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176A Renacres Lane Halsall Ormskirk Lancashire L39 8SQ

2026/0315/FULRefused

Refused on 12 June 2026

Council decision: Planning Permission REFUSED2 reasons for refusal

Approximate location: the centre of the postcode, not the exact property.

Proposal

Two storey extension to front.

Received
17 April 2026
Ward
Rural West Ward
  1. Received17 Apr
  2. Validated17 Apr
  3. Consult.
  4. Target
  5. Decided12 Jun

Decided in 56 days

About this application

This is a planning application for an extension at 176A Renacres Lane Halsall Ormskirk Lancashire L39 8SQ. West Lancashire has handled 2,971 applications of this type. This one was decided in 56 days. The site is in a conservation area. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 122 applications across Rural West Ward. We hold 507 applications in total for the L39 postcode area.

Why it was refused

  1. The proposed development, due to its siting, scale and bulky appearance, fails to comply with Chapter 16 of the National Planning Policy Framework, Policy EN4 in the West Lancashire Local Plan 2012-2027 DPD and Supplementary Planning Document 'Design Guide' (Jan 2008). The depth, massing, and siting of the two storey extension would result in a visually prominent addition that disrupts the simple, linear form of the historic barn, causing less than substantial harm to the heritage asset. There are no identified benefits of the scheme to outweigh this harm.
  2. The proposed development would conflict with Policy GN3 of the West Lancashire Local Plan (2012-2027) DPD and the Council's SPD Design Guide (Jan 2008) with regards to the impact on visual amenity, design, and character of the area. The design of the proposed two storey front extension would result in an addition to the property that fails to harmonise with the character of the existing dwelling making it look out of place within the street scene.

From the council's decision notice.

Application details

Postcode
L39 8SQ
Parish
Halsall

Planning application dates

Date validated
17 April 2026

Applicant and agent

Applicant
Private applicant

Planning decision

Case officer
Daniel Fitzpatrick

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

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

  • 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 (21)

flood storage areas, listed buildings, green belt, 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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