Planning application
8 Tanpit Fold Broad Lane Downholland Ormskirk Lancashire L39 7AF
Refused. Only the applicant can appeal, within the statutory time limit, and a revised scheme can be submitted instead.
Proposal
Change of use of adjoining land to residential garden ancillary to 8 Tanpit Fold. (Retrospective)
As published by the council, reference 2026/0635/FUL
Application record
- Reference
- 2026/0635/FUL
- Category
- Full applications
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Refused As published: Planning Permission REFUSED
- Received
- 27 Jul 2026
- Validated
- 31 Jul 2026
- Decided
- 24 Sep 2026
- Ward
- Rural West Ward
- Parish
- Downholland
- Decision by
- Delegated unless Member request to Cttee
- Postcode
- L39 7AF
Site history
Applications at this address on the West Lancashire register
This site has had 2 applications since 2026: 1 approved, 1 refused.
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2026/0220/FUL Granted
8 Tanpit Fold Broad Lane Downholland Ormskirk Lancashire L39 7AF
Alterations to dwelling including omission of integral garage, recessed rear terrace, revised fenestration and window arrangement, repositioned rooflights, installation of external flues and other associated external alterations (retrospective)
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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27 Jul 2026
Received by West Lancashire
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31 Jul 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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7 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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24 Sep 2026
Decision issued: Planning Permission REFUSED
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24 Sep 2026
Status changed to Decided
Previously Registered.
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
8 documents on file for this application
- Environmental protection response
- Site notice
- Consultation/neighbours notified
- Planning statement
- Proposed
- Existing
- Application form - without personal data
- The location plan
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Open the documentsWhat 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 full applications
A full application seeks permission for a complete, detailed proposal in one go, with siting, design, access and landscaping all fixed at this stage. More in our guide to planning application types.
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