31 - 35 China Street Lancaster Lancashire LA1 1EX
Proposal
Retrospective application for change of use from restaurant into Buddhist meditation centre with ancillary short-term residential retreat accommodation
- Received
- 27 August 2026
- Council
- Lancaster City Council
- ReceivedSubmitted27 Aug
- ValidatedValidated
- Consult.Consultation
- TargetTarget Date
- DecidedDecided
This is a planning application for a change of use at 31 - 35 China Street Lancaster Lancashire LA1 1EX. Lancaster has handled 3,072 applications of this type and approves 89% of them, typically deciding them in 45 days. It was submitted on 27 August 2026 and is still awaiting a decision. The site is in the Lancaster conservation area, with 20 listed buildings nearby. There has been 1 other application at this address. We hold 431 applications in total for the LA1 postcode area.
Application Details
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Additional Information
Source: Lancaster
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Planning history at this site
1 other application at this property, newest first.
Planning constraints
Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.
- Conservation area: Lancaster
- Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
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Also checked, none recorded (21)
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A listed building is on or next to this site.
- 19.2 miKendalRTPI
- 19.3 miKendalRTPI
- 20.1 miPrestonRTPI
Nearest first, within 25 miles of the site. Every firm is listed free.
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