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3 Whittle Drive Ormskirk Lancashire L39 1PU

2024/0746/FULFull Planning ApplicationRefused
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Refused on 13 December 2024

Council decision: Planning Permission REFUSEDDelegated (officer decision)

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

Single storey extension to rear of dwelling

Received
30 August 2024
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Ormskirk West Ward
Agent
Rod Ainsworth Architect
  1. Received30 Aug
  2. Validated18 Oct
  3. Consult.1 Nov
  4. Target
  5. Decided13 Dec

Decided in 56 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a full planning application for an extension at 3 Whittle Drive Ormskirk Lancashire L39 1PU. West Lancashire has handled 1,159 applications of this type. This one was decided in 105 days, 7 weeks longer than West Lancashire's typical decision time. The site is in a conservation area. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 55 applications across Ormskirk West Ward. We hold 507 applications in total for the L39 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
L39 1PU
Application type
Full Planning Application
Scale / size
Small

Planning application dates

Date validated
18 October 2024
Consultation expiry
1 November 2024
Neighbour consultation start
18 October 2024
Neighbour consultation end
1 November 2024

Applicant and agent

Agent
Rod Ainsworth Architect
Agent address
27 Upper Aughton Road Birkdale Southport PR8 5NA

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-13371594
Documents
15

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Green belt: West LancashireNext to the site
  • 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.

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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