Planning decisions in Lancaster
As of 10 Jul 2026, covering the last 5 years.
On the public planning record, Lancaster approved 86% of 1,246 decided applications in the last 5 years. Here is the approval rate for the most common home-project types. It is useful before you apply and free for local reporters to cite with attribution to MyTrustedTraders.
Approval rate by project type
- Extension : 86% approved (327 decided, ~52 days)
- Rear extension : 88% approved (170 decided, ~49 days)
- Tree work : 100% approved (111 decided, ~31 days) †
- Demolition : 94% approved (107 decided, ~57 days)
- Change of use : 61% approved (93 decided, ~69 days)
- Listed building / conservation : 92% approved (88 decided, ~61 days)
- Loft conversion : 83% approved (88 decided, ~55 days)
- Side extension : 82% approved (79 decided, ~55 days)
- Roof / fenestration : 88% approved (48 decided, ~56 days)
- Windows & doors : 85% approved (47 decided, ~70 days)
- Solar / renewables : 87% approved (46 decided, ~56 days)
- Two-storey extension : 88% approved (42 decided, ~60 days)
† We hold no refused decisions for this type here, so treat a full approval rate with caution. The council's own portal has the complete history.
Method
Figures are aggregates over the public planning decisions we hold for Lancaster, matched to a project type from the application description. Overall approval is decided-weighted across project types, using each type's rate over the last 5 years where we hold enough decisions, otherwise its full record. Only types with at least five decided applications are shown. We publish aggregate counts only, with no application references or applicant names. Full method and limits.