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Merridale Farm High Lane Ormskirk Lancashire L40 7SN

Awaiting decision Sefton 2026/0645/FUL Full Planning Application

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Proposal

Full Planning application for the relocation of a track and access from High Lane.

As published by the council, reference 2026/0645/FUL

Application record

Reference
2026/0645/FUL
Type
Full Planning Application
Status
Registered
Received
29 Jul 2026
Validated
29 Jul 2026
Ward
Ormskirk West Ward
Decision by
Delegated unless Member request to Cttee
Postcode
L40 7SN

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 29 Jul 2026

    Received by Sefton

  2. 7 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  3. Decision

    Awaiting decision

    Decision expected by 23 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 62 days over the applications it decided in the last year.

Who's behind it

Company information only, from the register and Companies House

Wignalls Chartered Surveyors Agent, a surveying firm

162 applications on PlanIndex · across 9 councils · 90% granted

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Documents

Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report

12 documents on file for this application

  • Highways Consultation response (Highways) · 06 Aug 2026
  • Site notice Site Notice · 04 Aug 2026
  • Consultation/neighbours notified Consultations & Neighbours notified · 04 Aug 2026
  • Bng metric Miscellaneous · 30 Jul 2026
  • Amended Application Form · 30 Jul 2026
  • Planning statement Miscellaneous · 29 Jul 2026
  • Biodiversity impact assessment Miscellaneous · 29 Jul 2026
  • Tracking plan Plans · 29 Jul 2026
  • Passing place plan Plans · 29 Jul 2026
  • Biodiversity metric calculation tool Miscellaneous · 29 Jul 2026
  • The location plan Site Location Plan · 29 Jul 2026
  • Existing and proposed Site Layout Plan · 29 Jul 2026

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What 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 full applications in a median of 76 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.

About full applications

A full application seeks permission for a complete, detailed proposal in one go, with siting, design, access and landscaping all fixed at this stage. More in our guide to planning application types.

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