30 Albert Road Morecambe Lancashire LA4 4HB Data via plota.co.uk

26/00669/FUL - Full Application Approved

Proposal

Installation of new front and rear doors Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
26 Jun 2026
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Consultation
30 Jun 2026
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Approved
30 Sept 2026

Approved on 30 Sept 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 1 Oct 2026

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 137 m away: Morecambe Bay
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 138 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 1

Last sold for £92,500 in August 2023. Other property, freehold.

22 August 2023£92,500Recorded 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 area203 m² (2,185 sq ft)
Energy ratingC (asset rating 70)
UseRetail/Financial and Professional Services
HeatingHeating and Natural Ventilation

From the energy performance certificate lodged in March 2023, 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
Full Application
Postcode
LA4 4HB
Received
26 Jun 2026
Validated
26 Jun 2026
Ward
West End Ward
Parish
Morecambe
Case officer
Show
Target decision
30 Sept 2026
Decision
Application Permitted
Decision date
30 Sept 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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Agent
A&T Architectural Design LTD
Freehold owner
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How this decision compares

Decided in 96 days from validation, 44 days slower than Lancaster's median of 52 for extensions. Approved, as 87% of extensions here are.

83%decided within 8 weeks
87%approved
321decided in the last year

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

Public comments

No public comments yet.

16 neighbours consulted · Last counted 1 Oct 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15039997
Planning Portal ref
PP-15039997
Neighbours
30 Jun 2026
Consultation
30 Jun 2026
Comments by
21 Aug 2026
Site or press notice
31 Jul 2026
Statutory expiry
21 Aug 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

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.

Freehold owner: Information produced by HM Land Registry. © Crown copyright 2026. Source: HM Land Registry, UK and overseas companies that own property in England and Wales, September 2026 release.