Garage conversion planning approval rate in Lancaster
88% of 16 decided garage conversion applications in Lancaster were approved.
Checked against 20.6 million UK planning applications on file across 420 planning authorities. Approval rates from 2,343,419 decisions we classified across 181 councils in England.
A similar project nearby can help you understand the council's decisions. Its outcome does not establish what will be acceptable at your address.
88%
Approval rate, all years, from 16 decided
16
decided garage conversion applications in Lancaster: 14 approved, 2 refused
Unknown
Recent rate, decided since 2022: only 5 decided, fewer than 8
How to read these rates
These are historical outcomes for the applications in our archive, not the chance of approval for your property. Compare the same project type and read the decided count alongside each percentage.
About the planning data
Rate = approved divided by approved plus refused, using the decisions in our classified archive. Rates are withheld as unknown where fewer than 8 records of that project type were decided. Withdrawn applications are excluded. The eight-record threshold is a display rule, not a guarantee that a sample is statistically reliable.
Recent means records dated 2022 or later. Records without a year are excluded from the recent rate but remain in the all-years figure. Historical coverage varies by council, and duplicate application references may remain in the archive.
Approval rates from 2,343,419 decisions we classified across 181 councils in England. The wider 20.6 million application catalogue is accessible through PlanIT; it is not the dataset used to calculate these percentages.
Read the full methodology and coverage notes.
Project types and outcomes are classified from council records. Check the original application and decision notice before relying on an individual example. A page rebuild does not mean every council record has just been refreshed.
Coverage for this project type
Dated records in this archive span 2015 to 2026. 0 of 16 decided records have no year recorded. Coverage may have gaps within the date range.
5 decided records are dated 2022 or later; too few to display a recent rate. This is an archive count, not a measure of all current council activity.
Small archive sample: only 16 decided records support this figure. A small number of different outcomes can substantially change the percentage.
These project categories can include different application routes and proposals combining several kinds of work. Read the proposal and decision type before comparing it with your project.
Check planning requirements in Lancaster, or read about permitted development in Lancaster. An approval rate does not decide which route your property qualifies for.
Example garage conversion decisions in Lancaster
These examples deliberately include approved and refused applications where available. They are not a representative sample or a list of the latest decisions. Look up each reference on the council's planning search to read the plans and decision notice.
Visit Lancaster's official website to find its planning register and search the references below. Descriptions may be shortened.
| Reference | Year | Decision | Application |
|---|---|---|---|
| 25/01232/FUL | 2026 | Refused | Conversion of garage to ancillary living accommodation in association with 6 Buckingham Place 6 Buckingham Place Morecambe Lancashire LA3 1BQ |
| 25/00749/FUL | 2025 | Approved | Retrospective application for the conversion of a garage into habitable room with removal of garage door/insertion of a window and installation of a covered... 2 Allandale Gardens Lancaster Lancashire LA1 5JN |
| 25/01156/FUL | 2025 | Approved | Conversion of existing garage to habitable room, including removal of garage door and installation of window 36 Hala Road Lancaster Lancashire LA1 4QJ |
| 22/00262/FUL | 2022 | Approved | Conversion of part of garage into ancillary living accommodation in association with 23 Main Road including installation of flue, soil vent pipe, insertion o... 23 Main Road Nether Kellet Carnforth Lancashire LA6 1EZ |
| 22/01196/PLDC | 2022 | Approved | Proposed lawful development certificate for the conversion of garage to create ancillary living accommodation in association with 417 Lancaster Road 417 Lancaster Road Morecambe Lancashire LA4 6NB |
| 19/01410/FUL | 2020 | Refused | Part conversion of existing garage to additional living accommodation and installation of a door to the rear 20 Allandale Gardens Lancaster Lancashire LA1 5JN |
About the planning data
Checked against 20.6 million UK planning applications on file across 420 planning authorities. Approval rates from 2,343,419 decisions we classified across 181 councils in England.
Other project types in Lancaster
- Single-storey rear extension 89%, 285 decided
- Two-storey rear extension 85%, 65 decided
- Wraparound extension 92%, 61 decided
- Side extension 90%, 140 decided
- Loft conversion and dormer 95%, 41 decided
- Rooflight 98%, 41 decided
- Outbuilding and garden room 97%, 32 decided
- Porch 85%, 26 decided
- Basement 100%, 12 decided
- Window and door 94%, 87 decided