Former Old Toby Inn Ashurst Road Ashurst Skelmersdale Lancashire WN8 6XN
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Proposal
Outline planning permission for the redevelopment of the former Old Toby Inn site to provide a 100-bedroom residential care home (Use Class C2), including reconstruction of the former Old Toby Inn and associated new-build care accommodation, communal and wellbeing spaces, GP/consultation facilities, cafe, staff and support accommodation. (Some Matters Reserved)
- Received
- 9 October 2026
- Ward
- Skelmersdale North Ward
- ReceivedReceived9 Oct
- ValidatedValidated15 Oct
- Consult.Consultation13 Nov
- TargetTarget Date
- DecidedDecided
About this application
This is a planning application at Former Old Toby Inn Ashurst Road Ashurst Skelmersdale Lancashire WN8 6XN. West Lancashire has handled 2,971 applications of this type. It has been with the council since 15 October 2026 and is still awaiting a decision. The site is in a conservation area, with 1 listed building nearby. There are no previous applications recorded 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 6XN
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 15 October 2026
- Consultation end
- 13 November 2026
Applicant and agent
- Architect profile
- STUDIO 9 ARCHITECTURE LTD
Acresfield Limited
Company number 05445958
- Status
- Active
- Type
- Private limited company
- Incorporated
- 6 May 2005 (21 years old)
- Nature of business
- Development of building projects
- Registered office
- Liverpool
Company information from Companies House.
Planning decision
- Case officer
- Chris Heather
Additional information
- Documents
- 41
Site constraints
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 (20)
flood storage areas, 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
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© Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2026. All rights reserved. Flood Map for Planning, Open Government Licence v3.0.
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Source: West Lancashire
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