Planning application
Into The Ark Forest School Dam Wood Hall Road Scarisbrick Lancashire
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Retrospective static caravan to be used for Camp 3 (to replace the cabin that was orginally on the plans application reference 2020/0992/FUL) Toilet cabin will no longer need to be built.
As published by the council, reference 2026/0490/FUL
Application record
- Reference
- 2026/0490/FUL
- Category
- Full applications
- Status
- Registered
- Received
- 11 Jun 2026
- Validated
- 17 Jul 2026
- Ward
- Rural West Ward
- Parish
- Scarisbrick
- Decision by
- Delegated unless Member request to Cttee
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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11 Jun 2026
Received by West Lancashire
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17 Jul 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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7 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 11 September 2026, 8 weeks from validation under the statutory target for most applications. Extensions of time are common and are agreed case by case.
West Lancashire took a median of 70 days over the applications it decided in the last year.
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
18 documents on file for this application
- Forestry commission
- Highways
- Site notice
- Consultation/neighbours notified
- Floor and elevation plans
- Proposed
- Proposed
- Heritage statement
- Floor and elevation plans
- Application form - without personal data
- The location plan
- Existing
- Static caravan
- Static caravan
- Arboricultural implications assessment
- Arboricultural method statement
- Woodland management plan
- Covering letter
Watch members (£5 a month) open the document list from here.
Open the documentsWhat happens while it is decided
This application is with West Lancashire for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year West Lancashire decided full applications in a median of 80 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.
About full applications
A full application seeks permission for a complete, detailed proposal in one go, with siting, design, access and landscaping all fixed at this stage. More in our guide to planning application types.
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