Heysham Power Station Princess Alexandra Way Heysham Morecambe Lancashire LA3 2XH Data via plota.co.uk

26/00248/HRA - Habitat Regulations Assessment Decided
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Regulation 77 application for prior approval application Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
4 Mar 2026
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Validated
9 Mar 2026
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Consultation
11 Mar 2026
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Closed
7 Apr 2026

Closed on 7 Apr 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 5 Jul 2026

Documents 5

Decision & officer reports 3

PDF Habitat regulations assessment Decision Notices (p) · 7 Apr 2026 View ↗ PDF Decision notice 25/00981/pae Supporting Information (p) · 5 Mar 2026 View ↗ PDF 25/00981/pae decision notice Decision Notices (p) · 25 Sept 2025 View ↗

Consultation & comments 1

PDF Consultee response - natural england Consultee Response (p) · 20 Mar 2026 View ↗

Other documents 1

PDF Regulation 77 supporting information Supporting Information (p) · 5 Mar 2026 View ↗

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Associated applications 2

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Site constraints 7

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 ↗
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 2
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Special protection area about 261 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.
Also on the record
SSSI about 261 m away: Cockerham Marsh SSSI; Radon affected area, class 2; Nature improvement area: Morecambe Bay Limestones and Wetlands; Inside the Heysham 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. The pin for this application is the centre of its postcode rather than the building, so distances to nearby designations are measured from the postcode and can be out by the width of the postcode area. 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
Habitat Regulations Assessment
Postcode
LA3 2XH
Received
4 Mar 2026
Validated
9 Mar 2026
Ward
Overton Ward
Parish
Heysham Neighbourhood Council
Case officer
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Target decision
4 May 2026
Decision
Closed
Decision date
7 Apr 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
25/00981/PAE
Consultation
11 Mar 2026
Comments by
1 Apr 2026
Statutory expiry
4 May 2026
Env. assessment
No

Historical activity at this location

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

This property

Previous applications at this address

2025
Approval of details of the design and external appearance of buildings
25/00981/PAE
2025
Approval of details of the design and external appearance of buildings
25/00981/PAE
2023 Withdrawn
Approval of details of the design and external appearance of buildings
23/00585/PAE
2023 Withdrawn
Approval of details of the design and external appearance of buildings
23/00585/PAE
2021 Approved
Erection of 3 modular buildings
21/00461/FUL
2017 Approved
Siting of a gymnasium cabin
17/00436/FUL
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
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