Four supported flats at 87 King Street, Lancaster
Summary of planning committee decision
Decided by Lancaster Planning Regulatory Committee on 28 Jul 2025.
What was proposed
The application sought to convert an office into four self-contained one-bedroom flats for short-term supported housing, with external alterations and a bin store.
“This application seeks planning permission for the conversion of the office building (Use Class E) to 4x 1-bed apartments. The apartments are intended to be used as short-term supported housing for…”
Officer report
The site
The site is a three-storey Grade II listed end terrace in the Lancaster Conservation Area, next to a council car park.
“The property that forms the subject of this application relates to a three-storey end terrace, which is a Grade II Listed Building located on King Street within the Lancaster Conservation Area. The building is adjacent to a City Council car park, located on the corner of Spring Garden Street. The property was most recently leased as offices until November 2021.”
“The site is located within the air quality management area for Lancaster gyratory road, in an area at risk of groundwater flooding to subsurface assets. The Lancaster gyratory road is a designated cycle network and public transport corridor.”
Officer report
Earlier permissions
Earlier permissions approved largely similar development, while this application added an air source heat pump, solar panels and air vents.
“Similar applications at this site have previously been approved through permissions 23/01441/FUL and 23/01442/LB, which were granted planning and listed building consent for use and development largely described above. In addition to the above developments, this application seeks renewable energy facilities that have not formed part of previous permissions at the site. An air source heat pump is to be installed within the walled rear yard area.”
Officer report
The committee vote
Councillors proposed approval subject to the report’s conditions, and 15 voted for it with none against or abstaining.
“That the application be approved subject to the conditions in the Committee Report.”
“Upon being put to the vote, 15 Councillors voted in favour of the proposal with none against and no abstentions, whereupon the Chair declared the proposal to have been carried.”
Minutes
The decision
The application was approved subject to conditions covering timing, plans, materials, glazing, renewable energy equipment, storage and ecological mitigation.
“That the application be approved subject to the following conditions:”
“Standard 3 year timescale. Development in accordance with the amended approved plans. Precise details and samples external materials. Details of ventilation and secondary, double and triple glazing. Details of solar panels, including mounting method, and ASHP. Implementation of bike and bin stores, including details of the enclosure.”
Minutes
Conditions applied
The conditions included single occupation for up to two years for the top-floor apartment and an ecological homeowner pack.
“Ecological homeowner pack – HRA mitigation. Single occupation for up-to 2 years top floor apartment only.”
Minutes
Sources
- Lancaster Planning Regulatory Committee minutes, 28 July 2025
- Agenda and papers (council website)
Source: Plota analysis of Lancaster's committee minutes and officer report. Quotations are the council's own words; headings and summaries are Plota's.
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- Council
- Lancaster
- Date
- Monday 28 July 2025
- Recommendation
- Officers recommended approval
- Committee decided
- Approved
- Vote
- 15 for, 0 against
- Minutes
- The council's minutes
- Meeting
- Agenda and papers (council website)
- Application
- The application (council website)
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