Catlows Yard, Whitegate, White Lund Industrial Estate, Morecambe, LA3 3BS Data via plota.co.uk

Proposal

Erection of new building for materials recovery facility District Lancaster City Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
1 Jun 2026
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Approved
6 Oct 2026

Approved on 6 Oct 2026 · Last checked 19 Oct 2026

Site constraints 5

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 ↗
National infrastructure project 930 m away: Heysham to M6 Link Road
The site is 930 m from the project boundary. Highway, decided. The project page says whether consent was granted.
Nationally significant infrastructure projects (power stations, electricity lines, pipelines, major roads and railways, harbours, airports and reservoirs) are consented by a Secretary of State under the Planning Act 2008, after an examination by the Planning Inspectorate, rather than by the council. The boundary is the one the Inspectorate consults on and can change as the scheme does. Projects are shown within 2 km of the site.
Planning Inspectorate project page ↗
Also on the record
Radon affected area, class 2; 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 listed building at the site

Checked on 19 October 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England, the Planning Inspectorate, 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

Postcode
LA3 3BS
Received
1 Jun 2026
Validated
1 Jun 2026
Parish
MORECAMBE
Case officer
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Decision
Granted
Decision date
6 Oct 2026
Applicant
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Decided in 127 days from validation, 71 days slower than Lancashire County Council's median of 56 for full applications. Approved, as 87% of full applications here are.

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