Mellishaw North Development Site Mellishaw Lane Heaton With Oxcliffe Lancashire Data via plota.co.uk

26/00966/FUL - Full Application Awaiting decision

Proposal

Erection of five buildings comprising employment units, gym and fitness centre, drive-through coffee shop, car workshop and MOT bay, EV charging facilities and substation, together with internal roads, service areas, car parking, landscaping and associated site works Data via plota.co.uk

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View original council record ↗Last checked 27 Oct 2026, 01:49

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Application progress

✓

Received

28 Sept 2026

✓

Validated

12 Oct 2026

✓

Consultation

13 Oct 2026

Decision

Expected by 11 Jan 2027

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision between 30 Nov 2026 and 11 Dec 2026, from Lancaster's recent utility and infrastructure works.

Comments are open until 19 Nov 2026

Comment on this application ↗

Documents 15

Statements & assessments 11

Plans & drawings 2

PDF Employment and skills plan Supporting Information p · 12 Oct 2026 View ↗ PDF Travel plan 2024 Supporting Information p · 12 Oct 2026 View ↗

Site constraints 7

Flood zone 3, rivers and sea

High chance: a 1 in 100 or greater annual chance from rivers, or 1 in 200 from the sea. Any development here needs a flood risk assessment. Defences are not counted.

The Environment Agency flood map for planning. Homes in zone 3 must also pass the sequential test. Surface water flooding is a separate map.

Flood map ↗

Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 1

Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.

National infrastructure project 778 m away: Heysham to M6 Link Road

The site is 778 m from the project boundary. Highway, decided. The project page says whether consent was granted.

Nationally significant infrastructure projects (power stations, electricity lines, pipelines, major roads and railways, harbours, airports and reservoirs) are consented by a Secretary of State under the Planning Act 2008, after an examination by the Planning Inspectorate, rather than by the council. The boundary is the one the Inspectorate consults on and can change as the scheme does. Projects are shown within 2 km of the site.

Planning Inspectorate project page ↗

Also on the record

Radon affected area, class 2; Nature improvement area: Morecambe Bay Limestones and Wetlands; Inside the Morecambe built-up area; Priority habitat 26 m away: Coastal and floodplain grazing marsh.

Not affected

Not green belt · No listed building at the site · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 13 October 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England, the Planning Inspectorate, 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: Full Application
Postcode: LA3 3FB
Received: 28 Sept 2026
Validated: 12 Oct 2026
Ward: Westgate Ward
Parish: Heaton With Oxcliffe
Case officer: Show
Target decision: 11 Jan 2027
Applicant: Show
Agent: Lonsdale Studio Architects Ltd

Decision outlook

Day 16 of the 56-day target. Lancaster usually decides utility and infrastructure works by day 56.

prediction

Day 1640 days to the 56-day target

58%decided within 8 weeks

88%approved

17%go to committee

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

Public comments

No public comments yet.

18 neighbours consulted · Last counted 20 Oct 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference: PP-15231470
Planning Portal ref: PP-15231470
Neighbours: 13 Oct 2026
Consultation: 13 Oct 2026
Comments by: 19 Nov 2026
Site or press notice: 22 Oct 2026
Statutory expiry: 11 Jan 2027
Env. assessment: No

Historical activity at this location

2 nearby applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.

Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2016 Approved

Land North Of Mellishaw Lane Heaton With Oxcliffe Lancashire

Erection of a gas fuelled generator plant with associated ancillary buildings and a 2.4 m…

16/00439/FUL 21 Oct 2016

2016 Approved

Land North Of Mellishaw Lane Heaton With Oxcliffe Lancashire

Erection of a gas fuelled generator plant with associated ancillary buildings and a 2.4 m…

16/00439/FUL 21 Oct 2016

Lancaster

Planning Authority Score

5/10

Average

#147 of 296 councils

Relevant to this application:

Householder decisions

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