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Land Between Stopgate Lane And Simonswood Industrial Estate Simonswood Lancashire

Awaiting decision West Lancashire LCC/2026/0030 County Application

Works: Extension

Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.

Proposal

County Matter - Change of use of site to storage of inert waste material and product mounds as an extension to the existing waste transfer station.

As published by the council, reference LCC/2026/0030

Application record

Reference
LCC/2026/0030
Type
County Application
Status
Registered
Received
29 Jul 2026
Validated
29 Jul 2026
Ward
Rural South Ward
Parish
Simonswood

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 29 Jul 2026

    Received by West Lancashire

  2. 12 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  3. Decision

    Awaiting decision

    Decision expected by 23 September 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's median decision took 70 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.

About less common application types

This application sits outside the common categories, and the council record linked on this page sets out the specific procedure that applies. More in our guide to planning application types.

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