5 Moorside Road Brookhouse Lancaster Lancashire LA2 9PJ Data via plota.co.uk

26/00479/LB - Listed Building Consent Refused

Proposal

Listed building application for replacement windows Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

✓
Received
8 May 2026
✓
Validated
27 May 2026
✓
Consultation
28 May 2026
✗
Refused
21 Jul 2026
Appeal
Not lodged

Refused on 21 Jul 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 22 Jul 2026

Site constraints 6

Grade II listed: 5, Sunny Bank
List entry 1164059 · 2 m away · 7 more listed buildings within 150 m (1 Grade II*, 6 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 ↗
Forest Of Bowland National Landscape
Great weight to conserving the landscape; major development restricted.
Previously an area of outstanding natural beauty, which is still the designation in law. Since 2023 authorities must seek to further its purpose, not merely have regard to it.
Brookhouse 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 ↗
Also on the record
Radon affected area, class 2; Inside the Caton 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 scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 6 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.

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Important details

Council
Lancaster
Application type
Listed Building Consent
Postcode
LA2 9PJ
Received
8 May 2026
Validated
27 May 2026
Ward
Lower Lune Valley Ward
Parish
Caton With Littledale
Case officer
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Target decision
22 Jul 2026
Decision
Application Refused
Decision date
21 Jul 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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How this decision compares

Decided in 55 days from validation, about the council's usual 56 days. Refused, as 6% of listed building works here are.

56%decided within 8 weeks
94%approved
14%go to committee

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

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14819976
Planning Portal ref
PP-14819976
Neighbours
5 Jun 2026
Consultation
28 May 2026
Comments by
26 Jun 2026
Site or press notice
4 Jun 2026
Statutory expiry
22 Jul 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

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