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1 Top Acre Road Digmoor Skelmersdale Lancashire WN8 9NT

Granted West Lancashire 2024/0960/LDP Lawful Development Cert. (proposed)

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

Proposal

Certificate of Lawfulness - Proposed change of use from C3 to C2 childrens home for the care of one child aged between 7-17 years.

As published by the council, reference 2024/0960/LDP

Application record

Reference
2024/0960/LDP
Type
Lawful Development Cert. (proposed)
Status
Decided
Decision
Cert of Lawfulness (PROPOSED) Permitted
Received
11 Nov 2024
Validated
18 Nov 2024
Decided
23 Dec 2024
Ward
Skelmersdale South Ward
Parish
Unparished - Skelmersdale
Decision by
Delegated
Postcode
WN8 9NT

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 11 Nov 2024

    Received by West Lancashire

  2. 18 Nov 2024

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 23 Dec 2024

    Decision issued: Cert of Lawfulness (PROPOSED) Permitted

  4. 4 Sep 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

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Documents

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4 documents on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

West Lancashire granted permission on 23 December 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 lawful development applications

A lawful development certificate is a legal determination that existing or proposed works do not need planning permission; the merits of the scheme are not considered. More in our guide to planning application types.

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