Planning application
Sills Farm Lee Lane Bispham Wigan Lancashire L40 3SJ
Works: Demolition
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Proposed erection of 2 no. detached dwellings following demolition of the existing agricultural building.
As published by the council, reference 2026/0741/FUL
Application record
- Reference
- 2026/0741/FUL
- Type
- Full Planning Application
- Status
- Registered
- Received
- 7 Sep 2026
- Validated
- 11 Sep 2026
- Ward
- Rural North East Ward
- Parish
- Bispham
- Decision by
- Delegated unless Member request to Cttee
- Postcode
- L40 3SJ
Comment by 7 October 2026
The council is taking comments on this application until then. Comments go to Sefton through their own planning portal.
Site history
Applications at this address on the Sefton register
This site has had 2 applications since 2023: 1 approved, 0 refused.
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2023/0208/PNC Granted
Sills Farm Lee Lane Bispham Wigan Lancashire L40 3SJ
Application for determination as to whether prior approval of details is required: Change of use of agricultural buildings to dwellinghouses
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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7 Sep 2026
Received by Sefton
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11 Sep 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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18 Sep 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 6 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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Wignalls Chartered Surveyors Agent, a surveying firm
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Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
19 documents on file for this application
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Sills Farm Lee Lane Bispham Wigan Lancashire L40 3SJ
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