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Meadow Farm Sandy Way Holmeswood Ormskirk Lancashire L40 1UB

2026/0470/PNHApproved
Prior approval

Approved on 17 July 2026

Council decision: PNH Prior Approval NOT required

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

Proposal

Application for determination as to whether prior approval of details is required - Rear extension. Extension extends beyond the rear wall of the original dwellinghouse by 8.00m. Maximum height of the extension 2.80m. Height of eaves of the extension 2.40m.

Received
4 June 2026
Ward
Burscough Bridge & Rufford Ward
  1. Received
  2. Validated
  3. Consult.
  4. Target
  5. Decided17 Jul

About this application

This is a planning application for a rear extension at Meadow Farm Sandy Way Holmeswood Ormskirk Lancashire L40 1UB. West Lancashire has handled 2,971 applications of this type. This one was decided in 38 days, 3 weeks quicker than West Lancashire's typical decision time. The site is in a conservation area. There have been 3 other applications 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.

Application details

Postcode
L40 1UB
Parish
Rufford

Planning application dates

Date validated
8 June 2026
Decision issued
16 July 2026

Applicant and agent

Applicant
Private applicant

Planning decision

Case officer
Kate Turner

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.

Associated applications

  1. 2026
    9 Jun

    Application for determination as to whether prior approval of details is required -enlargement of…

    RefusedDischarge of conditionsFiled alongside2026/0468/PNA
  2. 2026
    9 Jun

    Lawful Development Certificate (Proposed) - Two single storey side extensions to the northern and southern…

    ApprovedApplicationFiled alongside2026/0469/LDP
  3. 2026
    9 Jun

    Application for determination as to whether prior approval of details is required - Rear extension. Extension…

    This applicationApprovedDischarge of conditions2026/0470/PNH

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