5 - 7 Skipton Street Morecambe Lancashire LA4 4AR Data via plota.co.uk

26/00523/VCN - Variation of a Condition Application Refused
Change of useExtensions & alterationsNew homesCommercial premises

Proposal

Change of use of an office (Class E) to 7 serviced apartments for short term visitor accommodation (Sui Generis), removal of existing chimney, construction of dormer extensions to the northern, eastern and southern elevations, reinstatement of window and door openings and replacement windows (pursuant to the variation of condition 2 to amend the approved plans and 3 to vary wording of condition relating to window/door details on planning permission ) Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

✓
Received
26 May 2026
✓
Consultation
28 May 2026
✗
Refused
17 Jul 2026
Appeal
Not lodged

Refused on 17 Jul 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 17 Jul 2026

Documents 11

Decision & officer reports 3

PDF Decision notice Decision Notices (p) · 17 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF Delegated report Officer Report (p) · 14 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF 24/00347/ful decision notice Decision Notices (p) · 4 Jun 2024 View ↗

Statements & assessments 3

PDF Heritage statement: dormers Supporting Information (p) · 25 May 2026 View ↗ PDF Heritage statement: windows Supporting Information (p) · 25 May 2026 View ↗ PDF 260523 Planning statement Supporting Information (p) · 25 May 2026 View ↗

Application forms 1

PDF Application form Application Forms (p) · 25 May 2026 View ↗

Consultation & comments 3

PDF consultee response - environment agency Consultee Response (p) · 4 Jun 2026 View ↗ PDF consultee response - county highways Consultee Response (p) · 4 Jun 2026 View ↗ PDF Consultee response - lancashire constabulary Consultee Response (p) · 2 Jun 2026 View ↗

Other documents 1

PDF Structural letter Supporting Information (p) · 25 May 2026 View ↗

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Associated applications 3

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    Conditions 3, 4 awaiting decision

Site constraints 9

Morecambe conservation area
Demolition needs planning permission and permitted development is restricted.
The council must give weight to preserving or enhancing the area's character and appearance. Not every council has published its boundaries as open data.
Council document ↗
In flood zones plus climate change
Inside the extent flood zones 2 and 3 could reach with climate change: the Central allowance for the 2080s on rivers, the Upper End allowance for sea level rise to 2125. From the sea. Defences are not counted.
The Environment Agency flood map for planning. Councils use it to decide when a flood risk assessment and the sequential test are needed. It is indicative and does not show whether a particular property will flood.
Flood map ↗
Special protection area 71 m away: Morecambe Bay and Duddon Estuary
Work nearby can need a habitats assessment.
Harm to a protected site is only accepted where there is no alternative and an overriding public interest.
SSSI 71 m away: Morecambe Bay SSSI
Natural England may need consulting, depending on what is proposed.
Sites of special scientific interest are the best wildlife and geological sites in the country. Development likely to harm one is rarely permitted.
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 2
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Radon affected area, class 5
An estimated 10 to 30% of homes reach the radon action level. Indicative for the 1 km square, which takes the highest class found in it; a radon test gives the answer for a building.
From the British Geological Survey and UK Health Security Agency indicative atlas. Under building regulations, as the BRE guide BR 211 (2023) sets out, new buildings and extensions need basic radon protection from class 3 in England and Wales and from class 2 in Scotland, and full protection from class 5. The class at the site itself, from the detailed BGS map, decides which.
UKHSA radon ↗
Also on the record
Nature improvement area: Morecambe Bay Limestones and Wetlands; 3 listed buildings within 150 m; Inside the Morecambe built-up area.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 6 October 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England, the British Geological Survey and UK Health Security Agency (radon, contains BGS materials © UKRI) and council datasets, Open Government Licence. A boundary can run through a site and the council holds the definitive record: confirm with the council before relying on this.

