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22D Wigan Road Ormskirk Lancashire L39 2AU

2026/0006/PNCPrior Notification - Change of UseRefused
Prior approval

Refused on 24 February 2026

Council decision: PNC Details RefusedDelegated (officer decision)1 reason for refusal

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Proposal

Application for determination as to whether prior approval details is required - Class MA, - Change of use to dwellinghouse from commercial/Business/Service use.

Received
6 January 2026
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Ormskirk East Ward
Agent
C C Gladding Architects
  1. Received6 Jan
  2. Validated6 Jan
  3. Consult.3 Feb
  4. Target
  5. Decided24 Feb

Decided in 49 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is an application to amend a permission at 22D Wigan Road Ormskirk Lancashire L39 2AU. West Lancashire has handled 149 applications of this type. This one was decided in 49 days, 7 days quicker than West Lancashire's typical decision time. The site is in a conservation area, with 1 listed building nearby. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 71 applications across Ormskirk East Ward. We hold 507 applications in total for the L39 postcode area.

69% of amendment 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 development does not comply with the conditions, limitations or restrictions applicable to development permitted by Schedule 2, Part 3, Class MA of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 (as amended). Specifically, the proposed development would fail to provide sufficient access to natural light to habitable rooms. The Local Planning Authority consider that this cannot be adequately addressed by way of conditions. As such, in accordance with Part W of Schedule 2, Part 3, of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 (as amended) the Local Planning Authority refuse this application.

From the council's decision notice.

Application details

Postcode
L39 2AU
Application type
Prior Notification - Change of Use
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Not Available

Planning application dates

Date validated
6 January 2026
Consultation expiry
3 February 2026
Consultation start
13 January 2026
Consultation end
3 February 2026
Neighbour consultation start
7 January 2026
Neighbour consultation end
30 January 2026

Applicant and agent

Agent
C C Gladding Architects
Agent address
37 Marians Drive Ormskirk L39 1LG United Kingdom

Planning decision

Case officer
Helen Young

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-14601761
Documents
10

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

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.

Data © Crown copyright and others · sources and licences

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© 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

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