13 Albert Road Morecambe Lancashire LA4 4HD Data via plota.co.uk

26/00636/FUL - Full Application Awaiting decision
Change of useShopfrontsCommercial premises

Proposal

Retrospective change of use of retail unit with flat above into takeaway with a flat above and alterations to shop front Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
19 Jun 2026
✓
Validated
23 Jun 2026
✓
Consultation
24 Jun 2026
Decision
Target date was 18 Aug 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicted a decision around 28 Oct 2026; it is now day 127.

The consultation period closed on 23 Jul 2026.

Documents 5

Statements & assessments 3

PDF Flood risk assessment Supporting Information (p) · 23 Jun 2026 View ↗ PDF Heritage statement Supporting Information (p) · 23 Jun 2026 View ↗ PDF Planning statement Design and Access Statements (p) · 19 Jun 2026 View ↗

Application forms 1

PDF Application form Application Forms (p) · 19 Jun 2026 View ↗

Consultation & comments 1

PDF consultee response - county highways Consultee Response (p) · 1 Jul 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 8

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 ↗
Morecambe West End conservation area
Demolition needs planning permission and permitted development is restricted.
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 ↗
Special protection area 120 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.
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 2
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Radon affected area, class 5
An estimated 10 to 30% of homes reach the radon action level. Indicative for the 1 km square, which takes the highest class found in it; a radon test gives the answer for a building.
From the British Geological Survey and UK Health Security Agency indicative atlas. Under building regulations, as the BRE guide BR 211 (2023) sets out, new buildings and extensions need basic radon protection from class 3 in England and Wales and from class 2 in Scotland, and full protection from class 5. The class at the site itself, from the detailed BGS map, decides which.
UKHSA radon ↗
SSSI 120 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.
Also on the record
Nature improvement area: Morecambe Bay Limestones and Wetlands; Inside the Morecambe 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.

Sales history 2

No sale at a full price is recorded: the entries below are transfers of land or at a nominal price.

23 October 1997£6,000Terraced house, freehold. A nominal price
12 May 1997£8,500Terraced house, leasehold. A nominal price

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

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Important details

Council
Lancaster
Application type
Full Application
Postcode
LA4 4HD
Received
19 Jun 2026
Validated
23 Jun 2026
Ward
West End Ward
Parish
Morecambe
Case officer
Show
Target decision
18 Aug 2026
Applicant
Show
Agent
ICI Architecture Studio

Decision outlook

Day 127, 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 26 Oct 2026.

Day 12771 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

28comments received
2 objecting1 neutral25 supporting

89% support · above the UK average of 16%

13 neighbours consulted · Last counted 26 Oct 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15024726
Planning Portal ref
PP-15024726
Neighbours
23 Jun 2026
Consultation
24 Jun 2026
Comments by
23 Jul 2026
Site or press notice
29 Jun 2026
Statutory expiry
18 Aug 2026
Env. assessment
No

Historical activity at this location

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

Within ~100m

Nearby activity

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2025
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2025
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2022 Approved
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Demolition of existing single storey rear extension and removal of existing rear steps, a…
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2022 Approved
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Demolition of existing single storey rear extension and removal of existing rear steps, a…
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2021 Approved
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Removal of rear chimney stack
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2021 Refused
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2021 Approved
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Change of use of nursery (E) and flat (C3) to mixed use unit comprising of office/meeting…
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2021 Approved
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Installation of a replacement timber shop front
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2017 Approved
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Installation of new shop front
17/01587/FUL
2017 Approved
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2017 Withdrawn
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Alterations to front elevation of building and side and rear elevations of rear outrigger
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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

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