Planning application
9 Chequer Lane Up Holland Skelmersdale Lancashire WN8 0DA
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Lawful Development Certificate (Proposed) - Use of property as C2 Residential Care Home.
As published by the council, reference 2026/0145/LDP
Application record
- Reference
- 2026/0145/LDP
- Type
- Lawful Development Cert. (proposed)
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Granted As published: Cert of Lawfulness (PROPOSED) Permitted
- Received
- 25 Feb 2026
- Validated
- 26 Mar 2026
- Decided
- 22 May 2026
- Ward
- Up Holland Ward
- Parish
- Up Holland
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- WN8 0DA
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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25 Feb 2026
Received by West Lancashire
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26 Mar 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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22 May 2026
Decision issued: Cert of Lawfulness (PROPOSED) Permitted
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24 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
9 documents on file for this application
- Officers recommendation report
- Cert of law (proposed) permitted
- Staff parking policy
- Proposed
- Staff rota
- Application form - without personal data
- Inc site plan
- Cover letter
- Planning statement
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
West Lancashire granted permission on 22 May 2026, subject to any conditions on the decision notice. Work must normally begin within three years or the permission lapses. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.
About lawful development applications
A lawful development certificate is a legal determination that existing or proposed works do not need planning permission; the merits of the scheme are not considered. More in our guide to planning application types.
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