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Church Of St Thomas The Martyr Church Street Up Holland Skelmersdale Lancashire WN8 0ND

Refused West Lancashire 2020/0973/FUL Full Planning Application

Refused. Only the applicant can appeal, within the statutory time limit, and a revised scheme can be submitted instead.

Proposal

Construction of car park and hearse drop-off point including remodelling of existing access opening to facilitate vehicular access.

As published by the council, reference 2020/0973/FUL

Application record

Reference
2020/0973/FUL
Type
Full Planning Application
Status
Decided
Decision
Refused As published: Planning Permission REFUSED
Received
21 Oct 2020
Validated
11 Jan 2021
Decided
25 Jun 2021
Ward
Up Holland
Parish
Up Holland
Decision by
Delegated unless Member request to Cttee
Postcode
WN8 0ND

Site history

Applications at this address on the West Lancashire register

This site has had 4 applications since 2020: 3 approved, 1 refused.

  • 2024/0797/CON Granted

    Church Of St Thomas The Martyr Church Street Up Holland Skelmersdale Lancashire WN8 0ND

    Approval of details reserved by condition no's 3,4,5,6,7,8,10,12,13 & 14 of planning permission 2021/1043/FUL relating to Surface water Drainage, Materials, Excavation Works, Hard & Soft Landscaping, Method Statement, Arboricultural report, Block Paving, Access Gates, Bird Nesting Boxes & Signage.

    Decided 20 Dec 2024 Conditions
  • T/2022/0123/TCA Granted

    Church Of St Thomas The Martyr Church Street Up Holland Skelmersdale Lancashire WN8 0ND

    T1- Sycamore- removal of the rear subordinate stem. Interfering with phone wires.

    Decided 10 Jan 2023 Trees
  • T/2021/0064/TCA Granted

    Church Of St Thomas The Martyr Church Street Up Holland Skelmersdale Lancashire WN8 0ND

    G1 Ash and Lime Crown Raise Removal of 4 or 5 lower pendulous limbs over the carpark on the ash and 2 or 3 on the lime. This is all to clear the carpark of lower branches

    Decided 4 Jun 2021 Trees

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 21 Oct 2020

    Received by West Lancashire

  2. 11 Jan 2021

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 25 Jun 2021

    Decision issued: Planning Permission REFUSED

  4. 24 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Who's behind it

Company information only, from the register and Companies House

Lawrenson Associates Agent, registered in St. Helens

Active · incorporated 2003 · St. Helens

164 applications on PlanIndex · across 11 councils · 97% granted

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Documents

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

6 documents on file for this application

  • Officers recommendation report Officer / Committee Report · 25 Jun 2021
  • Decision-full planning refused Decision Notice · 25 Jun 2021
  • Tree officer Consultation response (WLBC) · 11 Feb 2021
  • Existing Site Layout Plan · 21 Oct 2020
  • Tree survey Surveys / Reports · 21 Oct 2020
  • Trees Site Survey Plan · 21 Oct 2020

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What this refusal means

West Lancashire refused this application for the reasons on the decision notice; only the applicant can appeal, and refused schemes often return in revised form. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.

About full applications

A full application seeks permission for a complete, detailed proposal in one go, with siting, design, access and landscaping all fixed at this stage. More in our guide to planning application types.

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