Postcode
LA3 2UA
Application type
Change of Use Application
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Heysham Neighbourhood Council

Planning application dates

Date validated
24 June 2021
Consultation expiry
14 October 2021
Consultation start
22 September 2021
Consultation end
14 October 2021
Neighbour consultation start
9 July 2021
Neighbour consultation end
30 July 2021
Last date for comments
14 October 2021
Target decision date
14 August 2021
Committee meeting
11 October 2021
Permission expires
13 October 2024

Applicant and agent

Agent
Urbanist Architecture Ltd.
Architect profile
URBANIST ARCHITECTURE LTD
Agent address
2 Little Thames Walk London SE8 3FB United Kingdom

Planning decision

Statutory period
51 days

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-09971218
Documents
20

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)

Not published by this council, so not checked: tree preservation orders. Ask the council if these matter.

Also checked, none recorded (23)

flood storage areas, conservation areas, listed buildings, Article 4 directions, green belt, scheduled monuments, World Heritage Sites, World Heritage Site buffer zones, registered parks and gardens, registered battlefields, Heritage at Risk entries, nutrient neutrality catchments, national parks, National Landscapes, SSSIs, Special Areas of Conservation, Special Protection Areas, Ramsar sites, ancient woodland, national nature reserves, local nature reserves, heritage coasts and brownfield registers.

A guide only, from official open data; it is not a planning search. Flood zones cover rivers and sea, not surface water.

Data © Crown copyright and others · sources and licences

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© Historic England 2026. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. The Historic England GIS Data contained in this material was obtained on 2026-11-03. The most publicly available up to date Historic England GIS Data can be obtained from HistoricEngland.org.uk.

© Natural England copyright. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

© Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2026. All rights reserved. Flood Map for Planning, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Source: Office for National Statistics licensed under the Open Government Licence v.3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

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