Planning application
5 Castlehey Skelmersdale Lancashire WN8 9DU
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Certificate of Lawfulness - Use of residential property as a Children's Home C3.
As published by the council, reference 2026/0780/LDC
Application record
- Reference
- 2026/0780/LDC
- Category
- Lawful development
- Status
- Registered
- Received
- 16 Sep 2026
- Validated
- 23 Sep 2026
- Ward
- Skelmersdale South Ward
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- WN8 9DU
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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16 Sep 2026
Received by West Lancashire
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23 Sep 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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24 Sep 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 18 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.
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
10 documents on file for this application
- Parking provision information
- Proposed floor plans
- Parking layout plan
- Location plan
- Planning statement
- Ofsted statement of purpose
- Statutory declaration plan
- Further supporting information
- Application form - without personal data
- The location plan
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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 61 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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