Planning application
Highfield Tears Lane Newburgh Wigan Lancashire WN8 7UA
Works: Extension Small domestic
Read from the description, not a valuation. How we read the register
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Certificate of Lawfulness (Proposed) - Single-storey extensions to sides and rear of existing detached single-storey dwelling.
As published by the council, reference 2026/0381/LDP
Application record
- Reference
- 2026/0381/LDP
- Type
- Lawful Development Cert. (proposed)
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Cert of Lawful (PROPOSED) Not Permitted
- Received
- 6 May 2026
- Validated
- 6 May 2026
- Decided
- 24 Jun 2026
- Ward
- Rural North East Ward
- Parish
- Newburgh
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- WN8 7UA
Site history
Applications at this address on the Sefton register
This site has had 2 applications since 2026: 2 approved, 0 refused.
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2026/0641/LDP Granted
Highfield Tears Lane Newburgh Wigan Lancashire WN8 7UA
Certificate of Lawfulness for a Proposed Single-storey extensions to sides and rear of existing detached single-storey dwelling. Refer to drawings ref: 356BD02
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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6 May 2026
Received by Sefton
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24 Jun 2026
Decision issued: Cert of Lawful (PROPOSED) Not Permitted
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21 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Who's behind it
Company information only, from the register and Companies House
Matt Wood : Architect Ltd Agent, an architecture practice registered in Ormskirk
Active · incorporated 2018 · Ormskirk
46 applications on PlanIndex · across 4 councils · 90% granted
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Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
8 documents on file for this application
- Officers recommendation report
- Cert of law (proposed) not permitted
- Application form - without personal data
- Floor plan - proposed
- Elevation (front) - proposed
- Roof plan - existing & proposed
- Block plan of the site & location plan
- Floor plan - existing
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Sefton granted permission on 24 June 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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