50 Langdale Drive Burscough Ormskirk Lancashire L40 5SF

1. 22 Oct 2026

   Received by West Lancashire

2. 26 Oct 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

3. 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.

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.

• 13 Maple Avenue Burscough Ormskirk Lancashire L40 5SL

  2019/1115/FUL Submitted 31 Oct 2019 100 yards away

  Two storey front extension

  Granted Full applications Extension 2 docs

• 13 Maple Avenue Burscough Ormskirk Lancashire L40 5SL

  2019/1115/FUL Submitted 31 Oct 2019 100 yards away

  Two storey front extension

  Granted Full applications Extension 2 docs

• 28 Mill Lane Burscough Ormskirk Lancashire L40 5TJ

  2021/0632/FUL Submitted 12 May 2021 100 yards away

  Proposed two storey side and rear elevation and extension to porch and extension to drop down kerb

  Granted Full applications Extension 6 docs
  Small domestic

• O'Brien's Pharmacy 6 Mill Lane Burscough Ormskirk Lancashire L40 5TJ

  2024/0828/FUL Submitted 30 Sep 2024 150 yards away

  Conversion of existing 2 bedroom flat to 2 no. 1 bedroomed flats and single storey ground floor extension.

  Granted Full applications New dwelling Extension 4 docs
  Small domestic

• O'Brien's Pharmacy 6 Mill Lane Burscough Ormskirk Lancashire L40 5TJ

  2024/0828/FUL Submitted 30 Sep 2024 150 yards away

  Conversion of existing 2 bedroom flat to 2 no. 1 bedroomed flats and single storey ground floor extension.

  Granted Full applications New dwelling Extension 4 docs
  Small domestic

• The Spinney 1A Junction Lane Burscough Ormskirk Lancashire L40 5SN

  T/2024/0118/TPO Submitted 17 Sep 2024 150 yards away

  Please see attached documents

  Granted Trees 2 docs

• 2026/0889/LDP Awaiting decision

  31 Long Lane Banks Southport Lancashire PR9 8EX

  Certificate of Lawfulness (Proposed) - Erection of a fence and railing.

  Received 21 Oct, published by the council 30 Oct 2026 Lawful development
• 2026/0880/LDP Awaiting decision

  64 Elmers Green Skelmersdale Lancashire WN8 6SB

  Proposed converstion of garage to a habitable space

  Received 19 Oct, published by the council 30 Oct 2026 Lawful development
• 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