Planning application
Highfield Tears Lane Newburgh Wigan Lancashire WN8 7UA
Works: Extension Small domestic
Read from the description, not a valuation. How we read the register
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Certificate of Lawfulness for a Proposed Single-storey extensions to sides and rear of existing detached single-storey dwelling. Refer to drawings ref: 356BD02
As published by the council, reference 2026/0641/LDP
Application record
- Reference
- 2026/0641/LDP
- Type
- Lawful Development Cert. (proposed)
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Granted As published: Cert of Lawfulness (PROPOSED) Permitted
- Received
- 29 Jul 2026
- Validated
- 30 Jul 2026
- Decided
- 6 Aug 2026
- Ward
- Rural North East Ward
- Parish
- Newburgh
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- WN8 7UA
Site history
Applications at this address on the Sefton register
This site has had 2 applications since 2026: 2 approved, 0 refused.
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2026/0381/LDP Granted
Highfield Tears Lane Newburgh Wigan Lancashire WN8 7UA
Certificate of Lawfulness (Proposed) - Single-storey extensions to sides and rear of existing detached single-storey dwelling.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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29 Jul 2026
Received by Sefton
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30 Jul 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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6 Aug 2026
Decision issued: Cert of Lawfulness (PROPOSED) Permitted
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7 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Who's behind it
Company information only, from the register and Companies House
Matt Wood : Architect Ltd Agent, an architecture practice registered in Ormskirk
Active · incorporated 2018 · Ormskirk
50 applications on PlanIndex · across 4 councils · 91% granted
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Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
4 documents on file for this application
- Officers recommendation report
- Cert of law (proposed) permitted
- Application form - without personal data
- The location plan
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Sefton granted permission on 6 August 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.
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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