An LAPL is the EASA version of an NPPL. If you have an NPPL, you can apply for an LAPL, if you had a pre-EASA PPL you can apply for an EASA PPL. To save time and paperwork, people who already hold an NPPL and have completed the EASA LAPL to PPL conversion requirements may apply for an EASA PPL, skipping the LAPL.
What you can't do is say "well, it took me 45 hours to get the NPPL so I should be given an EASA PPL". I suspect that the people at the CAA have told you this but you don't want to listen.