Planning application
24 Lord Street Burscough Ormskirk Lancashire L40 4BZ
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Certificate of Lawfulness (Proposed) - Change of use from C3 Dwelling to a C2 Children's Home for the care of one child.
As published by the council, reference 2026/0232/LDP
Application record
- Reference
- 2026/0232/LDP
- Type
- Lawful Development Cert. (proposed)
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Granted As published: Cert of Lawfulness (PROPOSED) Permitted
- Received
- 23 Mar 2026
- Validated
- 13 Apr 2026
- Decided
- 21 Sep 2026
- Ward
- Burscough Bridge & Rufford Ward
- Parish
- Burscough Town Council
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- L40 4BZ
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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23 Mar 2026
Received by Sefton
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13 Apr 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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21 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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7 Sep 2026
Status changed to Awaiting decision
Previously Registered.
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21 Sep 2026
Decision issued: Cert of Lawfulness (PROPOSED) Permitted
Who's behind it
Company information only, from the register and Companies House
Dimension Architecture Agent, an architecture practice registered in Manchester
Active · incorporated 2025 · Manchester
3 applications on PlanIndex · across 3 councils
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Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
10 documents on file for this application
- Site plan
- Ground & first floor plan
- Proposed site plan
- Statement of purpose
- Shift patterns statement
- Application form - without personal data
- Additional plans
- The location plan
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Sefton granted permission on 21 September 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.
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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