Heysham 1 Power Station Princess Alexandra Way Heysham Morecambe Lancashire LA3 2XH Data via plota.co.uk

Pending 25/01227/HRA

Council

Lancaster 5/10

Date received

12 Nov 2025

Date validated

14 Nov 2025

Postcode

LA3 2XH

Description

Regulation 77 application for the groundworks at Heysham 1 Power Station to infill a redundant former chemical clean lagoon on Data via plota.co.uk

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Last checked 8 Oct 2026, 07:03

Decision outlook

Plota predicted a decision around 9 Oct 2026; it is now day 329.

Day 329, past the statutory target. 88% of full applications in Lancaster are decided within thirteen weeks; extensions of time are common, and the council need not decide on the day. Last seen undecided on 8 Oct 2026.

target

predicted

Day 329273 days past the 56-day target

73%decided within 8 weeks

88%approved

286decided in the last year

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

Site constraints 7

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.

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Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 2

Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.

Special protection area about 261 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.

Also on the record

SSSI about 261 m away: Cockerham Marsh SSSI; Radon affected area, class 2; Nature improvement area: Morecambe Bay Limestones and Wetlands; Inside the Heysham built-up area.

Not affected

Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 8 October 2026. The pin for this application is the centre of its postcode rather than the building, so distances to nearby designations are measured from the postcode and can be out by the width of the postcode area. 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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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

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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