They range from small scale house alterations, to plans for a new 50-unit business park.
There’s also more plans to turn residential homes into children’s care facilities and for a new convenience shop on a pub car park.
We’ve highlighted some of the most interesting applications from Preston, Chorley and South Ribble below.
5. Rum Jacks, 165 Towngate, Leyland
Bosses at Irish Bar, Rum Jacks, have applied for a retrospective change of use from restaurant to bar/pub. | Karen Jo-Anne Photo: Karen Jo-Anne
6. 5 and 6 Northgate, Leyland
Safecare4u has applied for a Certificate of lawful development to use both 5 and 6 Northgate, Leyland as children's care homes for one child in each property, aged between seven and 17, with 24-hour care. Each house would have two carers and a manager. Number 5 Northgate is pictured, 6 is opposite. | Google Photo: Google
7. Cardinal Newman College, Preston
Cardinal Newman College has applied for permission to erect five non-illuminated signs around its campus in Lark Hill. | Google
8. Maitland Mill, Maitland Street Industrial Estate, Maitland Street, Preston
An application has been made to change the use of a storage yard to general industrial, for the maintenance and repair of electricity generators. The application also involves increasing the boundary treatment by 0.8 metres. | Google Photo: Google