Skip to content

Shakelady Hey Sandy Lane Lathom Ormskirk Lancashire L40 5TU

2025/0864/FULFull Planning ApplicationApproved
Full

Approved on 25 February 2026

Council decision: Planning Permission GrantedDelegated (officer decision)17 conditions

Approximate site (title boundary)
Boundary © HM Land Registry, © Ordnance Survey · details

This information is subject to Crown copyright and database rights 2026 and is reproduced with the permission of HM Land Registry. The polygons (including the associated geometry, namely x, y co-ordinates) are subject to Crown copyright and database rights 2026 Ordnance Survey AC0000851063. Conditions of use.

Proposal

The proposal is the demolition of two existing detached dwellings and the replacement with one high-quality self-build eco-home.

Received
6 October 2025
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Burscough Bridge & Rufford Ward
Agent
Zara Moon Architects
  1. Received6 Oct
  2. Validated24 Oct
  3. Consult.31 Dec
  4. Target
  5. Decided25 Feb

Decided in 124 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a full planning application for demolition at Shakelady Hey Sandy Lane Lathom Ormskirk Lancashire L40 5TU. West Lancashire has handled 1,159 applications of this type. This one was decided in 142 days, 12 weeks longer than West Lancashire's typical decision time. The site is in a conservation area. There have been 3 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).

Based on decided applications received in the last 3 years.Planning something similar? See what gets approved on your street

Application details

Postcode
L40 5TU
Application type
Full Planning Application
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Lathom

Planning application dates

Date validated
24 October 2025
Consultation expiry
31 December 2025
Consultation start
10 December 2025
Consultation end
31 December 2025
Neighbour consultation start
31 October 2025
Neighbour consultation end
23 November 2025

Applicant and agent

Applicant
Private applicant
Agent
Zara Moon Architects
Architect profile
ZARA MOON ARCHITECTS LTD
Agent address
Zara Moon Architects Unit 38 Manor Court Salesbury Hall Road Ribchester Lancashire PR3 3XR United Kingdom

Planning decision

Case officer
Kate Henry

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-14366398
Documents
58

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

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 (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

Track this application

Get email alerts when there is a planning decision or status change.

Get email alerts near L40

New planning applications delivered to your inbox daily.

Around this site

Discuss this application on r/PlanningPermissionUK

For applicants and trades

For the applicant

Need a drainage scheme? Drainage & flood risk consultants near this site

Condition 3 on the decision asks for this.

See all drainage and flood risk consultants near Burscough

Nearest first, within 25 miles of the site. Every firm is listed free.

Planning something similar?

See what the council approved and refused for new homes on your street. Pick your home and get the evidence before you pay for drawings.

See what gets approved on your streetBuying this property? Report on this address