Planning application
Former Forest View Nurseries Back Lane Newburgh Lancashire
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Change of use of former horticulture buildings comprising glasshousing and polytunnels to permit general storage (use class B8).
As published by the council, reference 2025/1054/COU
Application record
- Reference
- 2025/1054/COU
- Type
- Change of Use
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Planning Permission Granted
- Received
- 9 Dec 2025
- Validated
- 27 Jan 2026
- Decided
- 5 Aug 2026
- Ward
- Rural North East Ward
- Parish
- Newburgh
- Decision by
- Delegated unless Member request to Cttee
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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9 Dec 2025
Received by Sefton
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27 Jan 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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21 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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5 Aug 2026
Decision issued: Planning Permission Granted
Who's behind it
Company information only, from the register and Companies House
NRE Surveyors Ltd Agent, a surveying firm registered in Ormskirk
Active · incorporated 2011 · Ormskirk
6 applications on PlanIndex · across 2 councils
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Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
19 documents on file for this application
- Decision-full planning cou - approved
- Committee 30th july 2026
- Highways comments additional
- Committee 18th june 2026
- Eh response
- Highways
- Mr steven parsley - fyldings cottage, back lane
- Parish council sandra jones-10 priory close burscough ormskirk-objects(full)
- Vehicle tipper
- Vehicle tipper
- Highways
- Site notice
- Consultation/neighbours notified
- Amended app form
- Existing
- Proposed
- Planning statement
- Site location plan
- Existing polytunnel floor and elevations
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Sefton granted permission on 5 August 2026, 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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