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9 Sefton Gardens Aughton Ormskirk Lancashire L39 6RY

2026/0505/PNHPrior Notification-Extension of dwellingApproved
Prior approval

Approved on 17 July 2026

Council decision: PNH Prior Approval NOT requiredPrior Notification 42 days

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

Proposal

Application for determination as to whether prior approval of details is required - extension of dwellinghouse. Extension extends beyond the rear wall of the original dwellinghouse by 5.00m. Maximum height of the extension 3.32m. Height of eaves of the extension 3.32m

Received
15 June 2026
Decision level
Prior Notification 42 days
Ward
Aughton & Holborn Ward
Agent
Studio 256 Design
  1. Received
  2. Validated
  3. Consult.12 Jul
  4. Target
  5. Decided17 Jul

About this application

This is an outline application for a new dwelling at 9 Sefton Gardens Aughton Ormskirk Lancashire L39 6RY. West Lancashire has handled 316 applications of this type. This one was decided in 31 days, 4 weeks quicker than West Lancashire's typical decision time. The site is in a conservation area. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 126 applications across Aughton & Holborn Ward. We hold 507 applications in total for the L39 postcode area.

76% of outline applications at West Lancashire Borough Council were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 8 weeks (median).

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Application details

Postcode
L39 6RY
Application type
Prior Notification-Extension of dwelling
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Aughton

Planning application dates

Date validated
15 June 2026
Consultation expiry
12 July 2026
Neighbour consultation start
19 June 2026
Neighbour consultation end
12 July 2026
Decision issued
16 July 2026

Applicant and agent

Applicant
Private applicant
Agent
Studio 256 Design
Architect profile
STUDIO 256 DESIGN LTD
Agent address
Unit 256 Slater Studios 5-9 Slater Street Liverpool L1 4BW United Kingdom

Planning decision

Case officer
Kieran Payne

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-14803522
Documents
14

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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