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Land Adjacent To 478 Liverpool Road Rufford Lancashire

Awaiting decision Sefton 2026/0725/LDC Lawful Development Cert. (existing)

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Proposal

Certificate of Lawfulness - B2 and B8 Use.

As published by the council, reference 2026/0725/LDC

Application record

Reference
2026/0725/LDC
Type
Lawful Development Cert. (existing)
Status
Registered
Received
31 Aug 2026
Validated
31 Aug 2026
Ward
Burscough Bridge & Rufford Ward
Parish
Rufford
Decision by
Delegated
Postcode
L40 1SQ

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 31 Aug 2026

    Received by Sefton

  2. 12 Sep 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  3. Decision

    Awaiting decision

    Decision expected by 26 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.

Who's behind it

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MWT Planning Limited Agent, a planning consultancy registered in Preston

Active · incorporated 2024 · Preston

59 applications on PlanIndex · across 15 councils · 67% granted

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Documents

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

5 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 lawful development applications in a median of 57 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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