Planning application
Appleton Farm Sluice Lane Rufford L40 1SP
Decided. The decision notice on the council portal carries the outcome in full, including any conditions.
Proposal
Application for Determination as to Whether Prior Approval is Required for Details - Agricultural hardstanding.
As published by the council, reference 2026/0321/PNP
Application record
- Reference
- 2026/0321/PNP
- Type
- Prior Notification - Agriculture
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Prior Notif Agric and Demolition PD
- Received
- 20 Apr 2026
- Validated
- 23 Apr 2026
- Decided
- 20 May 2026
- Ward
- Burscough Bridge & Rufford Ward
- Parish
- Rufford
- Decision by
- Prior Notification 28 days
- Postcode
- L40 1SP
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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20 Apr 2026
Received by West Lancashire
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23 Apr 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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20 May 2026
Decision issued: Prior Notif Agric and Demolition PD
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24 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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
5 documents on file for this application
- Decision-development permitted-pnp
- Officers recommendation report
- Application form - without personal data
- Proposed
- Planning statement
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Open the documentsAfter the decision
West Lancashire has decided this application; the outcome above is the register's own wording and the decision notice on the council portal carries the detail. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.
About prior approval applications
Prior approval applies where permitted development rights already grant the principle of the work, leaving the council only the specific matters the rules name, commonly within 56 days. More in our guide to planning application types.
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