Brookhouse Old Hall Brookhouse Road Brookhouse Lancaster Lancashire LA2 9PA Data via plota.co.uk

Pending 25/0236/TPO
Council
Lancaster 5/10
Date received
3 Nov 2025
Date validated
3 Nov 2025
Postcode
LA2 9PA

Description

Yew (T1) - Reduce the branch/canopy on the North side of the tree that is resting on the boundary wall to reduce strain on the included bark union and preserve the boundary wall. Yew (T2) - Reduce the branches on the West side of the canopy that are overhanging the garden to balance shape and reduce strain on union. Data via plota.co.uk

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Decision outlook

Plota predicted a decision around 9 Oct 2026; it is now day 340.

Day 340, past the statutory target. 88% of full applications 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 340284 days past the 56-day target
73%decided within 8 weeks
88%approved
286decided in the last year

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

Site constraints 7

8 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin
Nearest: Barn South of Brookhouse Old Hall, Grade II, about 3 m from the postcode pin · 1 Grade II*, 7 Grade II
The site itself is not listed. Listed building consent is needed for work that affects the special interest of a listed building, inside or out, on top of planning permission. Setting can be a consideration for buildings nearby; there is no fixed radius.
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Historic England ↗
Forest Of Bowland National Landscape
Great weight to conserving the landscape; major development restricted.
Previously an area of outstanding natural beauty, which is still the designation in law. Since 2023 authorities must seek to further its purpose, not merely have regard to it.
Brookhouse 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 ↗
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 rivers. 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 ↗
Also on the record
Radon affected area, class 2; Inside the Caton 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 scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 8 October 2026. The pin for this application is the centre of its postcode rather than the building, so distances to nearby designations are measured from the postcode and can be out by the width of the postcode area. 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 £530,000 in June 2016. Semi-detached house, freehold.

10 June 2016£530,000

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

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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
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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

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