Planning application
Sills Farm Lee Lane Bispham Wigan Lancashire L40 3SJ
Works: Demolition
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Proposed erection of 2 no. detached dwellings following demolition of the existing agricultural building.
As published by the council, reference 2026/0741/FUL
Application record
- Reference
- 2026/0741/FUL
- Category
- Full applications
- Status
- Registered
- Received
- 7 Sep 2026
- Validated
- 11 Sep 2026
- Postcode
- L40 3SJ
Site history
Applications at this address on the West Lancashire register
This site has had 2 applications since 2023: 1 approved, 0 refused.
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2023/0208/PNC Granted
Sills Farm Lee Lane Bispham Wigan Lancashire L40 3SJ
Application for determination as to whether prior approval of details is required: Change of use of agricultural buildings to dwellinghouses
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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7 Sep 2026
Received by West Lancashire
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11 Sep 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 6 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 82 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.
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Sills Farm Lee Lane Bispham Wigan Lancashire L40 3SJ
Application for determination as to whether prior approval of details is required: Change of use of agricultural buildings to dwellinghouses
Granted Prior approval 8 docs -
Sills Farm Lee Lane Bispham Wigan Lancashire L40 3SJ
Application for determination as to whether prior approval of details is required: Change of use of agricultural buildings to dwellinghouses
Granted Prior approval 8 docs -
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