Rigbys Farm Back Lane Newburgh Wigan Lancashire WN8 7UQ
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Proposal
Proposed Residential Development at Rigby's Farm, Back Lane, Newburgh - Consisting of a conversion of an existing barn associated with the equestrian use of the site.
- Received
- 9 March 2026
- Decision level
- Delegated (officer decision)
- Ward
- Rural North East Ward
- Agent
- Peter Dickinson Architects
- ReceivedReceived9 Mar
- ValidatedValidated9 Mar
- Consult.Consultation2 Apr
- TargetTarget Date
- DecidedDecided
About this application
This is a full planning application at Rigbys Farm Back Lane Newburgh Wigan Lancashire WN8 7UQ. West Lancashire has handled 1,159 applications of this type. It has been with the council since 9 March 2026 and is still awaiting a decision. The site is in a conservation area. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 155 applications across Rural North East Ward. We hold 347 applications in total for the WN8 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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Application details
- Postcode
- WN8 7UQ
- Application type
- Full Planning Application
- Scale / size
- Small
- Parish
- Newburgh
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 9 March 2026
- Consultation expiry
- 4 April 2026
- Consultation start
- 12 March 2026
- Consultation end
- 2 April 2026
- Neighbour consultation start
- 12 March 2026
- Neighbour consultation end
- 4 April 2026
Applicant and agent
- Applicant
- Private applicant
- Agent
- Peter Dickinson Architects
- Architect profile
- PETER DICKINSON ARCHITECTS LIMITED
- Agent address
- Peter Dickinson Architects 169 Appley Lane North APPLEY BRIDGE WN6 9DX
Planning decision
- Case officer
- Kerry Webster
Additional information
- Planning Portal ID
- PP-14746811
- Documents
- 21
Site constraints
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.
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Source: West Lancashire
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