Bankfield House 3 Black Moss Lane Scarisbrick Ormskirk Lancashire L40 9RN Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
Change of Use from C3 Residential to C2 Children's Home. Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Refused on 4 Aug 2026 · Committee · Last checked 4 Aug 2026
Documents 18
Decision & officer reports 3
Statements & assessments 1
Plans & drawings 4
Application forms 1
Consultation & comments 9
Site constraints 3
Checked on 11 September 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England 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
- L40 9RN
- Received
- 19 Mar 2026
- Validated
- 31 Mar 2026
- Ward
- Rural West Ward
- Parish
- Scarisbrick
- Case officer
- Show
- Decision
- Planning Permission REFUSED
- Decision date
- 4 Aug 2026
- Decision level
- Committee
- Applicant
- Show
- Agent
- Cockwill & Co Ltd
How this decision compares
Decided in 126 days from validation, 69 days slower than West Lancashire's median of 57 for changes of use. Refused, as 32% of changes of use here are.
Plota live figures for changes of use decided by West Lancashire in the last twelve months, from validation. West Lancashire decision record →
Public comments
No public comments yet.
1 neighbour consulted · Last counted 4 Aug 2026
Consultation & key dates
- Alt. reference
- PP-14793943
- Neighbours
- 31 Mar 2026
- Consultation
- 20 Apr 2026
- Comments by
- 11 May 2026
- Committee
- 30 Jul 2026
- Env. assessment
- No
Historical activity at this location
8 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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