The Good Shepherd Church Slyne Road Morecambe Lancashire LA4 6NZ Data via plota.co.uk

26/00595/FUL - Full Application Approved
Change of useNew homes

Proposal

Retrospective change of use of church into one dwelling Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
9 Jun 2026
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Validated
15 Jun 2026
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Consultation
16 Jun 2026
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Approved
10 Aug 2026

Approved on 10 Aug 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 11 Aug 2026

Documents 10

Decision & officer reports 2

PDF Delegated report Officer Report (p) · 10 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF Decision notice Decision Notices (p) · 10 Aug 2026 View ↗

Statements & assessments 5

PDF Heritage statement Application Amendments (p) · 8 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF Planning statement Supporting Information (p) · 9 Jun 2026 View ↗ PDF Design and access statement Design and Access Statements (p) · 9 Jun 2026 View ↗ PDF Superseded - heritage statement Supporting Information (p) · 9 Jun 2026 View ↗ PDF Biodiversity exemption statement Supporting Information (p) · 9 Jun 2026 View ↗

Application forms 1

PDF Application form Application Forms (p) · 9 Jun 2026 View ↗

Consultation & comments 2

PDF consultee response - county archaeology Consultee Response (p) · 1 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF consultee response - county highways Consultee Response (p) · 25 Jun 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 5

Grade II listed: Park House and Attached Barn
List entry 1207227 · 12 m away · 5 more listed buildings within 150 m (5 Grade II)
Listed building consent is needed for work that affects the special interest of a listed building, inside or out, on top of planning permission. Setting can be a consideration for buildings nearby; there is no fixed radius.
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Historic England ↗
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 ↗
National infrastructure project 271 m away: Heysham to M6 Link Road
The site is 271 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
Nature improvement area: Morecambe Bay Limestones and Wetlands; 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 Planning Inspectorate 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
LA4 6NZ
Received
9 Jun 2026
Validated
15 Jun 2026
Ward
Torrisholme Ward
Parish
Morecambe
Case officer
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Target decision
10 Aug 2026
Decision
Application Permitted
Decision date
10 Aug 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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How this decision compares

Decided in 56 days from validation, about the council's usual 55 days. Approved, as 71% 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 →

Public comments

1comment received
1 supporting

6 neighbours consulted · Last counted 11 Aug 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14976504
Planning Portal ref
PP-14976504
Neighbours
16 Jun 2026
Consultation
16 Jun 2026
Comments by
22 Jul 2026
Site or press notice
1 Jul 2026
Statutory expiry
10 Aug 2026
Env. assessment
No

Historical activity at this location

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

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2018 Approved
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2017 Approved
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Listed building consent for installation of a hand rail to the front elevation
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2017 Approved
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2016 Approved
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2016 Approved
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2016 Approved
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Listed Building application for the replacement of an upstairs rear window
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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
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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

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