Lower Lune Valley Ward planning approval rate
Lower Lune Valley Ward ward in Lancaster has a 90.5% approval rate based on 201 planning decisions. Lancaster overall: 93.3%.
Last updated: March 2026
90.5%
ward approval rate
201
Decisions
182
Approved
19
Refused
93.3%
Lancaster average
Lower Lune Valley Ward is 2.8 percentage points below the Lancaster average, suggesting slightly tighter scrutiny in this ward. Preparation matters more here.
How Lower Lune Valley Ward compares
Lower Lune Valley Ward ward
90.5%
Lancaster overall
93.3%
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Recent decisions in Lower Lune Valley Ward
Screening request for the erection of machinery/agricultural storage building · Tue 10 Mar 2026
Screening request for the erection of agricultural machinery storage shed · Mon 12 Jan 2026
Screening request for the erection of a feed bin · Mon 12 Jan 2026
Yew (T1) - Reduce the branch/canopy on the North side of the tree that is restin · Tue 02 Dec 2025
Screening request for the construction of roof over existing cattle yard · Tue 02 Sep 2025
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Less than one set of revised drawings. Based on 4,014 decisions.