Planning application
Land To The South Of (West Side) Stopgate Lane Simonswood Lancashire
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Change of use to HGV trailer storage park (Use Class B8), erection of fencing and other associated works (part retrospective).
As published by the council, reference 2026/0520/FUL
Application record
- Reference
- 2026/0520/FUL
- Category
- Full applications
- Status
- Registered
- Received
- 19 Jun 2026
- Validated
- 27 Jul 2026
- Ward
- Rural South Ward
- Parish
- Simonswood
- Decision by
- Delegated unless Member request to Cttee
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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19 Jun 2026
Received by West Lancashire
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27 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 21 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.
Who's behind it
Company information only, from the register and Companies House
Eden Planning & Development Ltd Agent, a planning consultancy registered in Altrincham
Active · incorporated 2013 · Altrincham
49 applications on PlanIndex · across 19 councils · 92% granted
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Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
30 documents on file for this application
- Simonswood parish council response
- Environmental protection
- Call in request
- Great crested newt survey results
- Lighting assessment
- Proposed
- Existing
- Proposed fence layout
- Application form - without personal data
- Air quality assessment
- Proposed
- Archaeological assessment
- Flood risk assessment
- Existing fence
- Existing
- Proposed
- Biodiversity survey and report
- Pea
- Biodiversity metric calculation tool
- Proposed
- Noise impact assessment
- Land contamination assessment
- Land contamination assessment
- Land contamination assessment
- Land contamination assessment
- Land contamination assessment
- Tree survey
- Tree survey
- Planning statement
- Design & access
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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