Thwaite Gate Farm Lancaster Road Carnforth Lancashire LA5 9EL Data via plota.co.uk

26/01033/VCN - Variation of a Condition Application Awaiting decision
AgriculturalChange of useNew homesSolar & renewables

Proposal

Prior approval for the conversion and change of use of agricultural buildings to 5 dwellings (pursuant to the variation of condition 2 on planning permission 26/00803/VCN to amend the plans to include 3 no. pv arrays on Plots 3,4 and 5) Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
16 Oct 2026
✓
Consultation
19 Oct 2026
Decision
Expected by 11 Dec 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision between 12 Nov 2026 and 27 Nov 2026, from Lancaster's recent agricultural works.

Comments are open until 10 Nov 2026

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Documents 3

Decision & officer reports 1

PDF 26/00803/vcn decision notice Decision Notices p · 28 Sept 2026 View ↗

Statements & assessments 1

PDF 6557 Heritage statement Heritage Statement p · 16 Oct 2026 View ↗

Application forms 1

PDF Application form Application Forms p · 16 Oct 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Associated applications 4

Site constraints 8

Green belt: Carnforth, Lancaster and Morecambe
Inappropriate development needs very special circumstances.
Green belt policy allows a short list of exceptions, such as limited extensions and replacement buildings. Anything else needs very special circumstances that clearly outweigh the harm. Some green belt land can count as grey belt, where it does not strongly serve the green belt's purposes. The council decides this in its green belt assessment or on each application, so we do not mark it here.
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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.
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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 4; Nature improvement area: Morecambe Bay Limestones and Wetlands; 1 listed building within 150 m; SSSI 482 m away: Crag Bank SSSI; Inside the Carnforth built-up area.
Not affected
No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 20 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.

Sales history 1

Last sold for £750,000 in October 2021. Other property, freehold.

14 October 2021£750,000Recorded as a transfer outside a standard sale

Sale prices from HM Land Registry's price paid record, matched to this application by its address.

Building

Floor area127 m² (1,367 sq ft)
Energy ratingG (17 out of 100), could reach D
PropertySemi-detached house, 8 habitable rooms
BuiltBefore 1900
HeatingRoom heaters, dual fuel (mineral and wood)
WallsSandstone or limestone, as built, no insulation (assumed)

From the energy performance certificate lodged in November 2018, 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
Variation of a Condition Application
Postcode
LA5 9EL
Received
16 Oct 2026
Validated
16 Oct 2026
Ward
Carnforth And Millhead Ward
Parish
Carnforth
Case officer
Show
Target decision
11 Dec 2026
Applicant
Show
Agent
Mason Gillibrand Architects

Decision outlook

Day 12 of the 56-day target. Lancaster usually decides agricultural works by day 29.

Day 1244 days to the 56-day target
88%decided within 8 weeks
55%approved
73decided in the last year

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

Public comments

No public comments yet.

1 neighbour consulted · Last counted 27 Oct 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15300370
Planning Portal ref
PP-15300370
Neighbours
19 Oct 2026
Consultation
19 Oct 2026
Comments by
10 Nov 2026
Statutory expiry
11 Dec 2026
Env. assessment
No

Historical activity at this location

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

This property

Previous applications at this address

2025
Prior approval for the conversion and change of use of agricultural buildings to 5 dwelli…
25/01220/PAA
2025
Prior approval for the conversion and change of use of agricultural buildings to 5 dwelli…
25/01220/PAA
2025 Approved
Discharge of conditions 2, 3, 4 and 5 on approved application 23/00058/PAA
25/00127/DIS
2025 Approved
Discharge of conditions 2, 3, 4 and 5 on approved application 23/00058/PAA
25/00127/DIS
2023 Approved
Prior approval for the change of use of agricultural buildings to 5 dwellings (C3)
23/00058/PAA
2023 Approved
Prior approval for the change of use of agricultural buildings to 5 dwellings (C3)
23/00058/PAA
2022 Withdrawn
Prior approval for the change of use of agricultural buildings to 5 dwellings (C3)
22/01368/PAA
2022 Withdrawn
Prior approval for the change of use of agricultural buildings to 5 dwellings (C3)
22/01368/PAA
2022 Withdrawn
Prior approval for the change of use of agricultural buildings to 5 dwellings (C3)
22/00952/PAA
2022 Withdrawn
Prior approval for the change of use of agricultural buildings to 5 dwellings (C3)
22/00952/PAA
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

Sale prices: Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

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.