40 Tower Hill Ormskirk Lancashire L39 2EF Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
Erection of a single-storey front porch extension incorporating a ground floor WC. Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Approved on 20 May 2026 · Delegated unless Member request to Cttee · Last checked 5 Jul 2026
Documents 7
Decision & officer reports 2
Statements & assessments 1
Plans & drawings 2
Associated applications 2
- Erection of a single-storey front porch extension incorporating a ground floor WC.
Site constraints 2
Checked on 6 October 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.
Sales history 4
Last sold for £285,000 in August 2022. Semi-detached 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 December 2014, the latest held for this property. The building may have changed since. View the certificate
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Important details
- Council
- West Lancashire
- Application type
- Full Planning Application
- Postcode
- L39 2EF
- Received
- 3 Mar 2026
- Validated
- 12 Mar 2026
- Ward
- Ormskirk East Ward
- Case officer
- Show
- Decision
- Planning Permission Granted
- Decision date
- 20 May 2026
- Decision level
- Delegated unless Member request to Cttee
- Applicant
- Show
How this decision compares
Decided in 69 days from validation, 13 days slower 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 →
Consultation & key dates
- Alt. reference
- PP-14748919
- Planning Portal ref
- PP-14748919
- Neighbours
- 12 Mar 2026
- Consultation
- 12 Mar 2026
- Comments by
- 4 Apr 2026
- Env. assessment
- No
Historical activity at this location
25 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.
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