Halton Community Association The Centre Low Road Halton Lancaster Lancashire LA2 6NB Data via plota.co.uk

26/00851/FUL - Full Application Approved

Proposal

Erection of a single storey front extension and alterations to access ramp Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
24 Aug 2026
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Consultation
26 Aug 2026
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Approved
16 Oct 2026

Approved on 16 Oct 2026 · Delegated · Last checked 17 Oct 2026

Site constraints 5

National infrastructure project 926 m away: Heysham to M6 Link Road
The site is 926 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 ↗
Conservation area 17 m away: Halton
The edge of the area; work outside it can still affect its setting.
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 Halton (Lancaster) built-up area; Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) had this area as grade 4, 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
LA2 6NB
Received
24 Aug 2026
Validated
24 Aug 2026
Ward
Halton-with-Aughton And Kellet Ward
Parish
Halton With Aughton
Case officer
Show
Target decision
19 Oct 2026
Decision
Application Permitted
Decision date
16 Oct 2026
Decision level
Delegated
Agent
Rocket Architects LLP

How this decision compares

Decided in 53 days from validation, about the council's usual 52 days. Approved, as 87% of extensions here are.

83%decided within 8 weeks
87%approved
321decided in the last year

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

Public comments

No public comments yet.

14 neighbours consulted · Last counted 17 Oct 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15178439
Planning Portal ref
PP-15178439
Neighbours
26 Aug 2026
Consultation
26 Aug 2026
Comments by
28 Sept 2026
Site or press notice
7 Sept 2026
Statutory expiry
19 Oct 2026
Env. assessment
No
Lancaster
Planning Authority Score
5/10
Average
#147 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder 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