Planning application
Brymar Higher Lane Dalton Wigan Lancashire WN8 7RP
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
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.
As published by the council, reference 2026/0604/LDC
Application record
- Reference
- 2026/0604/LDC
- Type
- Lawful Development Cert. (existing)
- Status
- Awaiting decision
- Received
- 16 Jul 2026
- Validated
- 16 Jul 2026
- Ward
- Rural North East Ward
- Parish
- Dalton
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- WN8 7RP
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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16 Jul 2026
Received by Sefton
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22 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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12 Sep 2026
Status changed to Awaiting decision
Previously Registered.
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 10 September 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.
Who's behind it
Company information only, from the register and Companies House
MWT Planning Limited Agent, a planning consultancy registered in Preston
Active · incorporated 2024 · Preston
66 applications on PlanIndex · across 14 councils · 68% granted
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See their track recordDocuments
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
6 documents on file for this application
- Site notice
- Consultation/neighbours notified
- Application form - without personal data
- Plan 1
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 56 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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