Land To The Rear Of 87 White Lund Road Morecambe Lancashire LA3 3DX Data via plota.co.uk

26/00824/FUL - Full Application Awaiting decision

Proposal

Change of use of land for the siting of 5 gypsy/traveller pitches Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
11 Aug 2026
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Validated
21 Sept 2026
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Consultation
21 Sept 2026
Decision
Expected by 16 Nov 2026

As of 28 Sept 2026, the council is no longer showing this application on their planning portal. It may have been withdrawn or re-listed under a different reference. We've stopped checking it for updates.

Site constraints 7

In flood zones plus climate change
Inside the extent flood zones 2 and 3 could reach with climate change: the Central allowance for the 2080s on rivers, the Upper End allowance for sea level rise to 2125. From the sea. Defences are not counted.
The Environment Agency flood map for planning. Councils use it to decide when a flood risk assessment and the sequential test are needed. It is indicative and does not show whether a particular property will flood.
Flood map ↗
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
National infrastructure project 1182 m away: Heysham to M6 Link Road; Radon affected area, class 2; Nature improvement area: Morecambe Bay Limestones and Wetlands; Inside the Morecambe 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
LA3 3DX
Received
11 Aug 2026
Validated
21 Sept 2026
Ward
Westgate Ward
Parish
Heaton With Oxcliffe
Case officer
Show
Target decision
16 Nov 2026
Applicant
Show
Agent
Robert Beal

Decision outlook

Day 18 of the 56-day target. Lancaster usually decides changes of use by day 55.

Day 1838 days to 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

No public comments yet.

20 neighbours consulted · Last counted 22 Sept 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Neighbours
21 Sept 2026
Consultation
21 Sept 2026
Comments by
13 Oct 2026
Statutory expiry
16 Nov 2026
Env. assessment
No
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