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Land To The North Of Hall Road Scarisbrick Lancashire

2026/0092/PIPPermission in PrincipleRefused
Outline / PiP

Refused on 9 July 2026

Council decision: Permission in Principle RefusedPermission in Principle4 reasons for refusal

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Proposal

Application for permission in principle for up to 9 dwelling houses.

Received
5 February 2026
Decision level
Permission in Principle
Ward
Rural West Ward
  1. Received5 Feb
  2. Validated5 Feb
  3. Consult.26 Mar
  4. Target
  5. Decided9 Jul

Decided in 154 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is an outline application at Land To The North Of Hall Road Scarisbrick Lancashire. West Lancashire has handled 316 applications of this type. This one was decided in 154 days, 14 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 122 applications across Rural West Ward. We hold 1,221 applications in total for the L40 postcode area.

76% of outline 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 constitutes inappropriate development in the Green Belt that would have an adverse impact on the openness of the Green Belt and result in encroachment into the countryside. The development would be contrary to Policy GN1 of the West Lancashire Local Plan (2012-2027), the National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF) and the Supplementary Planning Document 'Development in the Green Belt' (Oct 2015). No very special circumstances have been demonstrated which would outweigh the harm caused.
  2. The proposed development is contrary to Policy EN4 of the West Lancashire Local Plan (2012-2027) and the P(LBCA) Act 1990, due to the level of information submitted it is not possible to fully assess the resultant harm to the significance of the Scarisbrick Park Conservation Area, Grade I Scarisbrick Hall and Grade II Scarisbrick Hall Registered Park and Garden as a result of the location of the development relative to their settings and the loss of the open rural site.
  3. The proposed development would not be considered efficient use of land in terms of density and would not be in keeping with the density of development within the immediate vicinity. No demonstration of any special circumstances of which apply to this site have been submitted. The proposed development is contrary to the National Planning Policy Framework and Policy RS1 of the West Lancashire Local Plan (2012- 2027).
  4. The proposed development is located on Grade 1 agricultural land and would result in the unjustified loss of such land. On that basis the proposal is contrary to Policies EC2 & EN2 of the West Lancashire Local Plan (2012-2027) and the National Planning Policy Framework.

From the council's decision notice.

Application details

Postcode
L40 9QB
Application type
Permission in Principle
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Scarisbrick

Planning application dates

Date validated
5 February 2026
Consultation expiry
26 March 2026
Consultation start
5 March 2026
Consultation end
26 March 2026
Neighbour consultation start
10 February 2026
Neighbour consultation end
5 March 2026

Applicant and agent

Applicant
Private applicant

Planning decision

Case officer
Kate Turner

Additional information

Documents
20

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Green belt: West Lancashire
  • Heritage at Risk Register: Scarisbrick Park, ScarisbrickPart of the site
  • 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 (19)

flood storage areas, listed buildings, scheduled monuments, World Heritage Sites, World Heritage Site buffer zones, registered parks and gardens, registered battlefields, 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.

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Source: West Lancashire

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