Planning application
Centaur House Gardiners Place Skelmersdale Lancashire WN8 9SP
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Application for the use of site for B2 general industrial and B8 storage and distribution purposes. Erection of single-storey industrial building (retrospective)
As published by the council, reference 2026/0723/FUL
Application record
- Reference
- 2026/0723/FUL
- Category
- Full applications
- Status
- Registered
- Received
- 28 Aug 2026
- Validated
- 15 Sep 2026
- Postcode
- WN8 9SP
Site history
Applications at this address on the West Lancashire register
This site has had 2 applications since 2026: 0 approved, 1 refused.
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2026/0118/LDC Refused
Centaur House Gardiners Place Skelmersdale Lancashire WN8 9SP
Lawful Development Certificate (Existing) - Use of building and surrounding yards for B2 general industrial and B8 storage and distribution.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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28 Aug 2026
Received by West Lancashire
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15 Sep 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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22 Sep 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 10 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 71 days over the applications it decided in the last year.
What 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 full applications in a median of 84 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.
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.
Nearby applications
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Centaur House Gardiners Place Skelmersdale Lancashire WN8 9SP
Lawful Development Certificate (Existing) - Use of building and surrounding yards for B2 general industrial and B8 storage and distribution.
Refused Lawful development 12 docs -
LCH Generators Ltd Unit 1 Gardiners Place Skelmersdale Lancashire WN8 9SP
Approval of details reserved by condition nos. 3 (foul and surface water drainage), 4 (coal mining risk assessment), 5 (coal mining - confirmation of remediation), 6 (car parking surfacing) and 7 (hard and soft landscaping) of planning permission 2025/0182/FUL
Granted Conditions 10 docs -
LCH Generators Ltd Unit 1 Gardiners Place Skelmersdale Lancashire WN8 9SP
Approval of details reserved by condition nos. 3 (foul and surface water drainage), 4 (coal mining risk assessment), 5 (coal mining - confirmation of remediation), 6 (car parking surfacing) and 7 (hard and soft landscaping) of planning permission 2025/0182/FUL
Granted Conditions 10 docs -
MCTGF Jersey ST Skelmersdale Ltd Gladden House 17 Gladden Place Skelmersdale Lancashire WN8 9SX
Retrospective application for No. 2 air conditioning units installed on the east elevation.
Granted Full applications 3 docs -
MCTGF Jersey ST Skelmersdale Ltd Gladden House 17 Gladden Place Skelmersdale Lancashire WN8 9SX
Retrospective application for No. 2 air conditioning units installed on the east elevation.
Granted Full applications 3 docs -
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