150 Burscough Street Ormskirk Lancashire L39 2EY

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 62 days over the applications it decided in the last year.

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 57 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.

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.

• 150 Burscough Street Ormskirk Lancashire L39 2EY

  2026/0680/LDC Submitted 12 Aug 2026 50 yards away

  93% historically approved · decision due ~12 Oct

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

  Decided Lawful development 7 docs
  Domestic

• 198 Burscough Street Ormskirk Lancashire L39 2EY

  2026/0454/CON Submitted 2 Jun 2026 50 yards away

  87% historically approved · decision due ~28 Jul

  Approval of details reserved by conditions 4, 7 & 11 of planning permission 2025/0488/FUL relating to materials, highways and drainage.

  Awaiting decision 16 docs

• 145 Burscough Street Ormskirk Lancashire L39 2EP

  2026/0672/FUL Submitted 10 Aug 2026 50 yards away

  Single storey extension to side and rear.

  Granted Full applications Extension 6 docs
  Small domestic

• 145 Burscough Street Ormskirk Lancashire L39 2EP

  2026/0672/FUL Submitted 10 Aug 2026 100 yards away

  Single storey extension to side and rear.

  Granted Full applications Extension 4 docs
  Small domestic

• Direct Accident Management Ltd 85 New Court Way Ormskirk Lancashire L39 2YT

  2026/0674/FUL Submitted 10 Aug 2026 100 yards away

  87% historically approved · decision due ~6 Oct

  Part change of use from warehouse to bespoke gym.

  Awaiting decision Full applications 24 docs

• Direct Accident Management Ltd 85 New Court Way Ormskirk Lancashire L39 2YT

  2026/0674/FUL Submitted 10 Aug 2026 100 yards away

  86% historically approved · decision due ~6 Oct

  Part change of use from warehouse to bespoke gym.

  Awaiting decision Full applications 24 docs

• 2026/0813/LDC Awaiting decision

  Land South Of Sunnyside Firswood Road Lathom Lancashire

  Certificate of Lawfulness - Open storage for caravans and motorhomes under Use Class B8 (Storage and Distribution)

  Received 30 Sep, published by the council 5 Oct 2026 Lawful development
• 2026/0655/LDP Granted

  29 Rimmer Green Scarisbrick Southport Lancashire PR8 5LP

  Lawful Development Certificate (Proposed) - Loft conversion.

  Received 3 Aug, published by the council 7 Aug 2026 Lawful development
• 2026/0582/LDC Refused

  10 Wellington Close Tanhouse Skelmersdale Lancashire WN8 6BJ

  Certificate of Lawfulness - Use of land as domestic garden land, and retention and use of garden shed for storage associated with dwellinghouse.

  Received 8 Jul, published by the council 7 Aug 2026 Lawful development
• 2026/0232/LDP Granted

  24 Lord Street Burscough Ormskirk Lancashire L40 4BZ

  Certificate of Lawfulness (Proposed) - Change of use from C3 Dwelling to a C2 Children's Home for the care of one child.

  Received 23 Mar, published by the council 21 Jul 2026 Lawful development
• 2026/0621/LDP Granted

  45 Hants Lane Ormskirk Lancashire L39 1PX

  Certificate of Lawfulness for a Proposed Children's Care Home for 1 child C2 Use

  Received 23 Jul, published by the council 7 Aug 2026 Lawful development