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6 Moss Lane Bickerstaffe Ormskirk Lancashire L39 0EX

2026/0217/FULFull Planning ApplicationRefused
Full

Refused on 22 May 2026

Council decision: Planning Permission REFUSEDDelegated (officer decision)1 reason for refusal

Proposal

Demolish existing garage modify existing hardstanding - Proposed Single storey front extension -2 storey side extension and single storey rear extension

Received
20 March 2026
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Rural South Ward
Agent
A1 Plans2Build Ltd
  1. Received20 Mar
  2. Validated20 Mar
  3. Consult.17 Apr
  4. Target
  5. Decided22 May

Decided in 63 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a full planning application for a single storey rear extension at 6 Moss Lane Bickerstaffe Ormskirk Lancashire L39 0EX. West Lancashire has handled 1,159 applications of this type. This one was decided in 63 days, 7 days longer than West Lancashire's typical decision time. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 115 applications across Rural South Ward. We hold 507 applications in total for the L39 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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Why it was refused

  1. The proposed development conflicts with Policy GN1 of the West Lancashire Local Plan 2012 - 2027, supplementary planning document 'Design Guide' (Jan 2008) and the NPPF in that the proposed extensions would cumulatively, result in a significant increase in volume to the original dwelling and it is therefore considered to be inappropriate development in the Green Belt with no very special circumstances demonstrated which would outweigh the harm identified.

From the council's decision notice.

Application details

Postcode
L39 0EX
Application type
Full Planning Application
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Bickerstaffe

Planning application dates

Date validated
20 March 2026
Consultation expiry
17 April 2026
Neighbour consultation start
25 March 2026
Neighbour consultation end
17 April 2026

Applicant and agent

Applicant
Private applicant
Agent
A1 Plans2Build Ltd
Architect profile
A1 PLANS2BUILD LTD
Agent address
A1 Plans2Build Ltd 21 Bescar Lane Scarisbrick Nr Ormskirk L40 9QN

Planning decision

Case officer
Wayne Daly

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-14782236
Documents
5

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations at the address point. Ones next to the site may also apply.

  • 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

Contains public sector information from planning.data.gov.uk (MHCLG and local planning authorities), licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

© 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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