31 - 35 China Street Lancaster Lancashire LA1 1EX Data via plota.co.uk

26/00470/FUL - Full Application Approved
Change of useSchools, care & communityCommercial premises

Proposal

Retrospective application for change of use from restaurant into Buddhist meditation centre with ancillary short-term residential retreat accommodation Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
6 May 2026
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Validated
27 Aug 2026
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Consultation
2 Oct 2026
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Approved
21 Oct 2026

Approved on 21 Oct 2026 · Delegated · Last checked 23 Oct 2026

Documents 13

Decision & officer reports 2

PDF officer report Officer Report p · 22 Oct 2026 View ↗ PDF Decision notice Decision Notices p · 22 Oct 2026 View ↗

Statements & assessments 5

PDF Air quality assessment Application Amendments p · 19 Oct 2026 View ↗ PDF Heritage statement incorporating design and access statement Application Amendments p · 2 Oct 2026 View ↗ PDF Planning statement Supporting Information (p) · 27 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF Design, access and heritage statement Supporting Information (p) · 27 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF Air quality assessment Supporting Information (p) · 27 Aug 2026 View ↗

Plans & drawings 2

PDF Existing and proposed second floor plan Application Amendments p · 2 Oct 2026 View ↗ PDF Existing and proposed front elevation Application Amendments p · 2 Oct 2026 View ↗

Application forms 1

PDF Application form Application Forms (p) · 27 Aug 2026 View ↗

Consultation & comments 2

PDF consultee response - county highways Consultee Response p · 7 Oct 2026 View ↗ PDF Consultee response - county highways Consultee Response p · 9 Sept 2026 View ↗

Other documents 1

PDF Environmental impact report Supporting Information (p) · 27 Aug 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Licence at this address

  • Licence Nami Sushi Premises licence · in force since 10 Nov 2015 Licensed hours: alcohol until 22:00

Licensed hours are what the licence permits, not opening times.

Site constraints 7

Grade II* listed: Music Room
List entry 1298332 · 10 m away · 88 more listed buildings within 150 m (1 Grade I, 9 Grade II*, 78 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.
Show the other 88 with distances
Historic England ↗
Lancaster 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 ↗
Scheduled monument 30 m away: Glass melting and annealing workshop; part of Shrigley and Hunt's stained glass manufacturing workshops
Its setting is a consideration for work nearby.
Nationally important archaeology protected by the Secretary of State. Work that affects the monument or its setting is rarely permitted.
Historic England ↗
Air quality management area: City of Lancaster AQMA
The council has declared the area as failing an air quality objective.
Schemes that add traffic, parking or combustion plant are assessed against the area's action plan and may need an air quality assessment.
Council record ↗
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
National infrastructure project 1912 m away: Heysham to M6 Link Road; Inside the Lancaster built-up area.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt

Checked on 6 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.

Building

Floor area187 m² (2,013 sq ft)
Energy ratingB (asset rating 48)
UseRestaurants and Cafes/Drinking Establishments/Takeaways
HeatingHeating and Natural Ventilation

From the energy performance certificate lodged in April 2023, the latest held for this property. The building may have changed since. View the certificate

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Important details

Council
Lancaster
Application type
Full Application
Postcode
LA1 1EX
Received
6 May 2026
Validated
27 Aug 2026
Ward
Castle Ward
Parish
Lancaster Non-Civil Parish
Case officer
Show
Target decision
22 Oct 2026
Decision
Application Permitted
Decision date
21 Oct 2026
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
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Agent
Michael A Harrison Architect

How this decision compares

Decided in 55 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 objecting

12 neighbours consulted · Last counted 23 Oct 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14909574
Planning Portal ref
PP-14909574
Neighbours
2 Oct 2026
Consultation
2 Oct 2026
Comments by
15 Oct 2026
Site or press notice
10 Sept 2026
Statutory expiry
22 Oct 2026
Env. assessment
No

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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

Energy performance: Energy performance certificates from the Energy Performance of Buildings Register, Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright 2026.