Planning application
Sycamore House Farm High Lane Ormskirk Lancashire L40 7SW
Refused. Only the applicant can appeal, within the statutory time limit, and a revised scheme can be submitted instead.
Proposal
Application for Permission in Principle erection of up to 9 dwellings
As published by the council, reference 2024/0451/PIP
Application record
- Reference
- 2024/0451/PIP
- Type
- Permission in Principle
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Permission in Principle Refused
- Received
- 14 May 2024
- Validated
- 28 May 2024
- Decided
- 25 Sep 2024
- Ward
- Ormskirk West Ward
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- L40 7SW
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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14 May 2024
Received by West Lancashire
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28 May 2024
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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25 Sep 2024
Decision issued: Permission in Principle Refused
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24 Aug 2026
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Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
3 documents on file for this application
A planning file usually holds the application form, drawings and site plans, consultee responses, the officer's report and the decision notice.
Trade members open them from here.
Open the documentsWhat refusal means
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 outline applications
How this application type works
An outline application tests the principle of developing a site before the detail is worked up. Some or all of the particulars, such as appearance, layout, scale, access and landscaping, are held back as reserved matters for later approval. Permission at outline stage does not by itself allow building to start; the reserved matters must be approved first.
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