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
- Refused As published: 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
- Officers recommendation report
- Decision-full planning refused
- Mr chris cohen-49 ferndale skelmersdale-objects(full)
- Mrs margaret reeves-99 fawcett skelmersdale-objects(full)
- Mrs susan nickson -101 fawcett birch green skelmersdale-objects(full)
- Mr gary wood-fawcett 75 birchgreen skelmersdale-objects(full)
- Mrs anna stockton -178 inglewhite skelmersdale-objects(full)
- Mrs jacqui hegarty-89 fawcett skelmersdale-objects(full)
- Education and childrens services response
- Education and childrens services response
- Mrs clare smith-95 fawcett skelmersdale-objects(full)
- Miss stephanie nayloe-97 fawcett skelmersdale lancashire-objects(full)
- Consultation/neighbours notified
- Application form - without personal data
- The location plan
- Site location & floor plans
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