1 Fern Bank Lancaster Road Carnforth Lancashire LA5 9DS Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
Change of use from existing dwellinghouse to a children's home, erection of a single storey side extension, rebuilding of outrigger and erection of bike store Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Approved on 28 Sept 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 28 Sept 2026
Documents 12
Decision & officer reports 1
Statements & assessments 2
Plans & drawings 1
Application forms 1
Consultation & comments 3
Other documents 4
Site constraints 7
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.
Sales history 3
Last sold for £140,000 in January 2025. Terraced house, freehold.
Sale prices from HM Land Registry's price paid record, matched to this application by its address.
Building
From the energy performance certificate lodged in December 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
- LA5 9DS
- Received
- 5 Aug 2026
- Validated
- 5 Aug 2026
- Ward
- Carnforth And Millhead Ward
- Parish
- Carnforth
- Case officer
- Show
- Target decision
- 30 Sept 2026
- Decision
- Application Permitted
- Decision date
- 28 Sept 2026
- Decision level
- Delegated Decision
- Applicant
- Show
- Agent
- HPA Architects
- Freehold owner
- Show
How this decision compares
Decided in 54 days from validation, about the council's usual 55 days. Approved, as 71% of changes of use here are.
Plota live figures for changes of use decided by Lancaster in the last twelve months, from validation. Lancaster decision record →
Public comments
8 neighbours consulted · Last counted 28 Sept 2026
Consultation & key dates
- Alt. reference
- PP-15127033
- Planning Portal ref
- PP-15127033
- Neighbours
- 7 Aug 2026
- Consultation
- 7 Aug 2026
- Comments by
- 21 Sept 2026
- Site or press notice
- 28 Aug 2026
- Statutory expiry
- 30 Sept 2026
- Env. assessment
- No
Historical activity at this location
14 previous applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.
Previous applications at this address
Nearby activity
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%).
Sale prices: Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Freehold boundary: © Crown copyright and database rights 2026, HM Land Registry. Polygons © Crown copyright and database rights 2026 Ordnance Survey 100026316. Conditions of use
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.
Freehold owner: Information produced by HM Land Registry. © Crown copyright 2026. Source: HM Land Registry, UK and overseas companies that own property in England and Wales, September 2026 release.
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