Fairfields Holmeswood Road Rufford Ormskirk Lancashire L40 1TY
Refused on 6 August 2026
Council decision: Planning Permission REFUSED2 reasons for refusal
Proposal
Existing porch to the side elevation and conservatory to the rear are demolished. A single-storey rear elevation extension with a hipped roof is proposed to the rear, and a new porch to the front.
- Received
- 16 April 2026
- Ward
- Burscough Bridge & Rufford Ward
- ReceivedReceived16 Apr
- ValidatedValidated10 Jul
- Consult.Consultation
- TargetTarget Date
- DecidedDecided6 Aug
Decided in 27 days
About this application
This is a planning application for a porch at Fairfields Holmeswood Road Rufford Ormskirk Lancashire L40 1TY. West Lancashire has handled 2,971 applications of this type. This one was decided in 27 days, 4 weeks quicker than West Lancashire's typical decision time. The site is in a conservation area. There has been 1 other application at this address. In the past year there have been 136 applications across Burscough Bridge & Rufford Ward. We hold 1,221 applications in total for the L40 postcode area.
Why it was refused
- Despite the requirements of Paras 38-46 of the National Planning Policy Framework it has not been possible to reach a positive agreed solution through the Council's adopted and published procedures, which advise that pre-application advice should be sought prior to the submission of an application. This application was submitted without the applicant/agent having entered into meaningful pre-application discussions in relation to the planning policies and material considerations that apply to the proposal and the development shows insufficient regard to the policy requirements as detailed in the reasons above.
- The proposed development is contrary to the NPPF and Policy GN1 of the West Lancashire Local Plan (2012-2027) DPD and Supplementary Planning Document - Development in the Green Belt in that the proposed development would cause harm to the openness and visual amenity of the Green Belt by virtue of its location, scale and bulk. Very special circumstances have been submitted but has not demonstrated that the development would outweigh the resultant harm caused.
From the council's decision notice.
Application details
- Postcode
- L40 1TY
- Parish
- Rufford
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 10 July 2026
Applicant and agent
- Applicant
- Private applicant
Planning decision
- Case officer
- Kieran Payne
Additional information
- Documents
- 11
Site constraints
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.
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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.
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Planning history at this site
1 other application at this property, newest first.
Source: West Lancashire
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