Planning application
Brymar Higher Lane Dalton Wigan Lancashire WN8 7RP
Refused. Only the applicant can appeal, within the statutory time limit, and a revised scheme can be submitted instead.
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
- Decided
- Decision
- Refused As published: Cert of Lawfulness (EXISTING) REFUSED
- Received
- 16 Jul 2026
- Validated
- 16 Jul 2026
- Decided
- 11 Sep 2026
- Ward
- Rural North East Ward
- Parish
- Dalton
- Decision by
- Delegated unless Member request to Cttee
- 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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11 Sep 2026
Decision issued: Cert of Lawfulness (EXISTING) REFUSED
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12 Sep 2026
Status changed to Awaiting decision
Previously Registered.
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
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Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
8 documents on file for this application
- Site notice
- Consultation/neighbours notified
- Application form - without personal data
- Plan 1
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Open the documentsWhat this refusal means
Sefton refused this application for the reasons on the decision notice; only the applicant can appeal, and refused schemes often return in revised form. 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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