Planning application
Holly Bank Farm Coopers Lane Hilldale Heskin Lancashire
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Application for determination as to whether prior approval of details is required - Change of Use from Agricultural Building to 1 No. Dwellings.
As published by the council, reference 2024/1001/PNC
Application record
- Reference
- 2024/1001/PNC
- Type
- Prior Notification - Change of Use
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Granted As published: PNC Prior Approval NOT required
- Received
- 21 Nov 2024
- Validated
- 21 Nov 2024
- Decided
- 16 Jan 2025
- Ward
- Rural North East Ward
- Parish
- Wrightington
- Decision by
- Prior Notification 56 days
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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21 Nov 2024
Received by Sefton
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16 Jan 2025
Decision issued: PNC Prior Approval NOT required
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28 Sep 2026
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PWA Planning Agent, a planning consultancy registered in Kenilworth
Active · incorporated 2013 · Kenilworth
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7 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Sefton granted permission on 16 January 2025, 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.
About prior approval applications
Prior approval applies where permitted development rights already grant the principle of the work, leaving the council only the specific matters the rules name, commonly within 56 days. More in our guide to planning application types.
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