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Barn At Grid Reference 350285 458603 Littlefell Lane Lancaster Lancashire

26/00234/PAAPrior Approval - AgricultureRefused
Outline / PiP

Refused on 23 April 2026

Council decision: Prior Approval RefusedDelegated (officer decision)

Site boundary (council red line)

Proposal

Prior approval for the change of use of agricultural building to one dwelling

Received
3 March 2026
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Public comments
3
Ward
Ellel Ward
Agent
Graham Anthony Associates
  1. Received3 Mar
  2. Validated3 Mar
  3. Consult.30 Mar
  4. Target20 Apr
  5. Decided23 Apr

Decided in 51 days (council typically 49)

About this application

This is an outline application for a change of use at Barn At Grid Reference 350285 458603 Littlefell Lane Lancaster Lancashire. Lancaster has handled 439 applications of this type. This one was decided in 51 days. The site is in the Lancaster conservation area, with 20 listed buildings nearby. There has been 1 other application at this address. In the past year there have been 58 applications across Ellel Ward. We hold 456 applications in total for the LA1 postcode area.

81% of outline 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 1JQ
Application type
Prior Approval - Agriculture
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Scotforth

Planning application dates

Date validated
3 March 2026
Consultation expiry
30 March 2026
Consultation start
3 March 2026
Last date for comments
30 March 2026
Target decision date
20 April 2026

Applicant and agent

Agent
Graham Anthony Associates
Agent address
2 Croston Villa High Street Garstang Preston PR3 1EA

Planning decision

Statutory period
48 days

Publicity

Site notice start
9 March 2026
Site notice end
30 March 2026

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-14745933
Documents
15

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

Contains public sector information from planning.data.gov.uk (MHCLG and local planning authorities), licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

© 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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