Bickerstaffe Service Station (BP) Rainford Road Bickerstaffe Ormskirk Lancashire L39 0JG Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
Forecourt canopy raise from 4.6m to 5.3m between ground and underside of canopy Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Approved on 9 Jul 2026 · Delegated unless Member request to Cttee · Last checked 11 Jul 2026
Documents 12
Decision & officer reports 2
Statements & assessments 1
Plans & drawings 5
Application forms 1
Consultation & comments 2
Other documents 1
Licence at this address
Licensed hours are what the licence permits, not opening times.
Site constraints 5
Checked on 6 October 2026. The pin for this application is the centre of its postcode rather than the building, so distances to nearby designations are measured from the postcode and can be out by the width of the postcode area. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England, the Mining Remediation Authority, the Planning Inspectorate, the British Geological Survey and UK Health Security Agency (radon, contains BGS materials © UKRI) and council datasets, Open Government Licence. A boundary can run through a site and the council holds the definitive record: confirm with the council before relying on this.
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Important details
- Council
- West Lancashire
- Application type
- Full Planning Application
- Postcode
- L39 0JG
- Received
- 22 May 2026
- Validated
- 22 May 2026
- Ward
- Rural South Ward
- Parish
- Bickerstaffe
- Case officer
- Show
- Decision
- Planning Permission Granted
- Decision date
- 9 Jul 2026
- Decision level
- Delegated unless Member request to Cttee
- Applicant
- Show
- Agent
- Adcock Associates
How this decision compares
Decided in 48 days from validation, 10 days faster than West Lancashire's median of 58 for commercial premises. Approved, as 83% of commercial premises here are.
Plota live figures for commercial premises decided by West Lancashire in the last twelve months, from validation. West Lancashire decision record →
Consultation & key dates
- Alt. reference
- PP-14956697
- Planning Portal ref
- PP-14956697
- Neighbours
- 26 May 2026
- Consultation
- 26 May 2026
- Comments by
- 18 Jun 2026
- Env. assessment
- No
Historical activity at this location
12 previous applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.
Previous applications at this address
Nearby activity
West Lancashire is slower than most councils at deciding householder applications, ranking #265 out of 296. The council extends the time limit on 60% of applications - one of the highest rates in England. Expect your application to take longer than the standard deadline. West Lancashire is also one of the strictest councils - it refuses more householder applications than almost any other, with only 85% approved vs 90% nationally.
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