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Whitehouse Holmeswood Road Rufford Ormskirk Lancashire L40 1TX

Awaiting decision Sefton 2026/0704/FUL Full Planning Application

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

Proposal

Proposed single storey detached garage to side of existing house, with new entrance canopy to front door/front elevation, and associated stone cills and new gates to driveway, with associated landscaping.

As published by the council, reference 2026/0704/FUL

Application record

Reference
2026/0704/FUL
Type
Full Planning Application
Status
Registered
Received
21 Aug 2026
Validated
15 Sep 2026
Ward
Burscough Bridge & Rufford Ward
Parish
Rufford
Decision by
Delegated unless Member request to Cttee
Postcode
L40 1TX

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 21 Aug 2026

    Received by Sefton

  2. 15 Sep 2026

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 28 Sep 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  4. Decision

    Awaiting decision

    Decision expected by 10 November 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

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Studio John Bridge Ltd. Agent, registered in Preston

Active · incorporated 2014 · Preston

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Documents

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

11 documents on file for this application

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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

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