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Lancaster Castle Castle Park Lancaster Lancashire LA1 1YN

25/00011/LBListed Building ConsentApproved

Approved on 27 March 2025

Council decision: Application PermittedDelegated (officer decision)

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

Listed building application for the reinstatement of blocked windows and replacement of existing windows to Well Tower and installation of replacement rainwater pipe

Received
7 January 2025
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Public comments
3
Ward
Castle Ward
  1. Received7 Jan
  2. Validated7 Jan
  3. Consult.4 Feb
  4. Target27 Feb
  5. Decided27 Mar

Decided in 79 days (council typically 49)

About this application

This is a heritage application for window replacement at Lancaster Castle Castle Park Lancaster Lancashire LA1 1YN. Lancaster has handled 225 applications of this type. This one was decided in 79 days, 4 weeks longer than Lancaster's typical decision time. The site is in the Lancaster conservation area, with 20 listed buildings nearby. There have been 10 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 50 applications across Castle Ward. We hold 456 applications in total for the LA1 postcode area.

90% of heritage 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
LA1 1YN
Application type
Listed Building Consent
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Lancaster Non-Civil Parish

Planning application dates

Date validated
7 January 2025
Consultation expiry
27 February 2025
Consultation start
21 January 2025
Consultation end
4 February 2025
Last date for comments
27 February 2025
Target decision date
27 February 2025
Permission expires
27 March 2028

Applicant and agent

Agent address
29 Castle Hill Lancaster LA1 1YN United Kingdom

Planning decision

Statutory period
51 days

Publicity

Last advertised
16 January 2025
Advertisement expiry
6 February 2025
Site notice start
6 February 2025
Site notice end
27 February 2025

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-13646605
Documents
19
Constraints
1

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

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

Also checked, none recorded (20)

flood storage areas, Article 4 directions, green belt, 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.

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Planning history at this site

10 other applications at this property, newest first.

  1. 2026
    5 Oct

    Listed building application for works to C Wing windows including restoration of existing windows and bars…

    PendingListed building consent26/00986/LB
  2. 2026
    20 Apr

    Listed building application for the opening works to explore the void within the basement well tower

    ApprovedListed building consent26/00401/LB
  3. 2026
    9 Jan

    Listed building application for the installation of protection railings and bars to Gatehouse roof

    ApprovedListed building consent25/01359/LB
  4. 2025
    25 Nov

    Listed building application for the internal fit out of the upper ground and first floors of former female…

    ApprovedListed building consent25/01262/LB
  5. 2025
    12 Feb

    Listed building application for replacement of a door and restoration of a door to Gatehouse

    ApprovedListed building consent25/00170/LB
  6. 2024
    9 Aug

    Listed building application for the installation of a WC in a former cell area, including new floor and all…

    ApprovedListed building consent24/00878/LB

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