Planning application
Thorns Farm Black-a-Moor Lane Downholland Ormskirk Lancashire L39 7HX
Works: Extension Demolition Small domestic
Read from the description, not a valuation. How we read the register
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Two-storey side and rear extension following demolition of single-storey extension, a first floor extension to the rear and rebuilding of gable wall.
As published by the council, reference 2026/0458/FUL
Application record
- Reference
- 2026/0458/FUL
- Type
- Full Planning Application
- Status
- Registered
- Received
- 3 Jun 2026
- Validated
- 3 Jun 2026
- Ward
- Rural West Ward
- Parish
- Downholland
- Decision by
- Delegated unless Member request to Cttee
- Postcode
- L39 7HX
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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3 Jun 2026
Received by Sefton
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21 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 29 July 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 60 days over the applications it decided in the last year.
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
9 documents on file for this application
- Dusk survey results
- Inspection & assessment - bats & breeding birds
- Merseyside & west lancashire bat group
- Neighbour notification plan
- Site notice
- Location, floor and elevation plans
- Existing and proposed
- Greenbelt assessment
- Application form
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 full applications in a median of 76 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.
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