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Land To The North Of Meadowbrook Burscough Lancashire

2016/0516/FULFull Planning ApplicationRefused
Full

Proposal

Erection of 124 dwellings, public open space, landscaping and associated infrastructure.

Received
9 May 2016
Decided
28 July 2017 · Planning Permission REFUSED
Decision level
Planning committee
Ward
Burscough West
Approximate site (title boundary)
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  1. Received9 May
  2. Validated1 Jun
  3. Consult.17 May
  4. Target
  5. Decided28 Jul

Decided in 422 days (council typically 56)

8 weeks typical decision time in West Lancashire86% of full applications approved

This is a full planning application for a new dwelling at Land To The North Of Meadowbrook Burscough Lancashire. West Lancashire has handled 1,163 applications of this type and approves 84% of them, typically deciding them in 69 days. This one was decided in 445 days, 54 weeks longer than West Lancashire's median. The site is in a conservation area, with 1 listed building nearby. There are no previous applications recorded at this address.

Application Details

Reference
2016/0516/FUL
Address
Land To The North Of Meadowbrook Burscough Lancashire
Local Authority
West Lancashire
Application Type
Full Planning Application
Scale / Size
Large
Number of Dwellings
124
Decision Status
Rejected
Current Status
Decided
Ward
Burscough West
Parish
Burscough

Applicant & Agent

Agent
NJL Consulting
Agent Address
Unit 8 Ashbrook Office Park Longstone Road Heald Green M22 5LB

Planning Application Dates

Date Received
9 May 2016
Consultation Expiry
17 May 2017
Date Decided
28 July 2017
Date Validated
1 June 2016
Date Submitted
9 May 2016
Consultation Start
26 April 2017
Consultation End
17 May 2017
Neighbour Consultation Start
19 July 2017
Neighbour Consultation End
23 June 2016
Committee Meeting
27 July 2017

Planning Decision

Decision
Planning Permission REFUSED
Decided By
Committee

Publicity

Appeal

Appeal Status
Appeal decided
Appeal Result
Dismissed

Additional Information

Planning Portal ID
PP-05077114
Documents
131
Coordinates
53.593327, -2.849663
Enriching application data
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Source: West Lancashire

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Planning constraints

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

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, 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.

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