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Centaur House Gardiners Place Skelmersdale Lancashire WN8 9SP

Refused West Lancashire 2026/0118/LDC Lawful Development Cert. (existing)

Refused. Only the applicant can appeal, within the statutory time limit, and a revised scheme can be submitted instead.

Proposal

Lawful Development Certificate (Existing) - Use of building and surrounding yards for B2 general industrial and B8 storage and distribution.

As published by the council, reference 2026/0118/LDC

Application record

Reference
2026/0118/LDC
Type
Lawful Development Cert. (existing)
Status
Decided
Decision
Cert of Lawfulness (EXISTING) REFUSED
Received
13 Feb 2026
Validated
19 Mar 2026
Decided
22 May 2026
Ward
Old Skelmersdale Ward
Decision by
Delegated unless Member request to Cttee
Postcode
WN8 9SP

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 13 Feb 2026

    Received by West Lancashire

  2. 19 Mar 2026

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 22 May 2026

    Decision issued: Cert of Lawfulness (EXISTING) REFUSED

  4. 24 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

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

12 documents on file for this application

A planning file usually holds the application form, drawings and site plans, consultee responses, the officer's report and the decision notice.

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What refusal means

The process from here

The council refused this application for the reasons set out on the decision notice, which the council portal holds in full. Only the applicant can appeal a refusal; the time limit runs from the decision date and is shorter for householder schemes.

Refusal does not prevent a fresh attempt. Applicants often address the reasons for refusal and resubmit, so a refused scheme is not necessarily the end of proposals for the site.

About lawful development applications

How this application type works

A lawful development certificate is a legal determination, not a planning judgement. It asks the council to confirm either that existing use or works are lawful, often through the passage of time, or that a proposal would not need planning permission at all. The applicant must prove the facts; the merits of the scheme are not considered.

More on lawful development applications in our guide

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