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68A Chorley Road Hilldale Ormskirk Lancashire L40 3SL

2026/0261/LDPLawful Development Cert. (proposed)Permitted
Outline / PiP

Proposal

Proposed single storey rear infill extensions to square off existing rooms and new/extended dormers with pitched roofs.

Received
30 March 2026
Decided
29 May 2026 · PROPOSED LDP Permitted/Not Permi (SPLIT)
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Rural North East Ward
Approximate site (title boundary)
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  1. Received30 Mar
  2. Validated30 Mar
  3. Consult.
  4. Target
  5. Decided29 May

Decided in 60 days (council typically 56)

8 weeks typical decision time in West Lancashire77% of outline applications approved

This is an outline application for an extension at 68A Chorley Road Hilldale Ormskirk Lancashire L40 3SL. West Lancashire has handled 317 applications of this type and approves 75% of them, typically deciding them in 53 days. This one was decided in 60 days, 7 days longer than West Lancashire's median. The site is in a conservation area. There has been 1 other application at this address. In the past year there have been 156 applications across Rural North East Ward. We hold 1,180 applications in total for the L40 postcode area.

Application Details

Reference
2026/0261/LDP
Address
68A Chorley Road Hilldale Ormskirk Lancashire L40 3SL
Postcode
L40 3SL
Local Authority
West Lancashire
Application Type
Lawful Development Cert. (proposed)
Scale / Size
Small
Decision Status
Permitted
Current Status
Registered
Ward
Rural North East Ward
Parish
Hilldale

Applicant & Agent

Agent
mark copeland architectural services
Agent Address
3 Mere Road Ashton-In-Makerfield Wigan WN4 8AX United Kingdom

Planning Application Dates

Date Received
30 March 2026
Date Decided
29 May 2026
Date Validated
30 March 2026
Date Submitted
30 March 2026

Planning Decision

Decision
PROPOSED LDP Permitted/Not Permi (SPLIT)
Decided By
Delegated
Case Officer
Wayne Daly

Publicity

Appeal

Additional Information

Planning Portal ID
PP-14819994
Documents
5
Coordinates
53.609330, -2.761383
Enriching application data
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Source: West Lancashire

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Planning 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.

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 2026-10-09. 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.

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