Planning application
A. W. Baxter Produce Ltd. Old Hollow Farm Old Hollow Lane Banks Southport Lancashire PR9 8DU
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Change of Use of existing barn to dog daycare centre. Creation of new openings for proposed use.
As published by the council, reference 2025/0847/FUL
Application record
- Reference
- 2025/0847/FUL
- Type
- Full Planning Application
- Status
- Registered
- Received
- 1 Oct 2025
- Validated
- 14 Nov 2025
- Ward
- North Meols & Hesketh Bank Ward
- Parish
- North Meols
- Decision by
- Delegated unless Member request to Cttee
- Postcode
- PR9 8DU
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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1 Oct 2025
Received by West Lancashire
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14 Nov 2025
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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21 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 9 January 2026, 8 weeks from validation under the statutory target for most applications. Extensions of time are common and are agreed case by case.
West Lancashire took a median of 70 days over the applications it decided in the last year.
Who's behind it
Company information only, from the register and Companies House
Andrew Cunningham Building Design Ltd Agent, a design practice registered in Southport
Active · incorporated 2013 · Southport
49 applications on PlanIndex · across 10 councils · 75% granted
Trade members see everything this firm has filed, how it was decided, and get an email the day it files again.
See their track recordDocuments
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
10 documents on file for this application
- Natural england
- Drainage response
- Highways response
- Environmental protection response
- Fra
- Application form - without personal data
- Existing floor & elevation
- Proposed floor & elevation
- Inc site plan
- Design and access statement
Watch members (£5 a month) open the document list from here.
Open the documentsWhat happens while it is decided
This application is with West Lancashire for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year West Lancashire decided full applications in a median of 80 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.
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