Planning application
24 Lord Street Burscough Ormskirk Lancashire L40 4BZ
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
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
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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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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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See their track recordDocuments
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
8 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
Trade members open them from here.
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.
Nearby applications
Within 500 metres
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24 Lord Street Burscough Ormskirk Lancashire L40 4BZ
96% historically approved · decision due ~8 Jun
Certificate of Lawfulness (Proposed) - Change of use from C3 Dwelling to a C2 Children's Home for the care of one child.
Awaiting decision Lawful development 8 docsDomestic -
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2 Lord Street Burscough Ormskirk Lancashire L40 4BZ
86% historically approved · decision due ~22 Jul
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Village Barbers 58 Liverpool Road North Burscough Ormskirk Lancashire L40 4BY
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Village Barbers 58 Liverpool Road North Burscough Ormskirk Lancashire L40 4BY
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2026/0534/LDP Granted
Danshaven Back Moss Lane Burscough Ormskirk Lancashire L40 4BD
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2026/0604/LDC Refused
Brymar Higher Lane Dalton Wigan Lancashire WN8 7RP
Certificate of Lawfulness - Relating to the use of the site edged red on Plan 1. The buildings have been, and continue to be, used for domestic storage purposes, the land has been, and continues to be, used as residential amenity, both ancillary to the dwelling known as Brymar, Higher Lane, Dalton, WN8 7RP.
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2026/0759/LDC Awaiting decision
Mole Hall 8 Holland Moss Skelmersdale Lancashire WN8 9PZ
Certificate of Lawfulness - C3 Use of Mobile Home and Land to the north-west of Mole Hall, 8 Holland Moss, Skelmersdale, WN8 9PZ.
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2026/0609/LDP Granted
11 Enstone Tanhouse Skelmersdale Lancashire WN8 6AW
Children's Care Home for 1 child C2 Use
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2026/0563/LDP Granted
7 Skull House Lane Appley Bridge Wigan Lancashire WN6 9DR
Certificate of Lawfulness for a proposed loft conversion with rear facing dormer and two front facing Velux rooflights, proposed single storey rear extension, and proposed detached single garage to the rear.