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Dresser House Gillibrands Road Skelmersdale Lancashire WN8 9TA

Granted West Lancashire 2023/1078/FUL Full Planning Application

Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.

Proposal

Full Planning Application for two storage and distribution units (B8 use) with ancillary offices, access, car parking, service yards and electricity substation.

As published by the council, reference 2023/1078/FUL

Application record

Reference
2023/1078/FUL
Type
Full Planning Application
Status
Decided
Decision
Planning Permission Granted
Received
29 Nov 2023
Validated
29 Nov 2023
Decided
26 Feb 2025
Ward
Skelmersdale South Ward
Parish
Unparished - Skelmersdale
Decision by
Delegated unless Member request to Cttee
Postcode
WN8 9TA

Site history

Applications at this address on the West Lancashire register

This site has had 4 applications since 2023: 2 approved, 0 refused.

  • 2026/0682/CON Awaiting decision

    Dresser House Gillibrands Road Skelmersdale Lancashire WN8 9TA

    Approval of details reserved by condition no 20 & 21 of planning permission 2023/1078/FUL relating to Drainage.

    Submitted 13 Aug 2026
  • 2026/0574/CON Awaiting decision

    Dresser House Gillibrands Road Skelmersdale Lancashire WN8 9TA

    Approval of details reserved by condition no's 6, 12, 13 & 14 of planning permission 2023/1078/FUL relating to Bird boxes and off-site highway works.

    Submitted 6 Jul 2026
  • 2026/0324/CON Granted

    Dresser House Gillibrands Road Skelmersdale Lancashire WN8 9TA

    Approval of details reserved by condition 10 regarding coal mining report for planning permission 2023/1078/FUL.

    Decided 21 Aug 2026 Conditions

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 29 Nov 2023

    Received by West Lancashire

  2. 26 Feb 2025

    Decision issued: Planning Permission Granted

  3. 24 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Cases linked to this one on the register

3 later applications on the register refer to this one:

  • 2026/0682/CON Awaiting decision

    Dresser House Gillibrands Road Skelmersdale Lancashire WN8 9TA

    Approval of details reserved by condition no 20 & 21 of planning permission 2023/1078/FUL relating to Drainage.

    Submitted 13 Aug 2026
  • 2026/0574/CON Awaiting decision

    Dresser House Gillibrands Road Skelmersdale Lancashire WN8 9TA

    Approval of details reserved by condition no's 6, 12, 13 & 14 of planning permission 2023/1078/FUL relating to Bird boxes and off-site highway works.

    Submitted 6 Jul 2026
  • 2026/0324/CON Granted

    Dresser House Gillibrands Road Skelmersdale Lancashire WN8 9TA

    Approval of details reserved by condition 10 regarding coal mining report for planning permission 2023/1078/FUL.

    Decided 21 Aug 2026 Conditions

Documents

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

18 documents on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

West Lancashire granted permission on 26 February 2025, subject to any conditions on the decision notice. Work must normally begin within three years or the permission lapses. 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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