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Land To The South Of Stopgate Lane Simonswood Lancashire

2023/1175/FULFull Planning ApplicationRefused
Full

Refused on 30 May 2024

Council decision: Planning Permission REFUSEDDelegated (officer decision)

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

Full planning permission for the erection of 3no. industrial units, (use class B8) with ancillary office space, new access, car parking, servicing, landscaping and other associated works

Received
27 December 2023
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Rural South Ward
  1. Received27 Dec
  2. Validated27 Dec
  3. Consult.15 Apr
  4. Target
  5. Decided30 May

Decided in 155 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a full planning application at Land To The South Of Stopgate Lane Simonswood Lancashire. West Lancashire has handled 1,159 applications of this type. This one was decided in 155 days, 14 weeks longer than West Lancashire's typical decision time. The site is in a conservation area. There have been 2 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 115 applications across Rural South Ward.

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
Simonswood

Planning application dates

Date validated
27 December 2023
Consultation expiry
15 April 2024
Consultation start
25 March 2024
Consultation end
15 April 2024
Neighbour consultation start
11 January 2024
Neighbour consultation end
3 February 2024
Committee meeting
23 May 2024

Applicant and agent

Agent
JLL
Agent address
Landmark One Oxford Street Manchester Manchester M1 4PB

Appeal

Appeal reference
2024/0036/01
Appeal status
Appeal decided
Appeal result
Allowed

Appeal history

3354225
Allowed
Type: Planning AppealProcedure: InquiryDecision: 25 February 2025Dev Type: Major general industry/storage/warehousingReason: Refusal

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-12679650
Documents
34

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.

Data © Crown copyright and others · sources and licences

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© Historic England 2026. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. The Historic England GIS Data contained in this material was obtained on 2026-11-03. The most publicly available up to date Historic England GIS Data can be obtained from HistoricEngland.org.uk.

© Natural England copyright. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

© Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2026. All rights reserved. Flood Map for Planning, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Source: Office for National Statistics licensed under the Open Government Licence v.3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Source: West Lancashire

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