Bulk Ward planning approval rate
Bulk Ward ward in Lancaster has a 94.4% approval rate based on 71 planning decisions. Lancaster overall: 86.3%.
Last updated: September 2026
94.4%
ward approval rate
71
Decisions
67
Approved
4
Refused
86.3%
Lancaster average
Bulk Ward is 8.1 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 Ward compares
Bulk Ward ward
94.4%
Lancaster overall
86.3%
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Recent decisions in Bulk Ward
Change of use of dwellinghouse and garage into 6-bed house in multiple occupatio · Fri 28 Aug 2026
Removal of existing all weather sports pitch, erection of 2 houseblocks, a works · Tue 18 Aug 2026
Construction of dormer extension to the rear elevation and installation of roofl · Tue 28 Jul 2026
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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%)