Planning application
45 Amersham Digmoor Skelmersdale Lancashire WN8 9JW
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Certificate of Lawfulness -Proposed subdivision of Nos. 45 and 47 Amersham, to re-create 2 separate dwellings
As published by the council, reference 2026/0528/LDP
Application record
- Reference
- 2026/0528/LDP
- Category
- Lawful development
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Granted As published: Cert of Lawful (PROPOSED) Not Permitted
- Received
- 22 Jun 2026
- Validated
- 25 Jun 2026
- Decided
- 24 Aug 2026
- Ward
- Skelmersdale South Ward
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- WN8 9JW
Site history
Applications at this address on the West Lancashire register
This site has had 2 applications since 2026: 1 approved, 0 refused.
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2026/0872/FUL Awaiting decision
45 Amersham Digmoor Skelmersdale Lancashire WN8 9JW
Change of use of 45 Amersham to re-create two seperate dwellings to form Nos 45 and 47 Amersham.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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22 Jun 2026
Received by West Lancashire
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25 Jun 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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21 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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7 Aug 2026
Status changed to Awaiting decision
Previously Registered.
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24 Aug 2026
Decision issued: Cert of Lawful (PROPOSED) Not Permitted
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10 Sep 2026
Status changed to Decided
Previously Awaiting decision.
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
8 documents on file for this application
- Officers recommendation report
- Cert of law (proposed) not permitted
- Floor plans
- Floor plans
- Site plans
- Application form - without personal data
- The location plan
- Site location plans
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
West Lancashire granted permission on 24 August 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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