Town Hall Dalton Square Lancaster Lancashire LA1 1PJ Data via plota.co.uk

26/01060/LB - Listed Building Consent Awaiting decision

Proposal

Listed building application for bi-annual DOFF cleaning of the front steps and surrounding pathways Data via plota.co.uk

View original council record ↗Last checked

Application progress

✓
Received
21 Oct 2026
✓
Consultation
26 Oct 2026
Decision
Expected by 16 Dec 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision between 16 Dec 2026 and 29 Dec 2026, from Lancaster's recent listed building works.

Comments are open until 19 Nov 2026

Comment on this application ↗

Site constraints 6

Grade II* listed: Town Hall
List entry 1194923 · 23 m away · 20 more listed buildings within 150 m (1 Grade II*, 19 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.
Show the other 20 with distances
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.
Council document ↗
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 ↗
Also on the record
Inside the Lancaster built-up area; Air quality management area 3 m away: City of Lancaster AQMA; Heritage at risk 85 m away: Queen Victoria Memorial, Dalton Square, Lancaster.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 27 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.

Work with planning data?

Every application in Lancaster - and every UK council - as a live feed, an API, or a bulk CSV export.

About Plota's data service

Important details

Council
Lancaster
Application type
Listed Building Consent
Postcode
LA1 1PJ
Received
21 Oct 2026
Validated
21 Oct 2026
Ward
Castle Ward
Parish
Lancaster Non-Civil Parish
Case officer
Show
Target decision
16 Dec 2026
Applicant
Show

Decision outlook

Day 7 of the 56-day target. Lancaster usually decides listed building works by day 56.

Day 749 days to the 56-day target
51%decided within 8 weeks
94%approved
15%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 27 Oct 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15313680
Planning Portal ref
PP-15313680
Consultation
26 Oct 2026
Comments by
19 Nov 2026
Site or press notice
29 Oct 2026
Statutory expiry
16 Dec 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