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24 Lord Street Burscough Ormskirk Lancashire L40 4BZ

Awaiting decision Sefton 2026/0232/LDP Lawful Development Cert. (proposed)

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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
Awaiting decision
Received
23 Mar 2026
Validated
13 Apr 2026
Ward
Burscough Bridge & Rufford Ward
Parish
Burscough Town Council
Decision by
Delegated
Postcode
L40 4BZ

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 23 Mar 2026

    Received by Sefton

  2. 13 Apr 2026

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 21 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  4. 7 Sep 2026

    Status changed to Awaiting decision

    Previously Registered.

  5. Decision

    Awaiting decision

    Decision expected by 8 June 2026, 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

Dimension Architecture Agent, an architecture practice registered in Manchester

Active · incorporated 2025 · Manchester

4 applications on PlanIndex · across 4 councils

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Documents

Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report

8 documents on file for this application

  • Site plan Site Layout Plan · 14 Apr 2026
  • Ground & first floor plan Floor Layout Plan · 14 Apr 2026
  • Proposed site plan Site Layout Plan · 08 Apr 2026
  • Statement of purpose Miscellaneous · 26 Mar 2026
  • Shift patterns statement Miscellaneous · 26 Mar 2026
  • Application form - without personal data Application Form · 23 Mar 2026
  • Additional plans Plans · 23 Mar 2026
  • The location plan Superceded · 23 Mar 2026

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What 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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