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Bambers Cottage Bambers Farm Moss Lane Thurnham Lancaster Lancashire LA2 0AX

26/01040/ELDCExisting Lawful Development CertificateAwaiting decision
Lawful development certificate
Site boundary (council red line)

Proposal

Existing lawful development certificate for the occupation of Bambers Cottage as a dwellinghouse without compliance with condition 2 (agricultural occupancy condition) of planning permission 01/90/1246, continuously since 26 August 2016, by persons not employed in agriculture or forestry

Received
19 October 2026
Decision due
9 December 2026
Public comments
0 · last counted 2 November 2026
Ward
Ellel Ward
Agent
Macmarshalls Ltd
  1. Received19 Oct
  2. Validated19 Oct
  3. Consult.
  4. Target9 Dec
  5. Decided

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About this application

This is an application to amend a permission at Bambers Cottage Bambers Farm Moss Lane Thurnham Lancaster Lancashire LA2 0AX. Lancaster has handled 221 applications of this type. It has been with the council since 19 October 2026 and is still awaiting a decision. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 58 applications across Ellel Ward. We hold 1,344 applications in total for the LA2 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
LA2 0AX
Application type
Existing Lawful Development Certificate
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Thurnham

Planning application dates

Date validated
19 October 2026

Applicant and agent

Agent
Macmarshalls Ltd
Agent address
Hamill House 112-116 Chorley New Road Bolton BL1 4DH GB

Planning decision

Statutory period
51 days

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-15285081
Documents
2
Constraints
1

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Flood zone 3: High 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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The site is in flood zone 3 (Environment Agency).

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