Planning application
10 Wellington Close Tanhouse Skelmersdale Lancashire WN8 6BJ
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Certificate of Lawfulness - Use of land as domestic garden land, and retention and use of garden shed for storage associated with dwellinghouse.
As published by the council, reference 2026/0582/LDC
Application record
- Reference
- 2026/0582/LDC
- Category
- Lawful development
- Status
- Registered
- Received
- 8 Jul 2026
- Validated
- 30 Jul 2026
- Ward
- Tanhouse & Skelmersdale Town Centre Ward
- Parish
- Unparished - Skelmersdale
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- WN8 6BJ
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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8 Jul 2026
Received by West Lancashire
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30 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 24 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 80 days over the applications it decided in the last year.
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
3 documents on file for this application
A planning file usually holds the application form, drawings and site plans, consultee responses, the officer's report and the decision notice.
Trade members open them from here.
Open the documentsWhat happens while it is decided
The process from here
This application is with West Lancashire for determination. The council publicises it, consults neighbours and technical bodies where required, and weighs the responses against local and national planning policy.
The statutory target is eight weeks for most applications and thirteen for major development, though extensions of time are common. Comments carry most weight while the case is undecided, so check the council portal for the deadline if you want to respond.
About lawful development applications
How this application type works
A lawful development certificate is a legal determination, not a planning judgement. It asks the council to confirm either that existing use or works are lawful, often through the passage of time, or that a proposal would not need planning permission at all. The applicant must prove the facts; the merits of the scheme are not considered.
Nearby applications
Within 500 metres
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10 Wellington Close Tanhouse Skelmersdale Lancashire WN8 6BJ
98% historically approved · decision due ~24 Sep
Certificate of Lawfulness - Use of land as domestic garden land, and retention and use of garden shed for storage associated with dwellinghouse.
Awaiting decision Lawful development 4 docsSmall domestic -
19 Mercury Way Tanhouse Skelmersdale Lancashire WN8 6BE
Single storey side extension.
Granted Full applications Extension 6 docsSmall domestic -
The Old Barn Heyes Farm Grimshaw Road Skelmersdale Lancashire WN8 6BH
Conversion of part of existing garden store into habitable accommodation. Timber cladding to part of front elevation. Change windows to part of front elevation.
Granted Full applications Windows or glazing 5 docs -
The Old Barn Heyes Farm Grimshaw Road Skelmersdale Lancashire WN8 6BH
Conversion of part of existing garden store into habitable accommodation. Timber cladding to part of front elevation. Change windows to part of front elevation.
Granted Full applications Windows or glazing 5 docs -
7 De-haviland Way Tanhouse Skelmersdale Lancashire WN8 6DG
Single storey rear extension Extension extends beyond the rear wall of the original dwellinghouse by 5.24m Maximum height of the extension 3.41m Height of eaves of the extension 2.49m
Granted Prior approval Extension 4 docsSmall domestic -
7 De-haviland Way Tanhouse Skelmersdale Lancashire WN8 6DG
Single storey rear extension Extension extends beyond the rear wall of the original dwellinghouse by 5.24m Maximum height of the extension 3.41m Height of eaves of the extension 2.49m
Granted Prior approval Extension 4 docsSmall domestic
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