Planning application
Valley Farm Lees Lane Dalton Wigan Lancashire WN8 7RB
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Retrospective planning permission for alterations to an existing detached garage to provide ancillary accommodation incidental to the main dwellinghouse.
As published by the council, reference 2026/0545/FUL
Application record
- Reference
- 2026/0545/FUL
- Type
- Full Planning Application
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Planning Permission Granted
- Received
- 29 Jun 2026
- Validated
- 15 Jul 2026
- Decided
- 8 Sep 2026
- Ward
- Rural North East Ward
- Parish
- Dalton
- Decision by
- Delegated unless Member request to Cttee
- Postcode
- WN8 7RB
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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29 Jun 2026
Received by Sefton
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15 Jul 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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21 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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8 Sep 2026
Decision issued: Planning Permission Granted
Who's behind it
Company information only, from the register and Companies House
Melrose Designs Agent, a design practice
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Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
23 documents on file for this application
- Dalton parish council-west lancashire borough council 52 derby street ormskirk l
- Site location plan
- Exisiting floor plans and elevations
- Proposed floor plans and elevations
- Agent response to neighbour comments
- Mr geoffrey taylor-prescott lodge lees lane wigan-supports(full)
- Consultation/neighbours notified
- Site notice
- Application form - without personal data
- Proposed plans
- Block plan of the site
- Site location plan
- Planning statement
- Existing plans
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Sefton granted permission on 8 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.
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