Cumberland View Heysham Road Heysham Morecambe Lancashire LA3 1DE Data via plota.co.uk

26/00624/FUL - Full Application Awaiting decision
Change of useNew homesCommercial premises

Proposal

Part retrospective application for the change of use and conversion of public house with first floor ancillary accommodation to mixed use unit comprising of 5 apartments for short term holiday accommodation on the ground floor and short term holiday hostel accommodation on the first floor with associated parking Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
17 Jun 2026
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Validated
19 Jun 2026
✓
Consultation
11 Sept 2026
Decision
Expected by 14 Aug 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicted a decision soon after comments close on 25 Sept 2026; it is now day 112.

The consultation period closed on 25 Sept 2026.

Documents 8

Statements & assessments 2

PDF Planning statement Supporting Information (p) · 18 Jun 2026 View ↗ PDF Flood risk assessment Supporting Information (p) · 18 Jun 2026 View ↗

Application forms 1

PDF Application form Application Forms (p) · 18 Jun 2026 View ↗

Consultation & comments 4

PDF County highways response Consultee Response (p) · 13 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF consultee response - natural england Consultee Response (p) · 2 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF consultee response - sport england Consultee Response (p) · 24 Jun 2026 View ↗ PDF consultee response - waste and recycling officer Consultee Response (p) · 24 Jun 2026 View ↗

Other documents 1

PDF Visitor information pack Supporting Information (p) · 18 Jun 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 7

Flood zone 2, rivers and sea
Medium chance: between a 1 in 100 and 1 in 1,000 annual chance from rivers, or 1 in 200 to 1 in 1,000 from the sea. Any development here needs a flood risk assessment. Defences are not counted.
The Environment Agency flood map for planning. Homes in zone 3 must also pass the sequential test. Surface water flooding is a separate map.
Flood map ↗
Special protection area 80 m away: Morecambe Bay and Duddon Estuary
Work nearby can need a habitats assessment.
Harm to a protected site is only accepted where there is no alternative and an overriding public interest.
SSSI 80 m away: Morecambe Bay SSSI
Natural England may need consulting, depending on what is proposed.
Sites of special scientific interest are the best wildlife and geological sites in the country. Development likely to harm one is rarely permitted.
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 2
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Also on the record
Radon affected area, class 2; Nature improvement area: Morecambe Bay Limestones and Wetlands; Inside the Heysham built-up area.
Not affected
Not green belt · No listed building at the site · 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 area527 m² (5,673 sq ft)
Energy ratingC (asset rating 58)
UseA3/A4/A5 Restaurant and Cafes/Drinking Establishments and Hot Food takeaways
HeatingHeating and Natural Ventilation

From the energy performance certificate lodged in October 2021, 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
Full Application
Postcode
LA3 1DE
Received
17 Jun 2026
Validated
19 Jun 2026
Ward
Heysham North Ward
Parish
Morecambe
Case officer
Show
Target decision
14 Aug 2026
Applicant
Show
Agent
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Decision outlook

Day 112, past the statutory target. 84% of changes of use in Lancaster are decided within thirteen weeks; extensions of time are common, and the council need not decide on the day. Last seen undecided on 8 Oct 2026.

Day 11256 days past the 56-day target
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

7comments received
2 objecting5 supporting

71% support · above the UK average of 16%

27 neighbours consulted · Last counted 8 Oct 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Neighbours
19 Jun 2026
Consultation
11 Sept 2026
Comments by
25 Sept 2026
Site or press notice
1 Jul 2026
Statutory expiry
14 Aug 2026
Env. assessment
No

Historical activity at this location

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

Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2025
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2025
153 Heysham Road Heysham Morecambe Lancashire LA3 1DE
Change of use from cafe into a self contained flat
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2024 Approved
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2024 Approved
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Rendering of external walls
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2021 Approved
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2021 Approved
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2021 Refused
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Advertisement application for the display of internally illuminated digital poster board…
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2018 Approved
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Change of use of hairdressers (A1) to one bedroom ground floor flat (C3) and erection of…
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2018 Approved
154 Heysham Road Heysham Morecambe Lancashire LA3 1DJ
Change of use of hairdressers (A1) to one bedroom ground floor flat (C3) and erection of…
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2017 Approved
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Change of use from single dwellinghouse (C3) to 4 self contained flats (C3) with associat…
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2017 Withdrawn
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2016 Approved
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Installation of a replacement shop front
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2016 Approved
135 Heysham Road Heysham Morecambe Lancashire LA3 1DB
Installation of a replacement shop front
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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
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

Freehold boundary: © Crown copyright and database rights 2026, HM Land Registry. Polygons © Crown copyright and database rights 2026 Ordnance Survey 100026316. Conditions of use

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.