La Mancha Cottage 106A Renacres Lane Halsall Ormskirk Lancashire L39 8SF

2025/0180/LBCListed Building ConsentRefused

Refused on 28 October 2025

Council decision: Listed Building Consent REFUSEDDelegated (officer decision)1 reason for refusal

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Proposal

Listed Building Consent - Application to regularize variations to works completed under approved plans 2021/0848/LBC (Blocking up existing window, alteration to style of approved doors).

Received: 25 February 2025
Decision level: Delegated (officer decision)
Council: West Lancashire Borough Council
Ward: Rural West Ward

ReceivedReceived25 Feb
ValidatedValidated26 Mar
Consult.Consultation17 Apr
TargetTarget Date
DecidedDecided28 Oct

Decided in 216 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a heritage application for window replacement at La Mancha Cottage 106A Renacres Lane Halsall Ormskirk Lancashire L39 8SF. West Lancashire has handled 41 applications of this type. This one was decided in 245 days, 27 weeks longer than West Lancashire's typical decision time. The site is in a conservation area, with 1 listed building nearby. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 122 applications across Rural West Ward. We hold 507 applications in total for the L39 postcode area.

64% of heritage 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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Why it was refused

The glazed doors with mullion and transom feature are at odds with the character of the curtilage listed building and do not reflect its former use. There is no historic precedent for this unusual style of door and it does not complement the more utilitarian character of the building. These unauthorised works lead to a less than substantial harmful impact on the Grade II listed building. The submission fails to demonstrate any public benefits which would outweigh this harm. The proposal therefore fails to comply with the National Planning Policy Framework, Policies EN4 and GN3 of the West Lancashire Local Plan 2012 - 2027 Development Plan Document and supplementary planning document 'Design Guide' (Jan 2008). Justification Despite the requirements of Paras 40-47 of the National Planning Policy Framework it has not been possible to reach a positive agreed solution through the Council's adopted and published procedures. The development proposed shows insufficient regard to the policy requirements as detailed in the reasons above.

From the council's decision notice.

Application details

Postcode: L39 8SF
Application type: Listed Building Consent
Scale / size: Small
Parish: Halsall

Planning application dates

Date validated: 26 March 2025
Consultation expiry: 17 April 2025
Consultation start: 27 March 2025
Consultation end: 17 April 2025
Neighbour consultation start: 3 March 2025
Neighbour consultation end: 26 March 2025

Applicant and agent

Applicant: Private applicant

Planning decision

Case officer: Feargal McEvoy

Additional information

Planning Portal ID: PP-13806129
Documents: 14

Site constraints

Checking the site

2/3

Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

Green belt: West Lancashire
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.

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Source: West Lancashire

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