Roscoe Farm Barn Maltkiln Lane Bispham Ormskirk Lancashire L40 3SH
Proposal
Proposed new dwelling in place of storage barns
- Received
- 18 September 2025
- Decided
- 14 January 2026 · Planning Permission REFUSED
- Decision level
- Delegated (officer decision)
- Ward
- Rural North East Ward
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- ReceivedSubmitted18 Sep
- ValidatedValidated3 Nov
- Consult.Consultation17 Dec
- TargetTarget Date
- DecidedDecided14 Jan
Decided in 72 days (council typically 56)
This is a full planning application for a new dwelling at Roscoe Farm Barn Maltkiln Lane Bispham Ormskirk Lancashire L40 3SH. West Lancashire has handled 1,163 applications of this type and approves 84% of them, typically deciding them in 69 days. This one was decided in 118 days, 7 weeks longer than West Lancashire's median. The site is in a conservation area. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 156 applications across Rural North East Ward. We hold 1,180 applications in total for the L40 postcode area.
Application Details
Applicant & Agent
Planning Application Dates
Planning Decision
Why it was refused
- The proposed development is contrary to Paragraphs 83, 110 and 115 of the National Planning Policy Framework and Policies SP1, GN1 and RS1 of the West Lancashire Local Plan (2012-2027) DPD in that the development would result in the delivery of a market dwelling outside of a settlement boundary in an unsustainable location. No special circumstances have been identified to support the development in this context.
From the council's decision notice.
Publicity
Appeal
Additional Information
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Planning constraints
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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