Planning application
Unit 143 The Concourse Southway Skelmersdale Lancashire
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Change of use from retail (Class E a to a family fun attraction (sui generis))
As published by the council, reference 2024/0696/FUL
Application record
- Reference
- 2024/0696/FUL
- Type
- Full Planning Application
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Planning Permission Granted
- Received
- 9 Aug 2024
- Validated
- 19 Aug 2024
- Decided
- 14 Oct 2024
- Ward
- Tanhouse & Skelmersdale Town Centre Ward
- Decision by
- Delegated unless Member request to Cttee
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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9 Aug 2024
Received by West Lancashire
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19 Aug 2024
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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14 Oct 2024
Decision issued: Planning Permission Granted
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24 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Who's behind it
Company information only, from the register and Companies House
Agent on file, a planning consultancy registered in Bristol
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West Lancashire granted permission on 14 October 2024, 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.
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