Planning application
Lancashire Wildlife Trust Visitor Centre Mere Sands Wood Nature Reserve Holmeswood Road Rufford Ormskirk Lancashire L40 1TG
Works: Extension Small domestic
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Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Extension to overflow car park, erection of agricultural building, installation of log burning stove and pergola in cafe, replacement sewerage treament plant, 2 new water viewing platforms, erection of; pergola, natural play area and mud kitchen, bat roost, installation of fence to yard area.
As published by the council, reference 2024/0414/FUL
Application record
- Reference
- 2024/0414/FUL
- Type
- Full Planning Application
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Planning Permission Granted
- Received
- 13 May 2024
- Validated
- 4 Jun 2024
- Decided
- 23 Dec 2024
- Ward
- Burscough Bridge & Rufford Ward
- Parish
- Rufford
- Decision by
- Committee
- Postcode
- L40 1TG
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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13 May 2024
Received by Sefton
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4 Jun 2024
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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23 Dec 2024
Decision issued: Planning Permission Granted
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7 Sep 2026
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Sefton granted permission on 23 December 2024, subject to any conditions on the decision notice. Work must normally begin within three years or the permission lapses. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.
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