Planning application
Meadow Farm Sandy Way Holmeswood Ormskirk Lancashire L40 1UB
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 -enlargement of dwellinghouse by the construction of additional storey. Maximum height of proposed additional storey - 8.2m.
As published by the council, reference 2026/0664/PNA
Application record
- Reference
- 2026/0664/PNA
- Type
- Prior Notification - Additional Storeys
- Status
- Registered
- Received
- 6 Aug 2026
- Validated
- 7 Aug 2026
- Ward
- Burscough Bridge & Rufford Ward
- Parish
- Rufford
- Decision by
- Prior Notification 56 days
- Postcode
- L40 1UB
Site history
Applications at this address on the Sefton register
This site has had 4 applications since 2026: 2 approved, 1 refused.
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2026/0468/PNA Refused
Meadow Farm Sandy Way Holmeswood Ormskirk Lancashire L40 1UB
Application for determination as to whether prior approval of details is required -enlargement of dwellinghouse by the construction of additional storey. Maximum height of proposed additional storey - 8.2m.
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2026/0470/PNH Granted
Meadow Farm Sandy Way Holmeswood Ormskirk Lancashire L40 1UB
Application for determination as to whether prior approval of details is required - Rear extension. Extension extends beyond the rear wall of the original dwellinghouse by 8.00m. Maximum height of the extension 2.80m. Height of eaves of the extension 2.40m.
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2026/0469/LDP Granted
Meadow Farm Sandy Way Holmeswood Ormskirk Lancashire L40 1UB
Lawful Development Certificate (Proposed) - Two single storey side extensions to the northern and southern elevations and erection of an outbuilding.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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6 Aug 2026
Received by Sefton
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7 Aug 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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14 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 2 October 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
Agent on file, a surveying firm
132 applications on PlanIndex · across 8 councils · 92% granted
Trade members see who it is, their full track record, and every application they have filed.
See who's behind itDocuments
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
4 documents on file for this application
- Application form - without personal data
- Proposed
- Various
- Covering letter
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.
Nearby applications
Within 500 metres
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Meadow Farm Sandy Way Holmeswood Ormskirk Lancashire L40 1UB
Application for determination as to whether prior approval of details is required -enlargement of dwellinghouse by the construction of additional storey. Maximum height of proposed additional storey - 8.2m.
Refused Prior approval 6 docsDomestic -
Meadow Farm Sandy Way Holmeswood Ormskirk Lancashire L40 1UB
Application for determination as to whether prior approval of details is required - Rear extension. Extension extends beyond the rear wall of the original dwellinghouse by 8.00m. Maximum height of the extension 2.80m. Height of eaves of the extension 2.40m.
Granted Prior approval Extension 6 docsDomestic -
Meadow Farm Sandy Way Holmeswood Ormskirk Lancashire L40 1UB
Lawful Development Certificate (Proposed) - Two single storey side extensions to the northern and southern elevations and erection of an outbuilding.
Granted Lawful development Extension 6 docsSmall domestic -
Mere Farm Sandy Way Holmeswood Ormskirk Lancashire L40 1UB
Erection of a stable block and paddock.
Granted Full applications 6 docs -
Meadow Farm Sandy Way Holmeswood Ormskirk Lancashire L40 1UB
87% historically approved · decision due ~2 Oct
Application for determination as to whether prior approval of details is required -enlargement of dwellinghouse by the construction of additional storey. Maximum height of proposed additional store...
Awaiting decision 4 docsDomestic -
Meadow Farm Sandy Way Holmeswood Ormskirk Lancashire L40 1UB
87% historically approved · decision due ~4 Aug
Application for determination as to whether prior approval of details is required -enlargement of dwellinghouse by the construction of additional storey. Maximum height of proposed additional store...
Awaiting decision 6 docsDomestic
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