Planning application
Bloom In Box Unit 18 Swordfish Close Burscough Ormskirk Lancashire L40 8JW
Works: Extension
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Extension of existing workshop.
As published by the council, reference 2026/0683/FUL
Application record
- Reference
- 2026/0683/FUL
- Type
- Full Planning Application
- Status
- Registered
- Received
- 13 Aug 2026
- Validated
- 17 Aug 2026
- Ward
- Burscough Bridge & Rufford Ward
- Parish
- Burscough Town Council
- Decision by
- Delegated unless Member request to Cttee
- Postcode
- L40 8JW
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
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13 Aug 2026
Received by Sefton
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17 Aug 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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25 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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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
10 documents on file for this application
- Planning statement
- Proposed
- Proposed site and ground floor plan
- Existing
- Existing site and ground floor plan
- Site location and block plan
- Document issue sheet
- Application form
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 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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