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Scotforth East Ward planning approval rate

Scotforth East Ward ward in Lancaster has a 86.5% approval rate based on 52 planning decisions. Lancaster overall: 93.3%.

Last updated: April 2026

86.5%
ward approval rate
52
Decisions
45
Approved
7
Refused
93.3%
Lancaster average

Scotforth East Ward is 6.8 percentage points below the Lancaster average, placing it among the stricter wards in Lancaster. Checking what gets approved nearby before applying is particularly important here.

How Scotforth East Ward compares

Scotforth East Ward ward (52 decided)
86.5%
Lancaster overall (4,014 decided)
93.3%
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Recent decisions in Scotforth East Ward

Conversion of existing garage to habitable room, including removal of garage doo · Thu 27 Nov 2025
Approved
Non material amendment to planning permission 23/00578/FUL to amend porch detail · Thu 08 Feb 2024
Approved
Proposed lawful development certificate for the construction of a dormer extensi · Tue 05 Dec 2023
Approved

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Less than one set of revised drawings. Based on 4,014 decisions.

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