13 - 15 Chapel Street Lancaster Lancashire LA1 1NZ Data via plota.co.uk

26/00971/FUL - Full Application Awaiting decision

Proposal

Relevant demolition of existing building Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
29 Sept 2026
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Consultation
30 Sept 2026
Decision
Expected by 24 Nov 2026

This application is under consideration - no decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision around 24 Nov 2026, from Lancaster's recent demolitions. Comments are open until 29 Oct 2026.

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Site constraints 7

Grade II listed: Abbotts Stained Glass Workshop
List entry 1290590 · 27 m away · 21 more listed buildings within 150 m (3 Grade II*, 18 Grade II)
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 ↗
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 ↗
Lancaster 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.
Also on the record
Scheduled monument 242 m away: Part of a Roman fort and its associated vicus and remains of a pre-Conquest monastery and a Benedictine priory on Castle Hill; Heritage at risk 64 m away: Church of St John, North Road; Inside the Lancaster built-up area; Air quality management area 17 m away: City of Lancaster AQMA.
Not affected
Not green belt

Checked on 1 October 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England 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

Last sold for £720,000 in January 2025. Other property, freehold.

8 January 2025£720,000Recorded as a transfer outside a standard sale
3 April 2019£800,000Recorded as a transfer outside a standard sale

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

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Important details

Council
Lancaster
Application type
Full Application
Postcode
LA1 1NZ
Received
29 Sept 2026
Validated
29 Sept 2026
Ward
Castle Ward
Parish
Lancaster Non-Civil Parish
Case officer
Show
Target decision
24 Nov 2026
Applicant
Show
Agent
Alston + Donnelly Architecture Limited
Freehold owner
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Decision outlook

Day 5 of the 56-day target. Lancaster usually decides demolitions by day 56.

Day 551 days to the 56-day target
62%decided within 8 weeks
95%approved
72decided in the last year

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

Public comments

No public comments yet.

33 neighbours consulted · Last counted 1 Oct 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15024731
Neighbours
30 Sept 2026
Consultation
30 Sept 2026
Comments by
29 Oct 2026
Site or press notice
1 Oct 2026
Statutory expiry
24 Nov 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 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.