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2 Hall Lane Bickerstaffe Ormskirk Lancashire L39 0EH

2025/1062/FULFull Planning ApplicationRefused
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Refused on 14 April 2026

Council decision: Planning Permission REFUSEDDelegated (officer decision)1 reason for refusal

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Proposal

First floor side extension with front dormer, single storey rear and forward extension.

Received
12 December 2025
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Rural South Ward
Agent
RJG Architecture LTD
  1. Received12 Dec
  2. Validated14 Jan
  3. Consult.4 Mar
  4. Target
  5. Decided14 Apr

Decided in 90 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a full planning application for a dormer extension at 2 Hall Lane Bickerstaffe Ormskirk Lancashire L39 0EH. West Lancashire has handled 1,159 applications of this type. This one was decided in 123 days, 10 weeks longer than West Lancashire's typical decision time. The site is in a conservation area, with 3 listed buildings nearby. There has been 1 other application at this address. In the past year there have been 115 applications across Rural South Ward. We hold 507 applications in total for the L39 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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Why it was refused

  1. The proposed extensions, when taken cumulatively with existing additions, would result in a disproportionate increase in volume above the original dwelling. The proposal therefore constitutes inappropriate development in the Green Belt. Inappropriate development is, by definition, harmful to the Green Belt and no very special circumstances have been demonstrated that would outweigh this harm. The proposal is therefore contrary to Policy GN1 of the West Lancashire Local Plan 2012-2027, Policy GB4 of the Development in the Green Belt SPD, and the National Planning Policy Framework.

From the council's decision notice.

Application details

Postcode
L39 0EH
Application type
Full Planning Application
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Bickerstaffe

Planning application dates

Date validated
14 January 2026
Consultation expiry
4 March 2026
Consultation start
11 February 2026
Consultation end
4 March 2026
Neighbour consultation start
15 January 2026
Neighbour consultation end
12 February 2026

Applicant and agent

Applicant
Private applicant
Agent
RJG Architecture LTD
Architect profile
RJG ARCHITECTURE LIMITED
Agent address
Mr Richard Gallagher The Stables Pasture Lane Business Centre St. Helens WA11 8PU

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-14558153
Documents
9

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

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.

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

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© 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

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