5 Derby Street Morecambe Lancashire LA4 4BD Data via plota.co.uk

26/00848/VCN - Variation of a Condition Application Approved
DemolitionExtensions & alterationsListed buildings

Proposal

Demolition of existing single storey extension and erection of a three storey rear extension and reinstatement of two tracery windows to the east elevation (pursuant to the variation of condition 5 on planning permission to amend the wording of the condition in relation to occupancy of extension and reinstatement of tracery windows) Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
21 Aug 2026
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Consultation
26 Aug 2026
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Approved
16 Oct 2026

Approved on 16 Oct 2026 · Delegated · Last checked 17 Oct 2026

Documents 7

Decision & officer reports 3

PDF Decision notice Decision Notices p · 16 Oct 2026 View ↗ PDF Delegated report Officer Report p · 15 Oct 2026 View ↗ PDF 23/00382/ful decision notice Decision Notices (p) · 24 May 2023 View ↗

Statements & assessments 1

PDF 260821 Justification statement Supporting Information (p) · 21 Aug 2026 View ↗

Application forms 1

PDF Application form Application Forms (p) · 21 Aug 2026 View ↗

Consultation & comments 2

PDF Consultee response- conservation Consultee Response p · 4 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF Consultee response - county archaeology Consultee Response p · 28 Aug 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Associated applications 4

Site constraints 9

Morecambe 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 ↗
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 ↗
Special protection area 106 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.
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 2
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
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 ↗
SSSI 106 m away: Morecambe Bay SSSI
Natural England may need consulting, depending on what is proposed.
Sites of special scientific interest are the best wildlife and geological sites in the country. Development likely to harm one is rarely permitted.
2 listed buildings within 150 m
Nearest: Barclays Bank, Grade II, 60 m away · 2 Grade II
The site itself is not listed. 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 ↗
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 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
Variation of a Condition Application
Postcode
LA4 4BD
Received
21 Aug 2026
Validated
21 Aug 2026
Ward
Poulton Ward
Parish
Morecambe
Case officer
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Target decision
16 Oct 2026
Decision
Application Permitted
Decision date
16 Oct 2026
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
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Agent
HPA Architects

How this decision compares

Decided in 56 days from validation, about the council's usual 56 days. Approved, as 95% of demolitions here are.

62%decided within 8 weeks
95%approved
72decided in the last year

Plota live figures for demolitions decided by Lancaster in the last twelve months, from validation. Lancaster decision record →

Public comments

No public comments yet.

7 neighbours consulted · Last counted 17 Oct 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15175813
Planning Portal ref
PP-15175813
Neighbours
26 Aug 2026
Consultation
26 Aug 2026
Comments by
24 Sept 2026
Site or press notice
28 Aug 2026
Statutory expiry
16 Oct 2026
Env. assessment
No

Historical activity at this location

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

This property

Previous applications at this address

2025 Approved
Discharge of condition 3 on approved application 23/00382/FUL
25/00084/DIS
2025 Approved
Discharge of condition 3 on approved application 23/00382/FUL
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2023 Approved
Demolition of existing single storey extension and erection of a three storey rear extens…
23/00382/FUL
Within ~100m

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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