The Old Vicarage 121 Church Road Bickerstaffe Ormskirk Lancashire L39 0EB

1. 24 Jul 2026

   Received by West Lancashire

2. 7 Aug 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

3. Decision

   Awaiting decision

   Decision expected by 18 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 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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• The Old Vicarage 121 Church Road Bickerstaffe Ormskirk Lancashire L39 0EB

  2026/0629/FUL Submitted 24 Jul 2026 400 yards away

  86% historically approved · decision due ~18 Sep

  Change of use from single family dwellinghouse (Use Class C3) to a school (Use Class F1).

  Awaiting decision Full applications 8 docs
  Domestic

• 2 Hall Lane Bickerstaffe Ormskirk Lancashire L39 0EH

  2026/0518/FUL Submitted 19 Jun 2026 0.3 miles away

  Single storey rear extension following the removal of existing outrigger; alterations to existing flat roof to pitched

  Granted Full applications Extension 5 docs
  Small domestic

• 2 Hall Lane Bickerstaffe Ormskirk Lancashire L39 0EH

  2026/0518/FUL Submitted 19 Jun 2026 0.3 miles away

  Single storey rear extension following the removal of existing outrigger; alterations to existing flat roof to pitched

  Granted Full applications Extension 5 docs
  Small domestic

• 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