Land To The South Of The Bungalow Ferny Knoll Road Rainford St Helens
Refused on 22 May 2026
Council decision: Prior Notif Agriculture- Details REFUSEDDelegated (officer decision)1 reason for refusal
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Proposal
Consideration of Details for prior approval - Erection of agricultural building.
- Received
- 25 February 2026
- Decision level
- Delegated (officer decision)
- Ward
- Rural South Ward
- Agent
- MWT Planning Ltd
- ReceivedReceived25 Feb
- ValidatedValidated20 Mar
- Consult.Consultation8 Apr
- TargetTarget Date
- DecidedDecided22 May
Decided in 63 days (council typically 56)
About this application
This is an outline application at Land To The South Of The Bungalow Ferny Knoll Road Rainford St Helens. West Lancashire has handled 316 applications of this type. This one was decided in 86 days, 4 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.
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
- The proposed agricultural building would be located in an open and obtrusive position which would unduly detract from the openness and visual amenity of the Green Belt and rely on an excessive hardstanding track for access therefore would conflict with Policies GN1 and GN3 in the West Lancashire Local Plan 2012-2027 DPD and the National Planning Policy Framework.
From the council's decision notice.
Application details
- Application type
- Prior Notification - Agriculture
- Scale / size
- Small
- Parish
- Bickerstaffe
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 20 March 2026
- Consultation expiry
- 15 April 2026
- Consultation start
- 18 March 2026
- Consultation end
- 8 April 2026
- Neighbour consultation start
- 23 March 2026
- Neighbour consultation end
- 15 April 2026
Applicant and agent
- Applicant
- Private applicant
- Agent
- MWT Planning Ltd
- Agent address
- Strawberry Fields Digital Hub Euxton Lane Chorley Lancs PR7 1PS United Kingdom
Planning decision
- Case officer
- Wayne Daly
Additional information
- Planning Portal ID
- PP-14657508
- Documents
- 12
Site constraints
Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.
- Green belt: West LancashirePart 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 (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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