Land Off Elmstead And Elmridge Tanhouse Skelmersdale Lancashire
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Proposal
Proposed development of 3no. sites on Elmstead and 1no. site on Elmridge, consisting of the demolition of 6no. existing garages on Elmridge and the development of 16no. short term dwellings in two blocks of 8no.with the remaining two sites providing enhanced surface level car parking.
- Received
- 13 October 2025
- Decision level
- Planning committee
- Ward
- Tanhouse & Skelmersdale Town Centre Ward
- Agent
- Paddock Johnson Architects
- ReceivedReceived13 Oct
- ValidatedValidated21 Oct
- Consult.Consultation19 Nov
- TargetTarget Date
- DecidedDecided
About this application
This is a full planning application for demolition at Land Off Elmstead And Elmridge Tanhouse Skelmersdale Lancashire. West Lancashire has handled 1,159 applications of this type. It has been with the council since 13 October 2025 and is still awaiting a decision. The site is in a conservation area. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 17 applications across Tanhouse & Skelmersdale Town Centre Ward.
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
- Application type
- Full Planning Application
- Scale / size
- Small
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 21 October 2025
- Consultation expiry
- 20 November 2025
- Consultation start
- 29 October 2025
- Consultation end
- 19 November 2025
- Neighbour consultation start
- 28 October 2025
- Neighbour consultation end
- 20 November 2025
Applicant and agent
- Agent
- Paddock Johnson Architects
- Architect profile
- PADDOCK JOHNSON PARTNERSHIP LIMITED
- Agent address
- Studio 2 The Lyceum Bath Street Port Sunlight Wirral CH62 4UJ
Additional information
- Planning Portal ID
- PP-14194776
- Documents
- 74
Site constraints
Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.
- 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 (21)
flood storage areas, listed buildings, green belt, 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.
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Source: West Lancashire
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