Planning application
Land Adjacent To 53 Skelmersdale Road Bickerstaffe Lancashire
Works: New dwelling Several homes
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Proposal
Application for Permission in Principle - Residential development up to 9no. dwellings.
As published by the council, reference 2026/0009/PIP
Application record
- Reference
- 2026/0009/PIP
- Type
- Permission in Principle
- Status
- Awaiting decision
- Received
- 7 Jan 2026
- Validated
- 7 Jan 2026
- Ward
- Rural South Ward
- Parish
- Bickerstaffe
- Decision by
- Permission in Principle
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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7 Jan 2026
Received by West Lancashire
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21 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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22 Sep 2026
Status changed to Awaiting decision
Previously Registered.
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 4 March 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.
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
47 documents on file for this application
- Miss linda lubertino-26 skelmersdale road bickerstaffe-objects(full)
- Response from planning agent
- Consultation response - national gas
- Mrs jayne berry-53 skelmersdale road bickerstaffe-objects(full)
- Hse -
- Rufford veterinary group
- Mrs kelly bailey-143 high street skelmersdale-objects(full)
- Response to hse objection - existing and proposed site plans
- Response to hse objection - building proximity plan
- Response to hse objection - land use planning methodology
- Bickerstaffe parish council
- Cpre
- Susan harrison-55 skelmersdale road bickerstaffe-objects(full)
- Mr adrian owens-4 cobbs brow lane newburgh, wigan-objects(full)
- Strategic planning response
- Dr suzzanne mccoll-67 skelmersdale road bickerstaffe-objects(full)
- Mrs lucy barrett-32 skelmersdale road lancashire-objects(full)
- Mrs sarah fitzsimmons-59 skelmersdale road bickerstaffe-objects(full)
- Mr peter hewitt-73 skelmersdale road bickerstaffe-objects(full)
- Mr nigel birchall-primrose farm 77 skelmersdale road bickerstaffe-objects(full)
- Miss rachel birchall-primrose farm 77 skelmersdale road bickerstaffe-objects(ful
- Mrs catherine birchall-primrose farm 77 skelmersdale road bickerstaffe-objects(f
- Mrs alison shacklady-75 skelmersdale road bickerstaffe-objects(full)
- Miss christine abbott-29 the orchard, preston-objects(full)
- Mr michael cross-61 skelmersdale road skelmersdale-objects(full)
- Meas
- Mrs jayne berry-53 skelmersdale road bickerstaffe-objects(full)
- Mrs catherine birchall-primrose farm 77 skelmersdale road bickerstaffe-objects(f
- Mrs debbie mcdougall -65 skelmersdale road lancashire-objects(full)
- Mrs debbie mcdougall -65 skelmersdale road lancashire-objects(full)
- Call in request - cllr ian rigby
- Environmental protection response
- Highways
- Mrs jayne berry-53 skelmersdale road bickerstaffe-objects(full)
- National gas
- Hse
- Hse
- Consultation/neighbours notified
- National gas
- The coal authority
- Pip site notice
- Consultation/neighbours notified
- Existing and proposed
- Proposed site sections
- Planning statement
- Application form
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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 outline applications in a median of 64 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.
About outline applications
An outline application tests the principle of developing a site, holding back details such as appearance and landscaping as reserved matters for later approval. More in our guide to planning application types.
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