78 Crabtree Lane Burscough Ormskirk Lancashire L40 0RW

1. 16 Dec 2022

   Received by West Lancashire

2. 3 Feb 2023

   Decision issued: Cert of Lawfulness (PROPOSED) Permitted

3. 24 Aug 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

Permission has been granted, usually subject to conditions listed on the decision notice, some of which must be discharged before work starts. The decision notice on the council portal sets out exactly what was approved.

Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses. Neighbours cannot appeal a grant; challenging one means judicial review of how the decision was made, within tight time limits.

A lawful development certificate is a legal determination, not a planning judgement. It asks the council to confirm either that existing use or works are lawful, often through the passage of time, or that a proposal would not need planning permission at all. The applicant must prove the facts; the merits of the scheme are not considered.

More on lawful development applications in our guide

• 78 Crabtree Lane Burscough Ormskirk Lancashire L40 0RW

  2022/1345/PNA Submitted 14 Dec 2022 0m away

  Application for determination as to whether prior approval of details is required- enlargement of dwellinghouse by the construction of an additional storey to detached dwelling. Maximum height of proposed additional storey 7.5m

  Granted Prior approval New dwelling 14 docs
  Domestic

• Moss Nook Farm 101 Crabtree Lane Burscough Ormskirk Lancashire L40 0RW

  2026/0307/FUL Submitted 16 Apr 2026 359m away

  Demolition of existing garage and erection of replacement outbuilding/car port.

  Granted Full applications Demolition 12 docs

• Moss Nook Farm 101 Crabtree Lane Burscough Ormskirk Lancashire L40 0RW

  2026/0307/FUL Submitted 16 Apr 2026 359m away

  Demolition of existing garage and erection of replacement outbuilding/car port.

  Granted Full applications Demolition 12 docs

• 82 Moss Nook Burscough Ormskirk Lancashire L40 0RQ

  2021/0358/FUL Submitted 22 Mar 2021 421m away

  Proposed single storey rear extension and side porch, reduce size of garage and conversion of garage to store and W.C, and internal alterations.

  Granted Full applications Extension 4 docs
  Small domestic

• Swallow House Farm Red Cat Lane Burscough Ormskirk Lancashire L40 0RF

  2021/0352/FUL Submitted 19 Mar 2021 435m away

  Change of use from existing farm building to one bedroom holiday let.

  Granted Full applications 5 docs

• Fairways Red Cat Lane Burscough Ormskirk Lancashire L40 0RB

  2026/0590/FUL Submitted 10 Jul 2026 486m away

  86% historically approved · decision due ~4 Sep

  Rebuild front boundary wall and form new vehicular entrance to property, construction of new dropped kerb and erection of timber fence.

  Awaiting decision Full applications 8 docs
  Small domestic

• 2026/0725/LDC Awaiting decision

  478 Liverpool Road Rufford Ormskirk Lancashire L40 1SQ

  Certificate of Lawfulness - B2 and B8 Use.

  31 Aug 2026 Lawful development
• 2026/0712/LDP Awaiting decision

  Croppers Farm Croppers Lane Bickerstaffe Ormskirk Lancashire L39 9EJ

  Certificate of Lawfulness - Proposed erection of single storey side extension to existing dwelling

  26 Aug 2026 Lawful development
• 2026/0694/LDP Awaiting decision

  Woodcroft 19 Beech Road Aughton Ormskirk Lancashire L39 6SJ

  Lawful Development Certificate (Proposed) - New loft conversion including dormer extension.

  18 Aug 2026 Lawful development
• 2026/0680/LDC Awaiting decision

  150 Burscough Street Ormskirk Lancashire L39 2EY

  Certificate of Lawfulness - Use of four-bedroom dwelling house as HMO (Use Class C4).

  12 Aug 2026 Lawful development
• 2026/0660/LDP Awaiting decision

  34 Ludlow Drive Ormskirk Lancashire L39 1LF

  Certificate of Lawfulness - Proposed erection of a single-storey side extension to the existing dwelling.

  5 Aug 2026 Lawful development