Ashton Memorial Williamson Park Quernmore Road Lancaster Lancashire LA1 1UX Data via plota.co.uk

26/00152/DIS - Submit Details Reserved by Condition Awaiting decision

Proposal

Discharge of condition 7 (written scheme of investigation) on approved application Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
21 Sept 2026
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Validated
22 Sept 2026
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Consultation
22 Sept 2026
Decision
Expected by 17 Nov 2026

This application is under consideration - no decision has been issued yet. A decision is expected by 17 Nov 2026. Comments are open until 14 Oct 2026.

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Associated applications 5

Site constraints 6

Grade I listed: Ashton Memorial
List entry 1288429 · 1 m away · 2 more listed buildings within 150 m (2 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 ↗
Registered park or garden: Ashton Memorial Gardens and Williamson Park
Nationally designated heritage. Its significance and setting carry great weight.
Registered parks and gardens, battlefields, world heritage sites and protected wrecks are designated heritage assets: harm needs clear and convincing justification.
Historic England ↗
Williamson Park 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.
Also on the record
Inside the Lancaster built-up area; Priority habitat 14 m away: Deciduous woodland; Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) had this area as grade 4, but it predates the buildings here and the current map does not class it as farmland.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

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Important details

Council
Lancaster
Application type
Submit Details Reserved by Condition
Postcode
LA1 1UX
Received
21 Sept 2026
Validated
22 Sept 2026
Ward
John O'Gaunt Ward
Parish
Lancaster Non-Civil Parish
Case officer
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Target decision
17 Nov 2026
Applicant
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Agent
Ridge and Partners

Public comments

No public comments yet.

Last counted 29 Sept 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
25/01140/FUL
Consultation
22 Sept 2026
Comments by
14 Oct 2026
Statutory expiry
17 Nov 2026
Env. assessment
No
Lancaster
Planning Authority Score
5/10
Average
#147 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Major dwellings

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