Planning application
Land To The North Of Back Lane Newburgh Lancashire
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Lawful Development Certificate - Use of land for the siting of a caravan in association with the agriculture use
As published by the council, reference 2025/0639/LDC
Application record
- Reference
- 2025/0639/LDC
- Type
- Lawful Development Cert. (existing)
- Status
- Registered
- Received
- 22 Jul 2025
- Validated
- 19 Sep 2025
- Ward
- Rural North East Ward
- Parish
- Newburgh
- Decision by
- Delegated
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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22 Jul 2025
Received by Sefton
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19 Sep 2025
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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21 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 14 November 2025, 8 weeks from validation under the statutory target for most applications. Extensions of time are common and are agreed case by case.
Sefton took a median of 62 days over the applications it decided in the last year.
Who's behind it
Company information only, from the register and Companies House
ML Planning Consultancy Ltd Agent, a planning consultancy
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Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
3 documents on file for this application
- Application form - without personal data
- The location plan
- Additional plans
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Open the documentsWhat happens while it is decided
This application is with Sefton for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year Sefton decided lawful development applications in a median of 57 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.
About lawful development applications
A lawful development certificate is a legal determination that existing or proposed works do not need planning permission; the merits of the scheme are not considered. More in our guide to planning application types.
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2026/0621/LDP Granted
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