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150 Burscough Street Ormskirk Lancashire L39 2EY

Awaiting decision Sefton 2026/0680/LDC Lawful Development Cert. (existing)

Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.

Proposal

Certificate of Lawfulness - Use of four-bedroom dwelling house as HMO (Use Class C4).

As published by the council, reference 2026/0680/LDC

Application record

Reference
2026/0680/LDC
Type
Lawful Development Cert. (existing)
Status
Registered
Received
12 Aug 2026
Validated
17 Aug 2026
Ward
Ormskirk West Ward
Parish
Unparished - Ormskirk
Decision by
Delegated
Postcode
L39 2EY

Comment by 11 September 2026

The council is taking comments on this application until then. Comments go to Sefton through their own planning portal.

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 12 Aug 2026

    Received by Sefton

  2. 17 Aug 2026

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 25 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  4. Decision

    Awaiting decision

    Decision expected by 12 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.

Documents

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

6 documents on file for this application

  • Proposed Floor Layout Plan · 17 Aug 2026
  • Appendix a Miscellaneous · 13 Aug 2026
  • Supporting statement Miscellaneous · 13 Aug 2026
  • Application form - without personal data Application Form · 12 Aug 2026
  • Council tax exemption 2020 Miscellaneous · 12 Aug 2026
  • Existing Floor Layout Plan · 12 Aug 2026

Trade members open them from here.

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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 lawful development applications in a median of 56 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.

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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