Gornalls Farm Sandy Lane Holmeswood Ormskirk Lancashire L40 1UF
Refused on 5 November 2026
Council decision: PNC Details Refused1 reason for refusal
Proposal
Application for determination as to whether prior approval of details is required - Class Q - Change of use from agricultural building to dwellinghouse (and for building works necessary to convert the building).
- Received
- 10 September 2026
- Ward
- Burscough Bridge & Rufford Ward
- ReceivedReceived10 Sep
- ValidatedValidated10 Sep
- Consult.Consultation4 Oct
- TargetTarget Date
- DecidedDecided5 Nov
Decided in 56 days
About this application
This is a planning application for a change of use at Gornalls Farm Sandy Lane Holmeswood Ormskirk Lancashire L40 1UF. 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 136 applications across Burscough Bridge & Rufford Ward. We hold 1,221 applications in total for the L40 postcode area.
Why it was refused
- Prior approval details under Part 3, Schedule 2 of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 (as amended) are refused. The submission has failed to demonstrate that the building and site was used solely for an agricultural use as part of an established agricultural unit on 24 July 2023. Furthermore, based on the evidence available to the Local Planning Authority, the building has been subjected to a non-agricultural use (domestic storage) without the benefit of planning permission. It therefore fails to satisfy the requirements of Paragraph Q.1 of the Order. The submission fails to demonstrate that the works required to convert the building to a dwellinghouse would be “reasonably necessary”. The Local Planning Authority determines that the works that would be required for the conversion, go above and beyond what is reasonably necessary. It therefore fails to satisfy the requirements of Paragraph Q.1 of the Order.
From the council's decision notice.
Application details
- Postcode
- L40 1UF
- Parish
- Rufford
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 10 September 2026
- Consultation end
- 4 October 2026
Applicant and agent
- Applicant
- Private applicant
Planning decision
- Case officer
- Daniel Fitzpatrick
Additional information
- Documents
- 14
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.
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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