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Burscough Football Club Bobby Langton Way Burscough Ormskirk Lancashire L40 0SD

2024/0654/FULFull Planning ApplicationApproved
Full

Approved on 17 April 2026

Council decision: Planning Permission GrantedDelegated (officer decision)13 conditions

Approximate location: the centre of the postcode, not the exact property.

Proposal

Part two / part single storey extension to existing clubhouse to provide additional social space, accessible toilet facilities with baby change, WC facilities to replace existing free-standing toilet cabin, kitchen to replace existing free-standing cabin. First-floor extension to create additional social space, ancillary store/ laundry and coverage over the existing external stairs. Retrospective planning for first floor viewing gallery incorporated into the new design. Construction of extension to existing parking area.

Received
26 July 2024
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Burscough Bridge & Rufford Ward
Agent
Define Architects
  1. Received26 Jul
  2. Validated17 Mar
  3. Consult.10 Nov
  4. Target
  5. Decided17 Apr

Decided in 396 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a full planning application for an extension at Burscough Football Club Bobby Langton Way Burscough Ormskirk Lancashire L40 0SD. West Lancashire has handled 1,159 applications of this type. This one was decided in 630 days, 82 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 136 applications across Burscough Bridge & Rufford Ward. 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 0SD
Application type
Full Planning Application
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Burscough Town Council

Planning application dates

Date validated
17 March 2025
Consultation expiry
10 November 2025
Consultation start
27 October 2025
Consultation end
10 November 2025
Neighbour consultation start
27 March 2025
Neighbour consultation end
10 April 2025
Committee meeting
20 November 2025

Applicant and agent

Applicant
Private applicant
Agent
Define Architects
Architect profile
DEFINE ARCHITECTS LIMITED
Agent address
Unit 2E Beehive Mill Jersey Street Ancoats Manchester M4 6JG

Planning decision

Case officer
Nicola Cook

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-13186463
Documents
49

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

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

  • Brownfield land register: Burscough AFC, Mart Lane, BursoughRegister site at or near this address
  • 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, 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 and heritage coasts.

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

Contains public sector information from planning.data.gov.uk (MHCLG and local planning authorities), licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

© 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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