Old Smithy House Bentham Road Wennington Lancaster Lancashire LA2 8NU Data via plota.co.uk
26/00207/FUL - Full Application
Approved
Proposal
Installation of erosion protection of River Wenning riverbank including the placement of rip rap stone and rock rolls with associated infrastructure Data via plota.co.uk
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Received
23 Feb 2026
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Validated
2 Mar 2026
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Consultation
3 Mar 2026
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Approved
29 May 2026
Approved on 29 May 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 6 Jul 2026
Documents 30
Decision & officer reports 2
Statements & assessments 13
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2025-50-b Construction method statement
Application Amendments (p) · 2 Apr 2026
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Otter methods statement
Application Amendments (p) · 9 Mar 2026
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Planning, design and access and heritage statement
Supporting Information (p) · 2 Mar 2026
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Flood risk assessment
Supporting Information (p) · 2 Mar 2026
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Method statement for erosion
Supporting Information (p) · 2 Mar 2026
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Bng exemption
Supporting Information (p) · 2 Mar 2026
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Preliminary ecological appraisal
Supporting Information (p) · 2 Mar 2026
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Bng metric (excel)
Supporting Information (p) · 2 Mar 2026
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Bng metric (pdf)
Supporting Information (p) · 2 Mar 2026
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Method statement
Supporting Information (p) · 24 Feb 2026
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Flood risk assessment
Flood Risk Assessment (p) · 24 Feb 2026
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2025_50a Planning, design and access and heritage statement
Supporting Information (p) · 23 Feb 2026
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Preliminary ecological appraisal
Supporting Information (p) · 23 Feb 2026
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Application forms 1
Consultation & comments 13
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consultee response - parish council
Consultee Response (p) · 28 May 2026
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consultee response - parish council
Consultee Response (p) · 27 May 2026
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consultee response - county highways
Consultee Response (p) · 8 Apr 2026
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consultee response - parish council
Consultee Response (p) · 19 Mar 2026
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consultee response - county highways
Consultee Response (p) · 19 Mar 2026
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Consultation response - environment agency
Consultee Response (p) · 13 Mar 2026
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Consultation response - conservation
Consultee Response (p) · 13 Mar 2026
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Consultation response - historic england
Consultee Response (p) · 12 Mar 2026
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public comments - a walker
Public Comments (p) · 9 Mar 2026
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public comments - a walker (attachment: old fishing rights from notice board)
Public Comments (p) · 9 Mar 2026
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public comments - a walker (attachment: fishing rights august 2022)
Public Comments (p) · 9 Mar 2026
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public comments - a walker
Public Comments (p) · 5 Mar 2026
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consultee response - canal and river trust
Consultee Response (p) · 26 Feb 2026
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Important details
- Council
- Lancaster
- Application type
- Full Application
- Postcode
- LA2 8NU
- Received
- 23 Feb 2026
- Validated
- 2 Mar 2026
- Ward
- Upper Lune Valley Ward
- Parish
- Wennington
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- Decision level
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- Alt. reference
- PP-14489825
- Neighbours
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- Env. assessment
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Lancaster
Planning Authority Score
5/10
Average
#147 of 296 councils
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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%).
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Lancaster decision performance
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
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