Land Adjacent Junction 33 Main Road Galgate Lancashire Data via plota.co.uk

26/00859/FUL - Full Application Awaiting decision

Proposal

Development of an agricultural business centre including the erection of an agricultural auction mart, erection of commercial business units, conversion of existing buildings to commercial premises, and alterations to land levels, formation of retaining structures, construction of associated access, infrastructure and landscaping Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
25 Aug 2026
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Validated
4 Sept 2026
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Consultation
8 Sept 2026
Decision
Expected by 4 Dec 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision by 16 Oct 2026, from Lancaster's recent agricultural works.

Comments are open until 8 Oct 2026

Comment on this application ↗

Documents 31

Statements & assessments 21

PDF Design, access and sustainable drainage statement Supporting Information (p) · 4 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF Transport and travel plan strategy Supporting Information (p) · 4 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF Drainage strategy Supporting Information (p) · 4 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF Lancaster canal biological heritage site Supporting Information (p) · 3 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF Shadow habitat regulations assessment Supporting Information (p) · 3 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF Bat, barn owl and nesting bird survey Supporting Information (p) · 3 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF Biodiversity net gain assessment Supporting Information (p) · 3 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF Preliminary ecological appraisal Supporting Information (p) · 3 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF River condition assessment Supporting Information (p) · 3 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF Bng metric Supporting Information (p) · 3 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF Phase i geoenvironmental site assessment - land off preston lancaster road - jul Supporting Information (p) · 25 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF 52-249-r1-1 Noise impact assessment - auction mart jct 33 Supporting Information (p) · 25 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF Heritage statement Supporting Information (p) · 25 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF Planning statement Supporting Information (p) · 25 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF Air quality assessment Supporting Information (p) · 25 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF Operation & maintenance plan for sustainable drainage systems Supporting Information (p) · 25 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF 62 h r g parkins Cut and fill assessment Supporting Information (p) · 25 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF Flood risk assessment Flood Risk Assessment (p) · 25 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF Arboricultural impact assessment Supporting Information (p) · 25 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF Landscape and visual impact assessment junction 33 Supporting Information (p) · 25 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF Transport assessment and travel plan strategy Supporting Information (p) · 24 Aug 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 4

Agricultural land, grade 3b
Not best and most versatile land (grades 1, 2 and 3a). 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) agrees.
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.
Also on the record
Radon affected area, class 2; 1 listed building within 150 m.
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.

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Important details

Council
Lancaster
Application type
Full Application
Postcode
LA2 0LH
Received
25 Aug 2026
Validated
4 Sept 2026
Ward
Ellel Ward
Parish
Ellel
Case officer
Show
Target decision
4 Dec 2026
Applicant
Show
Agent
Mason Gillibrand Architects

Decision outlook

Day 35, past Lancaster's usual 29 days for agricultural works. 96% are decided within thirteen weeks, so most likely by 4 Dec 2026.

Day 3521 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

2comments received
1 objecting1 neutral

4 neighbours consulted · Last counted 7 Oct 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15160519
Planning Portal ref
PP-15160519
Neighbours
8 Sept 2026
Consultation
8 Sept 2026
Comments by
8 Oct 2026
Site or press notice
15 Sept 2026
Statutory expiry
4 Dec 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