Planning application
Land Adjacent To Diamond Jubilee House Watersedge Drive Rufford Lancashire
Refused. Only the applicant can appeal, within the statutory time limit, and a revised scheme can be submitted instead.
Proposal
Full planning application for the erection of 2no. dwellings
As published by the council, reference 2026/0093/FUL
Application record
- Reference
- 2026/0093/FUL
- Type
- Full Planning Application
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Refused As published: Planning Permission REFUSED
- Received
- 5 Feb 2026
- Validated
- 6 Feb 2026
- Decided
- 13 May 2026
- Ward
- Burscough Bridge & Rufford Ward
- Parish
- Rufford
- Decision by
- Delegated unless Member request to Cttee
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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5 Feb 2026
Received by West Lancashire
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6 Feb 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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13 May 2026
Decision issued: Planning Permission REFUSED
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24 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Related applications
Cases linked to this one on the register
- Appeal: 2026/0037/01 (Appeal In Progress)
Who's behind it
Company information only, from the register and Companies House
Wignalls Chartered Surveyors Agent, a surveying firm
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Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
35 documents on file for this application
- Officers recommendation report
- Decision-full planning refused
- Meas
- Supporting information
- Growth lancashire
- Natural england response
- Miss joy potter-1 manor house close - highways email
- K&c joynson 7 manor house close rufford l40 1bb objections
- Mr brian leonard-1 manor house close rufford-objects(full)
- Drainage response
- Mr roy mccready-6 manor house close rufford ormskirk-objects(full)
- Miss joy potter-1 manor house close rufford ormskirk-objects(full)
- Miss joy potter-1 manor house close - photo
- Archaeology response
- Neighbours at manor house close
- United utilities
- Mr ian morton-24 thornton close rufford-objects(full)
- Mrs colette giblin-the granary, 15 manor house close rufford ormskirk-objects(fu
- Environmental protection response
- Environmental protection response
- Mrs fiona taylor -5 manor house close rufford ormsirk-objects(full)
- Highways
- Miss carol rawsthorne -kimree smithy lane smithy lane holmeswood-objects(full)
- Site notice
- Consultation/neighbours notified
- Bng metric
- Bng metric
- Application form - without personal data
- Floor and elevation plans
- Preliminary ecological appraisal
- Planning statement
- Proposed indicative section
- Existing and proposed site plan
- The location plan
- Biodiversity gain plan
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