Planning application
128 Ledburn Skelmersdale Lancashire WN8 6TX
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Certificate of Lawfulness for a proposed use of Property to C2 Residential Care Home for one child/young person supported by 2 non -resident carers at all times.
As published by the council, reference 2026/0643/LDC
Application record
- Reference
- 2026/0643/LDC
- Type
- Lawful Development Cert. (existing)
- Status
- Awaiting decision
- Received
- 29 Jul 2026
- Validated
- 30 Jul 2026
- Ward
- Skelmersdale North Ward
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- WN8 6TX
Site history
Applications at this address on the West Lancashire register
This site has had 2 applications since 2026.
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2026/0643/LDP Awaiting decision
128 Ledburn Skelmersdale Lancashire WN8 6TX
Certificate of Lawfulness for a proposed use of Property to C2 Residential Care Home for one child/young person supported by 2 non -resident carers at all times.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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29 Jul 2026
Received by West Lancashire
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30 Jul 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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15 Sep 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 24 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.
Who's behind it
Company information only, from the register and Companies House
Mike Sibthorp Planning Agent, a planning consultancy
120 applications on PlanIndex · across 13 councils · 83% granted
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See their track recordDocuments
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
8 documents on file for this application
- Application form
- Planning statement
- Application form - without personal data
- The location plan
- Exisiting and proposed parking spaces
- Planning support statement
- Care support plan
- Existing floor layout
Trade members open them from here.
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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