Summersgill Farm Helks Brow Wray Lancaster Lancashire LA2 8QX Data via plota.co.uk

26/00476/LB - Listed Building Consent Approved
Listed buildings

Proposal

Listed building application for the reinstatement of lime-based mortars, installation of two cast iron vents, installation of two windows to the north gable, replacement of all existing windows with new timber casement windows, replacement of guttering, downpipes and soil pipes, removal of concrete floors, installation of insulated limecrete floor incorporating underfloor heating, installation of plaster and alterations to internal partitions and ceilings, creation of new bathrooms, construction of balustrade at first floor level, creation of new openings and alterations to existing openings, installation of new kitchen, repair of floor structure, installation of internal walls, new heating system and ground source heat pump, removal and reinstatement of hardstanding Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
8 May 2026
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Validated
19 May 2026
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Consultation
26 May 2026
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Approved
10 Jul 2026

Approved on 10 Jul 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 19 Jul 2026

Documents 7

Decision & officer reports 2

PDF Decision notice Decision Notices (p) · 10 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF Delegated report Officer Report (p) · 9 Jul 2026 View ↗

Statements & assessments 2

PDF Design and access statement Design and Access Statements (p) · 19 May 2026 View ↗ PDF Rev a Heritage impact assessment Supporting Information (p) · 8 May 2026 View ↗

Application forms 1

PDF Application form Application Forms (p) · 8 May 2026 View ↗

Consultation & comments 2

PDF consultee response - conservation team Consultee Response (p) · 7 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF consultee response - county archaeology Consultee Response (p) · 17 Jun 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Associated applications 3

Site constraints 6

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.
Public footpath 2 m away
Matters where it crosses or adjoins the site: obstructing a path without a diversion order is an offence, and work cannot start until the order is confirmed.
Compiled from highway authority data, not the legal definitive map. A few authorities have not published, so no path shown is not proof there is none.
Agricultural land, grade 4
Poor quality farmland, not best and most versatile. Source: the Predictive Agricultural Land Classification Map (Defra and Natural England, 2025; the Welsh Government's Predictive ALC Map 2 in Wales), a model rather than a site survey. Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s), which most planning maps still show, had this area as grade 5. The predicted grade is Defra's current estimate; only a site survey settles it.
Where development of farmland is needed, policy prefers poorer land over the best and most versatile (grades 1, 2 and 3a). Three sources: Natural England's post-1988 field surveys, which are definitive where they exist; the Defra predictive map for England (2025) and the Welsh Government predictive map, modelled from the soil map with 3a and 3b split; and the 1970s provisional map, which planners and other services still show, coarser and with grade 3 undivided. Where the provisional and predicted grades disagree, treat the predicted grade as the current estimate and expect an application to carry its own survey.
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 1
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
1 listed building within 150 m
Nearest: Summersgill Farmhouse, Grade II, 38 m away
The site itself is not listed. 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.
Historic England ↗
Also on the record
Radon affected area, class 2.
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.

Building

Floor area159 m² (1,711 sq ft)
Energy ratingF (22 out of 100), could reach B
PropertyDetached house, 7 habitable rooms
BuiltBefore 1900
HeatingBoiler and radiators, coal
WallsSandstone, as built, no insulation (assumed)

From the energy performance certificate lodged in October 2014, the latest held for this property. The building may have changed since. View the certificate

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Important details

Council
Lancaster
Application type
Listed Building Consent
Postcode
LA2 8QX
Received
8 May 2026
Validated
19 May 2026
Ward
Lower Lune Valley Ward
Parish
Wray With Botton
Case officer
Show
Target decision
14 Jul 2026
Decision
Application Permitted
Decision date
10 Jul 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
Show
Agent
Upland Architecture

How this decision compares

Decided in 52 days from validation, 4 days faster than Lancaster's median of 56 for listed building works. Approved, as 94% 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-14882072
Planning Portal ref
PP-14882072
Consultation
26 May 2026
Comments by
3 Jul 2026
Site or press notice
12 Jun 2026
Statutory expiry
14 Jul 2026
Env. assessment
No

Historical activity at this location

4 previous applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.

This property

Previous applications at this address

2024 Approved
Creation of hardstanding
24/00475/AD
2024 Approved
Screening opinion for the creation of hardstanding
24/00654/EIR
2024 Approved
Creation of hardstanding
24/00475/AD
2024 Approved
Screening opinion for the creation of hardstanding
24/00654/EIR
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
Source: MHCLG planning statistics · See full council rankings

Energy performance: Energy performance certificates from the Energy Performance of Buildings Register, Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright 2026.