20A Church Road Skelmersdale Lancashire WN8 8PH Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
Proposed single story front extension and conversion of existing garage into habitable accommodation Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Approved on 28 Aug 2026 · Delegated unless Member request to Cttee · Last checked 24 Sept 2026
Documents 8
Decision & officer reports 2
Plans & drawings 4
Application forms 1
Consultation & comments 1
Site constraints 4
Checked on 6 October 2026. 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.
Sales history 5
Last sold for £126,000 in May 2024. Terraced house, freehold.
Sale prices from HM Land Registry's price paid record, matched to this application by its address.
Building
From the energy performance certificate lodged in March 2024, the latest held for this property. The building may have changed since. View the certificate
Every application in West Lancashire - and every UK council - as a live feed, an API, or a bulk CSV export.
Important details
- Council
- West Lancashire
- Application type
- Full Planning Application
- Postcode
- WN8 8PH
- Received
- 24 Jul 2026
- Validated
- 24 Jul 2026
- Ward
- Old Skelmersdale Ward
- Case officer
- Show
- Decision
- Planning Permission Granted
- Decision date
- 28 Aug 2026
- Decision level
- Delegated unless Member request to Cttee
- Applicant
- Show
- Agent
- Astonwood Architectural Design
How this decision compares
Decided in 35 days from validation, 21 days faster than West Lancashire's median of 56 for extensions. Approved, as 84% of extensions here are.
Plota live figures for extensions decided by West Lancashire in the last twelve months, from validation. West Lancashire decision record →
Public comments
No public comments yet.
3 neighbours consulted · Last counted 24 Sept 2026
Consultation & key dates
- Alt. reference
- PP-15101351
- Planning Portal ref
- PP-15101351
- Neighbours
- 31 Jul 2026
- Consultation
- 31 Jul 2026
- Comments by
- 23 Aug 2026
- Env. assessment
- No
Historical activity at this location
5 nearby applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.
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.
Sale prices: Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Freehold boundary: © Crown copyright and database rights 2026, HM Land Registry. Polygons © Crown copyright and database rights 2026 Ordnance Survey 100026316. Conditions of use
Energy performance: Energy performance certificates from the Energy Performance of Buildings Register, Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright 2026.
Track this application
20A Church Road Skelmersdale Lancashire WN8 8PH
Tracking this application
Not there in a minute? Check junk - especially Hotmail and Outlook.
Go to your dashboard →Sign in to view contact details
Applicant and case-officer names are hidden from public view for privacy. Create a free Plota account - or sign back in - and we'll show them, plus you get a dashboard for alerts and tracked applications.