Abbey Farm Caravan Park Abbey Lane Lathom Ormskirk Lancashire L40 5TX
Approved on 24 October 2025
Council decision: Planning Permission GrantedDelegated (officer decision)2 conditions
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Proposal
Change of use of land for siting of gas tanks (retrospective) in connection with the existing caravan site
- Received
- 8 April 2025
- Decision level
- Delegated (officer decision)
- Ward
- Ormskirk East Ward
- ReceivedReceived8 Apr
- ValidatedValidated8 Apr
- Consult.Consultation6 Oct
- TargetTarget Date
- DecidedDecided24 Oct
Decided in 199 days (council typically 56)
About this application
This is a full planning application for a change of use at Abbey Farm Caravan Park Abbey Lane Lathom Ormskirk Lancashire L40 5TX. West Lancashire has handled 1,159 applications of this type. This one was decided in 199 days, 20 weeks longer than West Lancashire's typical decision time. The site is in a conservation area, with 1 listed building nearby. There have been 10 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 71 applications across Ormskirk East 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 5TX
- Application type
- Full Planning Application
- Scale / size
- Small
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 8 April 2025
- Consultation expiry
- 6 October 2025
- Consultation start
- 15 September 2025
- Consultation end
- 6 October 2025
- Neighbour consultation start
- 14 April 2025
- Neighbour consultation end
- 7 May 2025
Applicant and agent
- Applicant
- Private applicant
- Agent address
- Springfield Gawtersyke Lane Kirkbymoorside YO62 6DR United Kingdom
Additional information
- Planning Portal ID
- PP-13931830
- Documents
- 11
Site constraints
Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.
- Flood zone 3: High probability (rivers and sea)Part of the site
- Green belt: West Lancashire
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 (18)
flood storage areas, 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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Associated applications
- 20258 Apr
Change of use of land for siting of gas tanks (retrospective) in connection with the existing caravan site
This applicationApprovedFull2025/0348/FUL - 20253 Apr
Retrospective extension to the approved caravan site to allow the continued siting of a static caravan as…
ApprovedFull Planning ApplicationFiled alongside2025/0336/FUL
Planning history at this site
9 other applications at this property, newest first.
- 202617 Aug
Approval of details reserved by condition no 6 of planning permission 2024/0168/FUL
PendingDischarge of conditions2026/0691/CON - 202522 Dec
Approval of details reserved by condition no 3 of planning permission 2025/0336/FUL
ApprovedDischarge of conditions2025/1094/CON - 202426 Feb
Removal of conditions 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 of planning permission 2019/0056/FUL
ApprovedVariation of conditions (s73)2024/0168/FUL - 202326 May
Certificate of Lawfulness- Existing- use of land for extension of the approved caravan site…
RefusedLawful Development Cert. (existing)2023/0482/LDC - 202018 May
Approval of Details Reserved by Condition no 8 of planning permission 2019/0056/FUL
ApprovedDischarge of conditions2020/0401/CON - 201922 Jan
Continued use of caravan site for holiday purposes with a year round open season for up to a maximum number…
ApprovedFull Planning Application2019/0056/FUL - 201812 Mar
Proposed siting of 20 additional timber holiday lodges within the confines of Abbey Farm Caravan Park…
ApprovedFull Planning Application2018/0290/FUL - 201618 Oct
Proposed conversion of 13 tented camping pitches to 13 touring caravan pitches.
ApprovedChange of Use2016/1100/COU - 200715 May
Variation of conditions no 1 and 2 imposed on planning permission 8/91/0256 to allow the deletion of the stay…
ApprovedVariation of conditions (s73)2007/0629/FUL
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