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8 Mill Dam Lane Burscough Ormskirk Lancashire L40 7TQ

2011/1153/FULFull Planning ApplicationRefused
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Refused on 13 December 2011

Council decision: Planning Permission REFUSEDDelegated (officer decision)

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

Demolition of existing bungalow and garage. Erection of detached replacement dwelling.

Received
24 October 2011
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Burscough West
  1. Received24 Oct
  2. Validated4 Nov
  3. Consult.30 Nov
  4. Target
  5. Decided13 Dec

Decided in 39 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a full planning application for demolition at 8 Mill Dam Lane Burscough Ormskirk Lancashire L40 7TQ. West Lancashire has handled 1,159 applications of this type. This one was decided in 50 days, 6 days quicker than West Lancashire's typical decision time. The site is in a conservation area. There have been 5 other applications at this address. We hold 1,221 applications in total for the L40 postcode area.

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

Postcode
L40 7TQ
Application type
Full Planning Application
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Burscough

Planning application dates

Date validated
4 November 2011
Consultation expiry
30 November 2011
Consultation start
9 November 2011
Consultation end
30 November 2011
Neighbour consultation start
8 November 2011
Neighbour consultation end
29 November 2011

Applicant and agent

Agent address
2 Orchard Close Eccleston Park Prescot Merseyside L34 2QX

Additional information

Documents
15

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • 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 (21)

flood storage areas, listed buildings, green belt, 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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Planning history at this site

5 other applications at this property, newest first.

  1. 2016
    1 Apr

    Variation of condition no. 2 imposed on planning permission 2014/1035/ful

    ApprovedVariation of conditions (s73)2016/0375/FUL
  2. 2014
    22 Sep

    Variation of Condition No. 2 imposed on planning permission 2013/0355/FUL

    ApprovedVariation of conditions (s73)2014/1035/FUL
  3. 2013
    23 Aug

    Non-material amendments to planning permission 2013/0355/FUL

    ApprovedNon-material amendment2013/0919/NMA
  4. 2013
    25 Feb

    Extensions and alterations to existing dwelling including raising height of roof to provide first floor…

    WithdrawnFull Planning Application2013/0190/FUL
  5. 2012
    26 Jan

    Demolition of existing bungalow and garage. Erection of two storey detached replacement dwelling with…

    RefusedFull Planning Application2012/0083/FUL

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