Charity Farm Smithy Brow Wrightington.

2003/1152Full Planning ApplicationWithdrawn

Full

Withdrawn on 24 October 2003

Delegated (officer decision)

Proposal

Erection of 12 stables; demolition of existing workshops & erection of new workshop and storage building; conversion of existing toilets to rest room & laundry; single storey toilets extension & alterations to clubhouse; change of use of land to horse rides.

Received: 8 September 2003
Decision level: Delegated (officer decision)
Council: West Lancashire Borough Council
Ward: Parbold/Wrightington

ReceivedReceived8 Sep
ValidatedValidated8 Sep
Consult.Consultation7 Oct
TargetTarget Date
DecidedDecided24 Oct

Decided in 46 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a full planning application for demolition at Charity Farm Smithy Brow Wrightington.. West Lancashire has handled 1,159 applications of this type. It was withdrawn 46 days after it was submitted, before a decision was made. The site is in the Oxford Road conservation area. There are no previous applications recorded at this address.

87% of full applications at West Lancashire Borough Council were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 8 weeks (median).

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Application details

Application type: Full Planning Application
Scale / size: Small
Parish: Hilldale/Wrightington

Planning application dates

Date validated: 8 September 2003
Consultation expiry: 12 December 2003
Consultation start: 23 September 2003
Consultation end: 7 October 2003
Neighbour consultation start: 21 November 2003
Neighbour consultation end: 12 December 2003

Applicant and agent

Agent address: 169 Appley Lane North Appley Bridge Wigan. WN6 9DX

Additional information

Documents: 13

Site constraints

Checking the site

2/3

Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations at the address point. Ones next to the site may also apply.

Green belt: West Lancashire
Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)

Not published by this council, so not checked: conservation areas, Article 4 directions and tree preservation orders. Ask the council if these matter.

Also checked, none recorded (20)

flood storage areas, listed buildings, scheduled monuments, World Heritage Sites, World Heritage Site buffer zones, registered parks and gardens, registered battlefields, Heritage at Risk entries, nutrient neutrality catchments, national parks, National Landscapes, SSSIs, Special Areas of Conservation, Special Protection Areas, Ramsar sites, ancient woodland, national nature reserves, local nature reserves, heritage coasts and brownfield registers.

A guide only, from official open data; it is not a planning search. Flood zones cover rivers and sea, not surface water.

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Source: West Lancashire

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