Bulk planning approval rate

Name: Bulk ward planning approval rate: Lancaster
Creator: PlanningLens
Published: 2026-09-13T13:10:49+00:00
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Bulk ward in Lancaster has a 98.5% approval rate based on 65 planning decisions. Lancaster overall: 86.3%.

Last updated: September 2026

98.5%

ward approval rate

Decisions

Approved

Refused

86.3%

Lancaster average

Bulk is 12.2 percentage points above the Lancaster average, making it one of the more permissive wards in this council area. Applications here have historically faced lower refusal rates.

How Bulk compares

Bulk ward (65 decided)

98.5%

Lancaster overall (1,758 decided)

86.3%

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Recent decisions in Bulk

No recent comparable residential decisions found for this ward specifically. Check the council-level data for a broader view.

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Other wards in Lancaster

Lower Lune Valley Ward (88.6%) Bolton And Slyne Ward (92.2%) Ellel Ward (77.1%) Upper Lune Valley Ward (90.7%) Castle Ward (92.6%) Silverdale Ward (93.5%) Upper Lune Valley (94.4%) Scotforth West Ward (94.0%) Kellet Ward 2015 (87.3%) Lower Lune Valley (94.1%) Halton-with-Aughton And Kellet Ward (85.5%) Silverdale (92.9%)

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