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25/01287/LB - Listed Building Consent Approved

Proposal

Listed building application for creation of a new shop front, extension to rear store building, creation of external rear door, secondary glazing to windows, replacement rooflights, reorientation of external steps and internal and external alterations to reconfigure layout Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
2 Dec 2025
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Validated
5 Dec 2025
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Consultation
9 Dec 2025
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Approved
30 Jan 2026

Approved on 30 Jan 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 3 Oct 2026

Site constraints 4

Grade II listed: 48 and 50, King Street
List entry 1211077 · 5 m away · 34 more listed buildings within 150 m (2 Grade II*, 32 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 ↗
Lancaster 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.
Air quality management area: City of Lancaster AQMA
The council has declared the area as failing an air quality objective.
Schemes that add traffic, parking or combustion plant are assessed against the area's action plan and may need an air quality assessment.
Council record ↗
Also on the record
Inside the Lancaster built-up area.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 3 October 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England 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 1

Last sold for £180,000 in August 2025. Other property, freehold.

4 August 2025£180,000Recorded as a transfer outside a standard sale

Sale prices from HM Land Registry's price paid record, matched to this application by its address.

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Important details

Council
Lancaster
Application type
Listed Building Consent
Postcode
LA1 1RE
Received
2 Dec 2025
Validated
5 Dec 2025
Ward
Castle Ward
Parish
Lancaster Non-Civil Parish
Case officer
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Target decision
30 Jan 2026
Decision
Application Permitted
Decision date
30 Jan 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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Agent
Mason Gillibrand Architects

How this decision compares

Decided in 56 days from validation, about the council's usual 56 days. Approved, as 93% of listed building works here are.

55%decided within 8 weeks
93%approved
12%go to committee

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

Public comments

No public comments yet.

Last counted 3 Oct 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14526504
Consultation
9 Dec 2025
Comments by
13 Jan 2026
Site or press notice
18 Dec 2025
Statutory expiry
30 Jan 2026
Env. assessment
No
Lancaster
Planning Authority Score
5/10
Average
#147 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Other 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

Sale prices: Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.