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Brymar Higher Lane Dalton Wigan Lancashire WN8 7RP

Refused West Lancashire 2026/0604/LDC Lawful development

Refused. Only the applicant can appeal, within the statutory time limit, and a revised scheme can be submitted instead.

Proposal

Certificate of Lawfulness - Relating to the use of the site edged red on Plan 1. The buildings have been, and continue to be, used for domestic storage purposes, the land has been, and continues to...

As published by the council, reference 2026/0604/LDC

Application record

Reference
2026/0604/LDC
Category
Lawful development
Status
Decided
Decision
Refused As published: Cert of Lawfulness (EXISTING) REFUSED
Received
16 Jul 2026
Validated
16 Jul 2026
Decided
11 Sep 2026
Ward
Rural North East Ward
Parish
Dalton
Decision by
Delegated
Postcode
WN8 7RP

Site history

Applications at this address on the West Lancashire register

This site has had 2 applications since 2026: 0 approved, 1 refused.

  • 2026/0856/LDC Awaiting decision

    Brymar Higher Lane Dalton Wigan Lancashire WN8 7RP

    Certificate of Lawfulness - Use of buildings for domestic storage and land for residential amenity purposes associated with the dwelling known as Brymar, Higher Lane, Dalton, WN8 7RP.

    Submitted 12 Oct 2026 Lawful development

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 16 Jul 2026

    Received by West Lancashire

  2. 22 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  3. 11 Sep 2026

    Decision issued: Cert of Lawfulness (EXISTING) REFUSED

  4. 11 Sep 2026

    Status changed to Decided

    Previously Registered.

Documents

Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report

4 documents on file for this application

  • Site notice Site Notice · 21 Jul 2026
  • Consultation/neighbours notified Consultations & Neighbours notified · 21 Jul 2026
  • Application form - without personal data Application Form · 16 Jul 2026
  • Plan 1 Site Location Plan · 16 Jul 2026

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What this refusal means

West Lancashire refused this application for the reasons on the decision notice; only the applicant can appeal, and refused schemes often return in revised form. 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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    Certificate of Lawfulness - Use of buildings for domestic storage and land for residential amenity purposes associated with the dwelling known as Brymar, Higher Lane, Dalton, WN8 7RP.

    Received 12 Oct, published by the council 14 Oct 2026 Lawful development
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