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Important details

Council
Lancaster
Application type
Variation of a Condition Application
Postcode
LA4 4AR
Received
26 May 2026
Validated
26 May 2026
Ward
Poulton Ward
Parish
Morecambe
Case officer
Show
Target decision
21 Jul 2026
Decision
Application Refused
Decision date
17 Jul 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
Show
Agent
ABL Planning & Development

How this decision compares

Decided in 52 days from validation, about the council's usual 55 days. Refused, as 29% of changes of use here are.

71%decided within 8 weeks
71%approved
61decided in the last year

Plota live figures for changes of use decided by Lancaster in the last twelve months, from validation. Lancaster decision record →

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14927827
Planning Portal ref
PP-14927827
Neighbours
28 May 2026
Consultation
28 May 2026
Comments by
9 Jul 2026
Site or press notice
18 Jun 2026
Statutory expiry
21 Jul 2026
Env. assessment
No

Historical activity at this location

27 previous applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.

This property

Previous applications at this address

2024 Approved
Change of use of an office (Class E) to 7 serviced apartments for short term visitor acco…
24/00347/FUL
2024 Approved
Change of use of an office (Class E) to 7 serviced apartments for short term visitor acco…
24/00347/FUL
Within ~100m

Nearby activity

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2024 Approved
45 Victoria Street Morecambe Lancashire LA4 4AF
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2024 Approved
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2023 Approved
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Conversion of three existing flats into four flats (C3)
23/01381/FUL
2023 Approved
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2023 Approved
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2023 Approved
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2023 Approved
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2023 Approved
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23/00382/FUL
2022 Withdrawn
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22/00487/FUL
2022 Approved
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2022 Approved
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2021 Approved
5 - 7 Skipton Street Morecambe Lancashire LA4 4AW
Change of use of an office (Class E) to 7 serviced apartments for short term visitor acco…
21/00580/FUL
2020 Approved
5 - 7 Skipton Street Morecambe Lancashire LA4 4AW
Change of use of an office (Class E) to 7 serviced apartments for short term visitor acco…
20/01082/FUL
2019 Refused
1 Skipton Street And 238 Marine Road Central Morecambe Lancashire
Retrospective application for the installation of replacement UPVC windows and fascia
19/01478/FUL
2019 Refused
1 Skipton Street And 238 Marine Road Central Morecambe Lancashire
Retrospective application for the installation of replacement UPVC windows and fascia
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2018 Approved
Kings Arms Hotel 248 Marine Road Central Morecambe Lancashire LA4 4BJ
Advertisement application for the display of two externally illuminated fascia signs, two…
18/01041/ADV
2018 Approved
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Advertisement application for the display of two externally illuminated fascia signs, two…
18/01041/ADV
2016 Approved
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Advertisement application for the display of an externally illuminated fascia sign and a…
16/01028/ADV
2016 Approved
30A - 32 Victoria Street Morecambe Lancashire LA4 4AJ
Alterations and installation of a replacement shop front
16/01021/FUL
2016 Approved
30A - 32 Victoria Street Morecambe Lancashire LA4 4AJ
Alterations and installation of a replacement shop front
16/01021/FUL
2016 Approved
26 - 28 Victoria Street Morecambe Lancashire LA4 4AJ
Installation of replacement timber framed shopfront to front and side elevations
16/00024/FUL
2016 Approved
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Lancaster
Planning Authority Score
5/10
Average
#147 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Change of use

Lancaster is faster than most councils at deciding householder applications, ranking #84 out of 296. Householder applications are slightly less likely to be approved here (87%) than the national average (90%).

Faster than most councils
for householder decisions
These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
Lancaster decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
83%
Overall approval rate
Below avg (87%) #237 of 296
87%
Householder approved
Below avg (90%) #231 of 296
74%
Decided in 8 weeks
Above avg (63%) #84 of 296
38%
Extended time limit
Below avg (41%) #130 of 296
71%
Minor dwellings approved
45 decided (1-9 homes)
63%
Major dwellings approved
16 decided (10+ homes)
63%
Change of use approved
48 decided
717
Total decisions
122 refused in the year to March 2026
Source: MHCLG planning statistics · See full council rankings