Torrisholme Ward planning approval rate
Torrisholme Ward ward in Lancaster has a 92.6% approval rate based on 68 planning decisions. Lancaster overall: 86.3%.
Last updated: September 2026
92.6%
ward approval rate
68
Decisions
63
Approved
5
Refused
86.3%
Lancaster average
Torrisholme Ward is 6.3 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 Torrisholme Ward compares
Torrisholme Ward ward
92.6%
Lancaster overall
86.3%
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Recent decisions in Torrisholme Ward
Installation of external access staircase, associated alteration of access gate · Thu 03 Sep 2026
Proposed lawful development certificate for the erection of a single storey side · Tue 18 Aug 2026
Retrospective change of use of church into one dwelling · Mon 10 Aug 2026
Demolition of existing garage and erection of single storey side and rear extens · Mon 06 Jul 2026
Erection of a single storey rear extension · Mon 15 Jun 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%)