Planning application
45 Amersham Digmoor Skelmersdale Lancashire WN8 9JW
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Change of use of 45 Amersham to re-create two seperate dwellings to form Nos 45 and 47 Amersham.
As published by the council, reference 2026/0872/FUL
Application record
- Reference
- 2026/0872/FUL
- Category
- Full applications
- Status
- Registered
- Received
- 16 Oct 2026
- Validated
- 22 Oct 2026
- Postcode
- WN8 9JW
Site history
Applications at this address on the West Lancashire register
This site has had 2 applications since 2026: 1 approved, 0 refused.
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2026/0528/LDP Granted
45 Amersham Digmoor Skelmersdale Lancashire WN8 9JW
Certificate of Lawfulness -Proposed subdivision of Nos. 45 and 47 Amersham, to re-create 2 separate dwellings
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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16 Oct 2026
Received by West Lancashire
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22 Oct 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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26 Oct 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 17 December 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.
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 80 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.
About full applications
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Certificate of Lawfulness -Proposed subdivision of Nos. 45 and 47 Amersham, to re-create 2 separate dwellings
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Certificate of Lawfulness -Proposed subdivision of Nos. 45 and 47 Amersham, to re-create 2 separate dwellings
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Granted Lawful development 3 docs
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