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1 St Gabriels Close Roby Mill Up Holland Skelmersdale Lancashire WN8 0QS

2026/0122/PNHPrior Notification-Extension of dwellingRefused
Prior approval

Refused on 25 March 2026

Council decision: PNH Details RefusedPrior Notification 42 days1 reason for refusal

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

Application for determination as to whether prior approval of details is required - extension of dwellinghouse. Extension extends beyond the rear wall of the original dwellinghouse by 8.00m. Maximum height of the extension 3.00m. Height of eaves of the extension 3.00m

Received
16 February 2026
Decision level
Prior Notification 42 days
Ward
Up Holland Ward
Agent
Grant Erskine Architects
  1. Received16 Feb
  2. Validated16 Feb
  3. Consult.15 Mar
  4. Target
  5. Decided25 Mar

Decided in 37 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is an outline application for a new dwelling at 1 St Gabriels Close Roby Mill Up Holland Skelmersdale Lancashire WN8 0QS. West Lancashire has handled 316 applications of this type. This one was decided in 37 days, 3 weeks quicker than West Lancashire's typical decision time. The site is in a conservation area. There has been 1 other application at this address. In the past year there have been 67 applications across Up Holland Ward. We hold 347 applications in total for the WN8 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. Prior approval is refused on the basis that the proposed development does not comply with the limitations of Schedule 2, Part 1, Class A of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 (as amended) and therefore does not constitute permitted development. Furthermore the development is considered to result in an adverse impact on the residential amenity of the neighbouring property no 2 St Gabriels Close.

From the council's decision notice.

Application details

Postcode
WN8 0QS
Application type
Prior Notification-Extension of dwelling
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Up Holland

Planning application dates

Date validated
16 February 2026
Consultation expiry
15 March 2026
Neighbour consultation start
20 February 2026
Neighbour consultation end
15 March 2026

Applicant and agent

Applicant
Private applicant
Agent
Grant Erskine Architects
Architect profile
GRANT ERSKINE ARCHITECTS LTD
Agent address
Suite 5, Third Floor 61 Mosley Street Manchester M2 3HZ

Planning decision

Case officer
Kieran Payne

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-14707895
Documents
7

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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© 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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