Planning application
9 School Lane Westhead Ormskirk Lancashire L40 6HL
Works: Loft or dormer
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Certificate of Lawfulness - Proposed second Floor dormer and hip to gable.
As published by the council, reference 2022/1357/LDP
Application record
- Reference
- 2022/1357/LDP
- Type
- Lawful Development Cert. (proposed)
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Cert of Lawfulness (PROPOSED) Permitted
- Received
- 22 Dec 2022
- Validated
- 12 Jan 2023
- Decided
- 17 Feb 2023
- Ward
- Derby
- Parish
- Unparished - Ormskirk
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- L40 6HL
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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22 Dec 2022
Received by West Lancashire
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12 Jan 2023
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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17 Feb 2023
Decision issued: Cert of Lawfulness (PROPOSED) Permitted
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24 Aug 2026
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Who's behind it
Company information only, from the register and Companies House
Agent on file, an architecture practice
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5 documents on file for this application
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The process from here
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.
About lawful development applications
How this application type works
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.
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