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Bickerstaffe Water Treatment Works Simonswood Lane Bickerstaffe Ormskirk Lancashire L39 0ER

Granted West Lancashire 2024/0812/FUL Full Planning Application

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

Proposal

Installation of 3 No. new storage containers which will provide equipment storage for critical maintenance parts at Royal Oak Water Treatment Works (WTW), also known as Bickerstaffe WTW.

As published by the council, reference 2024/0812/FUL

Application record

Reference
2024/0812/FUL
Type
Full Planning Application
Status
Decided
Decision
Granted As published: Planning Permission Granted
Received
25 Sep 2024
Validated
25 Sep 2024
Decided
1 Nov 2024
Ward
Rural South Ward
Parish
Bickerstaffe
Decision by
Delegated unless Member request to Cttee
Postcode
L39 0ER

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 25 Sep 2024

    Received by West Lancashire

  2. 1 Nov 2024

    Decision issued: Planning Permission Granted

  3. 21 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Who's behind it

Company information only, from the register and Companies House

United Utilities PLC Agent and applicant, registered in Lingley Green Avenue Great

Active · incorporated 1989 · Lingley Green Avenue Great

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Documents

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

3 documents on file for this application

  • Decision-full planning - approved Decision Notice · 01 Nov 2024
  • Proposed Site Layout Plan · 25 Sep 2024
  • Container Plans · 25 Sep 2024

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What this grant of permission means

West Lancashire granted permission on 1 November 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.

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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