Planning application
97 Fawcett Birch Green Skelmersdale Lancashire WN8 6RW
Refused. Only the applicant can appeal, within the statutory time limit, and a revised scheme can be submitted instead.
Proposal
Change of use from C3 Dwelling house to C2 single occupancy care
As published by the council, reference 2026/0128/FUL
Application record
- Reference
- 2026/0128/FUL
- Type
- Full Planning Application
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Planning Permission REFUSED
- Received
- 18 Feb 2026
- Validated
- 18 Feb 2026
- Decided
- 8 May 2026
- Ward
- Tanhouse & Skelmersdale Town Centre Ward
- Decision by
- Delegated unless Member request to Cttee
- Postcode
- WN8 6RW
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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18 Feb 2026
Received by West Lancashire
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8 May 2026
Decision issued: Planning Permission REFUSED
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24 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
16 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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Open the documentsWhat 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 full applications applications
How this application type works
A full application seeks permission for a complete, detailed proposal in one go: siting, design, access and landscaping are all fixed at this stage. It is the standard route for new buildings, conversions and changes of use. The statutory target is eight weeks for smaller schemes and thirteen weeks for major development, though complex cases often take longer by agreement.
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