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Earnsdale Vale Lane Lathom Ormskirk Lancashire L40 6JH

2026/0182/PIPPermission in PrincipleRefused
Outline / PiP

Refused on 21 May 2026

Council decision: Permission in Principle RefusedPermission in Principle1 reason for refusal

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Proposal

Application for Permission in Principle - The erection of three new build dwellings.

Received
9 March 2026
Decision level
Permission in Principle
Ward
Rural South Ward
  1. Received9 Mar
  2. Validated9 Mar
  3. Consult.31 Mar
  4. Target
  5. Decided21 May

Decided in 73 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is an outline application for a new dwelling at Earnsdale Vale Lane Lathom Ormskirk Lancashire L40 6JH. West Lancashire has handled 316 applications of this type. This one was decided in 73 days, 2 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. 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. The proposal is also not a sustainable location for development. 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 identified which would outweigh the harm caused.

From the council's decision notice.

Application details

Postcode
L40 6JH
Application type
Permission in Principle
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Lathom South

Planning application dates

Date validated
9 March 2026
Consultation expiry
2 April 2026
Consultation start
10 March 2026
Consultation end
31 March 2026
Neighbour consultation start
10 March 2026
Neighbour consultation end
2 April 2026

Applicant and agent

Applicant
Private applicant
Agent address
Suite 19 1 Cardale Park Beckwith Head Road Harrogate HG3 1RY

Planning decision

Case officer
Helen Young

Additional information

Documents
11

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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