3 1 5 Health Club Mannin Way Lancaster Lancashire LA1 3PE Data via plota.co.uk

26/00668/FUL - Full Application Approved
Change of useCommercial & major worksSolar & renewablesUtility infrastructureCommercial premises

Proposal

Part change of use of car park to car valeting, erection of a canopy, installation of EV charging points and siting of two storage containers Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
26 Jun 2026
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Validated
31 Jul 2026
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Consultation
26 Aug 2026
✓
Approved
5 Oct 2026

Approved on 5 Oct 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 7 Oct 2026

Documents 13

Decision & officer reports 2

PDF officer report Officer Report p · 6 Oct 2026 View ↗ PDF Decision notice Decision Notices p · 6 Oct 2026 View ↗

Statements & assessments 5

PDF 77749-bace-26-00-dr-c-500 p02 Drainage strategy Supporting Information p · 28 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF Consultee response - arboricultural officer Consultee Response p · 23 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF Arboricultural impact assessment Supporting Information (p) · 31 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF Arboricultural method statement Supporting Information (p) · 31 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF 77749-bace-26-00-dr-c-500 p01 Drainage strategy Supporting Information (p) · 26 Jun 2026 View ↗

Plans & drawings 1

PDF 315-08-101b Existing site plan Application Amendments p · 18 Sept 2026 View ↗

Application forms 1

PDF Application form Application Forms (p) · 26 Jun 2026 View ↗

Consultation & comments 4

PDF Consultee response - united utilities Consultee Response p · 15 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF Consultee response- tree officer Consultee Response p · 25 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF Consultee response - highways Consultee Response p · 6 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF Cadent gas - no objection Consultee Response p · 4 Aug 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 5

National infrastructure project 293 m away: Heysham to M6 Link Road
The site is 293 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 ↗
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 2
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
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; Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) had this area as grade 3, but it predates the buildings here and the current map does not class it as farmland.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No listed building at the site

Checked on 6 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

Council
Lancaster
Application type
Full Application
Postcode
LA1 3PE
Received
26 Jun 2026
Validated
31 Jul 2026
Ward
Lower Lune Valley Ward
Parish
Quernmore
Case officer
Show
Target decision
9 Oct 2026
Decision
Application Permitted
Decision date
5 Oct 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
Show
Agent
JMP (NW) Ltd

How this decision compares

Decided in 66 days from validation, 11 days slower than Lancaster's median of 55 for changes of use. Approved, as 71% of changes of use here are.

71%decided within 8 weeks
71%approved
61decided in the last year

Plota live figures for changes of use decided by Lancaster in the last twelve months, from validation. Lancaster decision record →

Public comments

1comment received
1 objecting

20 neighbours consulted · Last counted 7 Oct 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15035209
Planning Portal ref
PP-15035209
Neighbours
31 Jul 2026
Consultation
26 Aug 2026
Comments by
23 Sept 2026
Site or press notice
26 Aug 2026
Statutory expiry
25 Sept 2026
Env. assessment
No

Historical activity at this location

17 nearby applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.

Within ~100m

Nearby activity

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2023 Approved
Lancaster Area Search And Rescue Research House Caton Road Lancaster Lancashire LA1 3PE
Change of use of part of office (E) to mixed use unit comprising retail (E), storage (B8)…
23/00726/VCN
2021 Withdrawn
Kidds Transport Limited Caton Road Lancaster Lancashire LA1 3PE
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21/01379/EIR
2020 Approved
Lancaster Area Search And Rescue Research House Caton Road Lancaster Lancashire LA1 3PE
Change of use of part of office (E) to mixed use unit comprising retail (E), storage (B8)…
20/00374/CU
2020 Approved
Lancaster Area Search And Rescue Research House Caton Road Lancaster Lancashire LA1 3PE
Change of use of part of office (E) to mixed use unit comprising retail (E), storage (B8)…
20/00374/CU
2018 Approved
Network House Caton Road Lancaster Lancashire LA1 3PE
Erection of fencing and sliding gate, and erection of a bin and generator store
18/01600/FUL
2018 Approved
Network House Caton Road Lancaster Lancashire LA1 3PE
Erection of fencing and sliding gate, and erection of a bin and generator store
18/01600/FUL
2018 Refused
Dennison Trailers Caton Road Lancaster Lancashire LA1 3PE
Discharge of condition 3 on approved application 17/01312/FUL
18/00032/DIS
2018 Refused
Dennison Trailers Caton Road Lancaster Lancashire LA1 3PE
Discharge of condition 3 on approved application 17/01312/FUL
18/00032/DIS
2017 Withdrawn
Research House 10A Caton Road Lancaster Lancashire LA1 3PE
Change of use of office (B1) to veterinary practice (D1), installation of air conditionin…
17/01422/FUL
2017 Withdrawn
Research House 10A Caton Road Lancaster Lancashire LA1 3PE
Change of use of office (B1) to veterinary practice (D1), installation of air conditionin…
17/01422/FUL
2016 Approved
McDonalds Restaurant Caton Road Lancaster Lancashire LA1 3PE
Discharge of condition 9 on approved application 16/01002/VCN
16/00214/DIS
2016 Approved
McDonalds Restaurant Caton Road Lancaster Lancashire LA1 3PE
Discharge of condition 9 on approved application 16/01002/VCN
16/00214/DIS
2016 Approved
Kidds Transport And Storage Caton Road Lancaster Lancashire LA1 3PE
Prior approval for the demolition of industrial building/warehouse
16/01168/PAD
2016 Approved
Kidds Transport And Storage Caton Road Lancaster Lancashire LA1 3PE
Prior approval for the demolition of industrial building/warehouse
16/01168/PAD
2016 Approved
Shell Garage Caton Road Lancaster Lancashire LA1 3PE
Discharge of conditions 3 and 4 on approved application 15/01451/FUL
16/00095/DIS
2016 Approved
Shell Garage Caton Road Lancaster Lancashire LA1 3PE
Discharge of conditions 3 and 4 on approved application 15/01451/FUL
16/00095/DIS
Lancaster
Planning Authority Score
5/10
Average
#147 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Change of use

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
Source: MHCLG planning statistics · See full council rankings