Planning application
Land South Of Four Paddocks Flax Lane Burscough Lancashire
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Certificate of Lawfulness - Existing use for storage and for fixing our own vehicles.
As published by the council, reference 2026/0611/LDC
Application record
- Reference
- 2026/0611/LDC
- Category
- Lawful development
- Status
- Registered
- Received
- 20 Jul 2026
- Validated
- 22 Jul 2026
- Ward
- Burscough Town Ward
- Parish
- Burscough Town Council
- Decision by
- Delegated
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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20 Jul 2026
Received by West Lancashire
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22 Jul 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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30 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 16 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 71 days over the applications it decided in the last year.
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
13 documents on file for this application
- Highways response
- Site notice
- Consultation/neighbours notified
- Elevations
- Floor layout and elevations
- Site location plan
- Application form - without personal data
- Photos of area
- The location plan
- Plan of area
- Plan of area
- Statement stephen baldwin
- Statement paul woodward
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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 lawful development applications in a median of 62 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.
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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