184 Southport Road Ormskirk Lancashire L39 1LZ

1. 30 Sep 2026

   Received by West Lancashire

2. 2 Oct 2026

   Validated

   Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

3. 9 Oct 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

4. Decision

   Awaiting decision

   Decision expected by 27 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 70 days over the applications it decided in the last year.

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.

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.

• 178 Southport Road Ormskirk Lancashire L39 1LZ

  2024/0782/LDP Submitted 16 Sep 2024 50 yards away

  Certificate of Lawfulness - Proposed change of use from C3 to C2 childrens home for the care of 1 child aged between 7-17 years.

  Granted Lawful development 2 docs

• 34 Ludlow Drive Ormskirk Lancashire L39 1LF

  2026/0660/LDP Submitted 5 Aug 2026 50 yards away

  Certificate of Lawfulness - Proposed erection of a single-storey side extension to the existing dwelling.

  Granted Lawful development Extension 8 docs
  Small domestic

• 34 Ludlow Drive Ormskirk Lancashire L39 1LF

  2026/0660/LDP Submitted 5 Aug 2026 100 yards away

  Certificate of Lawfulness - Proposed erection of a single-storey side extension to the existing dwelling.

  Granted Lawful development Extension 8 docs
  Small domestic

• 19 Douglas Drive Ormskirk Lancashire L39 1LJ

  2024/0722/FUL Submitted 20 Aug 2024 150 yards away

  Proposed single storey rear infill extension.

  Granted Full applications Extension 6 docs
  Small domestic

• 19 Douglas Drive Ormskirk Lancashire L39 1LJ

  2024/0722/FUL Submitted 20 Aug 2024 150 yards away

  Proposed single storey rear infill extension.

  Granted Full applications Extension 6 docs
  Small domestic

• 16 Ludlow Drive Ormskirk Lancashire L39 1LF

  2021/0812/LDP Submitted 23 Jun 2021 150 yards away

  Single storey extension to side

  Granted Lawful development Extension 6 docs
  Small domestic

• 2026/0856/LDC Awaiting decision

  Brymar Higher Lane Dalton Wigan Lancashire WN8 7RP

  Certificate of Lawfulness - Use of buildings for domestic storage and land for residential amenity purposes associated with the dwelling known as Brymar, Higher Lane, Dalton, WN8 7RP.

  Received 12 Oct, published by the council 14 Oct 2026 Lawful development
• 2026/0848/LDP Awaiting decision

  Waterside House Stonemill Rise Appley Bridge Wigan Lancashire WN6 9BH

  Certificate of Lawfulness for a proposed change of use for the existing summer house, located in our rear garden, into a work from home salon for beauty and nails.

  Received 8 Oct, published by the council 15 Oct 2026 Lawful development
• 2026/0840/LDP Awaiting decision

  Rose Villa Georges Lane Banks Southport Lancashire PR9 8HD

  Certificate of Lawfulness (Proposed) - erection of a new industrial building.

  Received 7 Oct, published by the council 8 Oct 2026 Lawful development
• 2026/0827/LDP Awaiting decision

  92 Jacksmere Lane Scarisbrick Ormskirk Lancashire L40 9RS

  Lawful Development Certificate (Proposed) - side outbuilding to be used for purposes incidental to the enjoyment of the dwellinghouse

  Received 6 Oct, published by the council 8 Oct 2026 Lawful development
• 2026/0822/LDP Awaiting decision

  Hazeldene Blythe Lane Lathom Ormskirk Lancashire L40 5TY

  Lawful Development Certificate (Proposed) - single storey extension to the rear.

  Received 2 Oct, published by the council 20 Oct 2026 Lawful development