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3 Oak Tree Court Skelmersdale Lancashire WN8 6SP

2026/0422/FULApproved

Approved on 23 July 2026

Council decision: Planning Permission Granted

Approximate site (title boundary)
Boundary © HM Land Registry, © Ordnance Survey · details

This information is subject to Crown copyright and database rights 2026 and is reproduced with the permission of HM Land Registry. The polygons (including the associated geometry, namely x, y co-ordinates) are subject to Crown copyright and database rights 2026 Ordnance Survey AC0000851063. Conditions of use.

Proposal

Proposed two storey rear infill extension.

Received
20 May 2026
Ward
Skelmersdale North Ward
  1. Received20 May
  2. Validated20 May
  3. Consult.
  4. Target
  5. Decided23 Jul

Decided in 64 days

About this application

This is a planning application for an extension at 3 Oak Tree Court Skelmersdale Lancashire WN8 6SP. West Lancashire has handled 2,971 applications of this type. This one was decided in 64 days, 8 days longer 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 19 applications across Skelmersdale North Ward. We hold 347 applications in total for the WN8 postcode area.

Application details

Postcode
WN8 6SP
Parish
Unparished - Skelmersdale

Planning application dates

Date validated
20 May 2026

Applicant and agent

Applicant
Private applicant

Planning decision

Case officer
Wayne Daly

Additional information

Documents
11

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • 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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