Planning application
Kennels Wellcross Farm 123 Tower Hill Road Up Holland Skelmersdale Lancashire WN8 0DT
Works: Extension
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Proposed alterations and extension to an existing kennel building, including the provision of a new pitched roof and erection of a new 13-compartment kennel building.
As published by the council, reference 2026/0763/FUL
Application record
- Reference
- 2026/0763/FUL
- Type
- Full Planning Application
- Status
- Registered
- Received
- 11 Sep 2026
- Validated
- 11 Sep 2026
- Ward
- Up Holland Ward
- Parish
- Up Holland
- Decision by
- Delegated unless Member request to Cttee
- Postcode
- WN8 0DT
Comment by 6 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 2026.
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2026/0764/FUL Awaiting decision
Kennels Wellcross Farm 123 Tower Hill Road Up Holland Skelmersdale Lancashire WN8 0DT
Proposed change of use of Existing Access Track to Provide Vehicular Access to the Approved Dog Exercise Field
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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11 Sep 2026
Received by Sefton
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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 60 days over the applications it decided in the last year.
Who's behind it
Company information only, from the register and Companies House
Macmarshalls Ltd Agent, registered in Bolton
Active · incorporated 2019 · Bolton
126 applications on PlanIndex · across 17 councils · 78% granted
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Kennels Wellcross Farm 123 Tower Hill Road Up Holland Skelmersdale Lancashire WN8 0DT
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Approval of details reserved by condition no 7 of planning permission 2024/0201/FUL relating to rooflights.
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