Planning application
10 Wellington Close Tanhouse Skelmersdale Lancashire WN8 6BJ
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Retrospective change of use of land from open ground to residential garden.
As published by the council, reference 2026/0874/FUL
Application record
- Reference
- 2026/0874/FUL
- Category
- Full applications
- Status
- Registered
- Received
- 16 Oct 2026
- Validated
- 18 Oct 2026
- Ward
- Tanhouse & Skelmersdale Town Centre Ward
- Postcode
- WN8 6BJ
Comment by 12 November 2026
The council is taking comments on this application until then. Comments go to West Lancashire through their own planning portal.
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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2026/0582/LDC Refused
10 Wellington Close Tanhouse Skelmersdale Lancashire WN8 6BJ
Certificate of Lawfulness - Use of land as domestic garden land, and retention and use of garden shed for storage associated with dwellinghouse.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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16 Oct 2026
Received by West Lancashire
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18 Oct 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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20 Oct 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 13 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.
Who's behind it
Company information only, from the register and Companies House
Architecture Works Ltd Agent, an architecture practice registered in Chester
Active · incorporated 2014 · Chester
9 applications on PlanIndex · across 7 councils
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See their track recordDocuments
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
3 documents on file for this application
- Application form - without personal data
- Block plan of the site
- 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 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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Nearby applications
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10 Wellington Close Tanhouse Skelmersdale Lancashire WN8 6BJ
Certificate of Lawfulness - Use of land as domestic garden land, and retention and use of garden shed for storage associated with dwellinghouse.
Refused Lawful development 3 docsSmall domestic -
10 Wellington Close Tanhouse Skelmersdale Lancashire WN8 6BJ
Certificate of Lawfulness - Use of land as domestic garden land, and retention and use of garden shed for storage associated with dwellinghouse.
Refused Lawful development 6 docsSmall domestic -
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Single storey side extension.
Granted Full applications Extension 6 docsSmall domestic -
The Old Barn Heyes Farm Grimshaw Road Skelmersdale Lancashire WN8 6BH
Conversion of part of existing garden store into habitable accommodation. Timber cladding to part of front elevation. Change windows to part of front elevation.
Granted Full applications Windows or glazing 5 docs -
The Old Barn Heyes Farm Grimshaw Road Skelmersdale Lancashire WN8 6BH
Conversion of part of existing garden store into habitable accommodation. Timber cladding to part of front elevation. Change windows to part of front elevation.
Granted Full applications Windows or glazing 5 docs -
7 De-haviland Way Tanhouse Skelmersdale Lancashire WN8 6DG
Single storey rear extension Extension extends beyond the rear wall of the original dwellinghouse by 5.24m Maximum height of the extension 3.41m Height of eaves of the extension 2.49m
Granted Prior approval Extension 4 docsSmall domestic
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