2 Cobbs Brow Cottages Vale Lane Lathom Ormskirk Lancashire L40 6JH
Approved on 17 February 2026
Council decision: Planning Permission GrantedDelegated (officer decision)4 conditions
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Proposal
Demolition of an existing conservatory and construction of a single storey side extension, construction of a single roof dormer and conversion of a detached garage to ancillary accommodation.
- Received
- 19 November 2025
- Decision level
- Delegated (officer decision)
- Ward
- Rural South Ward
- Agent
- Peter Dickinson Architects
- ReceivedReceived19 Nov
- ValidatedValidated19 Nov
- Consult.Consultation12 Dec
- TargetTarget Date
- DecidedDecided17 Feb
Decided in 90 days (council typically 56)
About this application
This is a full planning application for demolition at 2 Cobbs Brow Cottages Vale Lane Lathom Ormskirk Lancashire L40 6JH. West Lancashire has handled 1,159 applications of this type. This one was decided in 90 days, 5 weeks longer than West Lancashire's typical decision time. The site is in a conservation area. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 115 applications across Rural South 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 6JH
- Application type
- Full Planning Application
- Scale / size
- Small
- Parish
- Lathom South
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 19 November 2025
- Consultation expiry
- 14 December 2025
- Consultation start
- 21 November 2025
- Consultation end
- 12 December 2025
- Neighbour consultation start
- 21 November 2025
- Neighbour consultation end
- 14 December 2025
Applicant and agent
- Agent
- Peter Dickinson Architects
- Architect profile
- PETER DICKINSON ARCHITECTS LIMITED
- Agent address
- 169 Appley Lane North APPLEY BRIDGE WN6 9DX
Additional information
- Planning Portal ID
- PP-14501161
- Documents
- 15
Site constraints
Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.
- Flood zone 2: Medium 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.
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Source: West Lancashire
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