Planning application
Telecommunications Station Open Reach High Street Skelmersdale Lancashire WN8 8AD
Refused. Only the applicant can appeal, within the statutory time limit, and a revised scheme can be submitted instead.
Proposal
Secure storage compound within car park of Skelmersdale Telephone Exchange, this area was previously used as parking space. The use of the existing building has changed resulting in a decrease in occupancy and a number of parking spaces are not required.
As published by the council, reference 2022/0942/FUL
Application record
- Reference
- 2022/0942/FUL
- Type
- Full Planning Application
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Planning Permission REFUSED
- Received
- 26 Aug 2022
- Validated
- 4 Nov 2022
- Decided
- 10 Feb 2023
- Ward
- Skelmersdale North
- Parish
- Unparished - Skelmersdale
- Decision by
- Delegated unless Member request to Cttee
- Postcode
- WN8 8AD
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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26 Aug 2022
Received by West Lancashire
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4 Nov 2022
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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10 Feb 2023
Decision issued: Planning Permission REFUSED
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24 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
9 documents on file for this application
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The process from here
The council refused this application for the reasons set out on the decision notice, which the council portal holds in full. Only the applicant can appeal a refusal; the time limit runs from the decision date and is shorter for householder schemes.
Refusal does not prevent a fresh attempt. Applicants often address the reasons for refusal and resubmit, so a refused scheme is not necessarily the end of proposals for the site.
About full applications applications
How this application type works
A full application seeks permission for a complete, detailed proposal in one go: siting, design, access and landscaping are all fixed at this stage. It is the standard route for new buildings, conversions and changes of use. The statutory target is eight weeks for smaller schemes and thirteen weeks for major development, though complex cases often take longer by agreement.
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