Ground Floor 4 Stonecrop North Quarry Business Park Appley Bridge Lancashire WN6 9DB

1. 23 Jul 2026

   Received by West Lancashire

2. 5 Oct 2026

   Validated

   Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

3. 6 Oct 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

4. Decision

   Awaiting decision

   Decision expected by 30 November 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.

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.

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• Land At Blackthorn House Skull House Lane Appley Bridge Lancashire WN6 9DB

  2026/0289/FUL Submitted 7 Apr 2026 50 yards away

  87% historically approved · decision due ~30 Jun

  Proposed Erection of a Block of 7no Commercial Units (1no B8 unit above 6no flexible use units for B2/E(g)/B8 with ancillary retail)

  Awaiting decision Full applications 35 docs

• Land At Blackthorn House Skull House Lane Appley Bridge Lancashire WN6 9DB

  2026/0289/FUL Submitted 7 Apr 2026 50 yards away

  86% historically approved · decision due ~30 Jun

  Proposed Erection of a Block of 7no Commercial Units (1no B8 unit above 6no flexible use units for B2/E(g)/B8 with ancillary retail)

  Awaiting decision Full applications 35 docs

• Ramsay Timber And Building Supplies Skull House Lane Appley Bridge Wigan Lancashire WN6 9DR

  2024/0700/FUL Submitted 12 Aug 2024 100 yards away

  Proposed Erection of an Infill Building in Conjunction with Existing Business

  Granted Full applications Extension 9 docs

• 7 Skull House Lane Appley Bridge Wigan Lancashire WN6 9DR

  2026/0563/LDP Submitted 1 Jul 2026 150 yards away

  Certificate of Lawfulness for a proposed loft conversion with rear facing dormer and two front facing Velux rooflights, proposed single storey rear extension, and proposed detached single garage to...

  Granted Lawful development Extension Loft or dormer 7 docs
  Small domestic

• 33 Skull House Lane Appley Bridge Wigan Lancashire WN6 9DR

  2026/0288/FUL Submitted 7 Apr 2026 200 yards away

  Proposed 2 storey side extension and new porch to replace existing.

  Granted Full applications Extension 11 docs
  Small domestic

• Dawber Delph Farm 107 Skull House Lane Appley Bridge Wigan Lancashire WN6 9DJ

  2026/0553/FUL Submitted 30 Jun 2026 200 yards away

  Proposed extension above existing living space.

  Granted Full applications Extension 15 docs

• 2026/0887/FUL Awaiting decision

  Greenways Parrs Lane Aughton Ormskirk Lancashire L39 5BP

  Change existing entrance/exit to entrance only, extend new vehicular entrance/exit gateway for ingress into the site with new electric gates, remove and replace hedge and add screen planting.

  21 Oct 2026 Full applications
• 2026/0878/FUL Awaiting decision

  Mission Church Of Saint Cyprian Hoscar Moss Road Lathom Ormskirk Lancashire L40 4BG

  Full planning application for proposed installation of rooflights and private sewage treatment plant.

  Received 19 Oct, published by the council 23 Oct 2026 Full applications
• 2026/0874/FUL Awaiting decision

  10 Wellington Close Tanhouse Skelmersdale Lancashire WN8 6BJ

  Retrospective change of use of land from open ground to residential garden.

  Received 16 Oct, published by the council 20 Oct 2026 Full applications
• 2026/0869/FUL Awaiting decision

  31 Church Lane Aughton Ormskirk Lancashire L39 6SB

  Variation of Condition 2 of planning permission 2020/0867/FUL in relation to approved plans.

  Received 15 Oct, published by the council 20 Oct 2026 Full applications
• 2026/0868/FUL Awaiting decision

  Holly Lane Farm Holly Lane Bickerstaffe Ormskirk Lancashire L39 0HJ

  Single storey extension to the existing dwellinghouse at Holly Lane Farm

  Received 15 Oct, published by the council 20 Oct 2026 Full applications