Barn Adjacent To Hillam Farm Hillam Lane Cockerham Lancaster Lancashire LA2 0DY Data via plota.co.uk

26/00819/FUL - Full Application Awaiting decision
AgriculturalChange of useNew homesUtility infrastructure

Proposal

Change of use of agricultural barn into two dwellings with associated parking, gardens and installation of a package treatment plant Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
11 Aug 2026
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Validated
5 Oct 2026
✓
Consultation
8 Oct 2026
Decision
Expected by 30 Nov 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision between 6 Nov 2026 and 16 Nov 2026, from Lancaster's recent agricultural works.

Comments are open until 5 Nov 2026

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Documents 16

Statements & assessments 7

PDF Bat and bird survey Supporting Information p · 5 Oct 2026 View ↗ PDF Bat and bird survey 2021 Supporting Information p · 13 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF Sustainability and utilities statement Supporting Information p · 11 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF March 2021 ecology report addendum Supporting Information p · 11 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF Surface water drainage maintenance and management schedule Supporting Information p · 11 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF Planning statement Supporting Information p · 11 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF March 2021 ecology report Supporting Information p · 11 Aug 2026 View ↗

Application forms 1

PDF Application form Application Forms p · 11 Aug 2026 View ↗

Other documents 8

PDF Archaeological building record Supporting Information p · 13 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF Phase i desk study report 2021 Supporting Information p · 13 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF Structural inspection Supporting Information p · 11 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF Materials samples walls and roof Supporting Information p · 11 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF Percolation report Supporting Information p · 11 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF Phase ii site investigation 2021 Supporting Information p · 11 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF Material samples - windows and doors Supporting Information p · 11 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF Flow storm network Supporting Information p · 11 Aug 2026 View ↗

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Site constraints 6

Public footpath 11 m away
Matters where it crosses or adjoins the site: obstructing a path without a diversion order is an offence, and work cannot start until the order is confirmed.
Compiled from highway authority data, not the legal definitive map. A few authorities have not published, so no path shown is not proof there is none.
Agricultural land, grade 4
Poor quality farmland, not best and most versatile. Source: the Predictive Agricultural Land Classification Map (Defra and Natural England, 2025; the Welsh Government's Predictive ALC Map 2 in Wales), a model rather than a site survey. Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s), which most planning maps still show, had this area as grade 3. The predicted grade is Defra's current estimate; only a site survey settles it.
Where development of farmland is needed, policy prefers poorer land over the best and most versatile (grades 1, 2 and 3a). Three sources: Natural England's post-1988 field surveys, which are definitive where they exist; the Defra predictive map for England (2025) and the Welsh Government predictive map, modelled from the soil map with 3a and 3b split; and the 1970s provisional map, which planners and other services still show, coarser and with grade 3 undivided. Where the provisional and predicted grades disagree, treat the predicted grade as the current estimate and expect an application to carry its own survey.
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 1
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Also on the record
Special protection area 327 m away: Morecambe Bay and Duddon Estuary; Nature improvement area: Morecambe Bay Limestones and Wetlands; SSSI 328 m away: Cockerham Marsh SSSI.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No listed building at the site

Checked on 9 October 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England 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
Full Application
Postcode
LA2 0DY
Received
11 Aug 2026
Validated
5 Oct 2026
Ward
Ellel Ward
Parish
Cockerham
Case officer
Show
Target decision
30 Nov 2026
Applicant
Show
Agent
Lee Fenton Planning Services LTD

Decision outlook

Day 23 of the 56-day target. Lancaster usually decides agricultural works by day 29.

Day 2333 days to the 56-day target
88%decided within 8 weeks
55%approved
73decided in the last year

Plota live figures for agricultural works decided by Lancaster in the last twelve months, from validation. Lancaster decision record →

Public comments

No public comments yet.

