Planning application
Northern Packaging Uk Ltd Selby Place Stanley Industrial Estate Skelmersdale Lancashire WN8 8EF
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Application for determination as to whether prior approval of details is required for the proposed - Installation of Solar PV system totaling 100 kWp
As published by the council, reference 2026/0623/PNR
Application record
- Reference
- 2026/0623/PNR
- Type
- Prior Notification-Renewable Energy
- Status
- Registered
- Received
- 23 Jul 2026
- Validated
- 23 Jul 2026
- Ward
- Skelmersdale North Ward
- Decision by
- Prior Notification 56 days
- Postcode
- WN8 8EF
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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23 Jul 2026
Received by Sefton
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30 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 17 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
Zestec Asset Management Agent, registered in London
Active · incorporated 2017 · London
6 applications on PlanIndex · across 6 councils
Trade members see everything this firm has filed, how it was decided, and get an email the day it files again.
See their track recordNorthern Packaging Ltd Applicant, registered in Altrincham
Active · incorporated 1980 · Altrincham
2 applications on PlanIndex · across 2 councils
Trade members see everything this firm has filed, how it was decided, and get an email the day it files again.
See their track recordDocuments
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
4 documents on file for this application
- Application form - without personal data
- Proposed elevations
- Proposed roof layout
- Location plan
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 prior approval applications in a median of 41 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.
About prior approval applications
Prior approval applies where permitted development rights already grant the principle of the work, leaving the council only the specific matters the rules name, commonly within 56 days. More in our guide to planning application types.
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