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5 Castlehey Skelmersdale Lancashire WN8 9DU

Awaiting decision Sefton 2026/0780/LDC Lawful Development Cert. (existing)

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

Proposal

Certificate of Lawfulness - Use of residential property as a Children's Home C3 for up to two children

As published by the council, reference 2026/0780/LDC

Application record

Reference
2026/0780/LDC
Type
Lawful Development Cert. (existing)
Status
Registered
Received
16 Sep 2026
Validated
23 Sep 2026
Ward
Skelmersdale South Ward
Decision by
Delegated
Postcode
WN8 9DU

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 16 Sep 2026

    Received by Sefton

  2. 23 Sep 2026

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 28 Sep 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  4. Decision

    Awaiting decision

    Decision expected by 18 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.

Documents

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

13 documents on file for this application

A planning file usually holds the application form, drawings and site plans, consultee responses, the officer's report and the decision notice.

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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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