7 neighbours consulted · Last counted 22 Oct 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15129901
Planning Portal ref
PP-15129901
Neighbours
8 Oct 2026
Consultation
8 Oct 2026
Comments by
5 Nov 2026
Site or press notice
15 Oct 2026
Statutory expiry
30 Nov 2026
Env. assessment
No

Historical activity at this location

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

This property

Previous applications at this address

2023 Decided
Discharge of conditions 3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10 and 12 for approved application 22/00339/FUL
23/00009/DIS
2023 Decided
Discharge of conditions 3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10 and 12 for approved application 22/00339/FUL
23/00009/DIS
2022 Approved
Change of use of agricultural barn into two dwellings with associated parking and gardens…
22/00339/FUL
2022 Approved
Change of use of agricultural barn into two dwellings with associated parking and gardens…
22/00339/FUL
Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2025 Decided
Pattys Farm Hillam Lane Cockerham Lancaster Lancashire LA2 0DY
Discharge of conditions 5, 6, 7 on approved application 23/01410/FUL
25/00114/DIS
2025 Decided
Pattys Farm Hillam Lane Cockerham Lancaster Lancashire LA2 0DY
Discharge of conditions 5, 6, 7 on approved application 23/01410/FUL
25/00114/DIS
2025 Decided
Hillam House Farm Hillam Lane Cockerham Lancaster Lancashire LA2 0DY
Discharge of conditions 2,3 and 4 on approved application 24/00547/PAA
25/00035/DIS
2025 Decided
Hillam House Farm Hillam Lane Cockerham Lancaster Lancashire LA2 0DY
Discharge of conditions 2,3 and 4 on approved application 24/00547/PAA
25/00035/DIS
2024 Decided
Pattys Barn Hillam Lane Cockerham Lancaster Lancashire LA2 0DY
Discharge of conditions 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 and 8 on approved application 23/01410/FUL
24/00202/DIS
2024 Decided
Pattys Barn Hillam Lane Cockerham Lancaster Lancashire LA2 0DY
Discharge of conditions 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 and 8 on approved application 23/01410/FUL
24/00202/DIS
2024 Approved
Pattys Barn Hillam Lane Cockerham Lancaster Lancashire LA2 0DY
Discharge of part of condition 3 on approved application 23/01410/FUL
24/00023/DIS
2024 Approved
Pattys Barn Hillam Lane Cockerham Lancaster Lancashire LA2 0DY
Discharge of part of condition 3 on approved application 23/01410/FUL
24/00023/DIS
2023 Approved
Highgate House Hillam Lane Cockerham Lancaster Lancashire LA2 0DY
Construction of a dormer extension to the rear elevation
23/00145/FUL
2023 Approved
Highgate House Hillam Lane Cockerham Lancaster Lancashire LA2 0DY
Construction of a dormer extension to the rear elevation
23/00145/FUL
2021 Approved
Hillam Farm Hillam Lane Cockerham Lancaster Lancashire LA2 0DY
Discharge of conditions 3 and 4 on approved application 20/01106/REM
21/00152/DIS
2021 Approved
Hillam Farm Hillam Lane Cockerham Lancaster Lancashire LA2 0DY
Discharge of conditions 4,5 and 10 on approved application 18/00544/OUT
21/00151/DIS
2020 Approved
Hillam Farm Hillam Lane Cockerham Lancaster Lancashire LA2 0DY
Reserved matters application for the erection of a detached dwelling
20/01106/REM
2020 Approved
Hillam Farm Hillam Lane Cockerham Lancaster Lancashire LA2 0DY
Reserved matters application for the erection of a detached dwelling
20/01106/REM
2018 Approved
Rose Cottage Hillam Lane Cockerham Lancaster Lancashire LA2 0DY
Erection of detached granny annexe following removal of existing mobile home
18/00874/FUL
2018 Approved
Hillam Farm Hillam Lane Cockerham Lancaster Lancashire LA2 0DY
Outline application for demolition of existing dwelling, erection of a replacement dwelli…
18/00544/OUT
2018 Approved
Hillam Farm Hillam Lane Cockerham Lancaster Lancashire LA2 0DY
Outline application for demolition of existing dwelling, erection of a replacement dwelli…
18/00544/OUT
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
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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