Land South Of Sandy Lane Farm Holmeswood Ormskirk Lancashire L40 1UF Data via plota.co.uk

2026/0095/FUL - Full Planning Application Refused
Admin / procedural

Proposal

Variation of condition 2 of planning permission in relation to approved plans. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

✓
Received
6 Feb 2026
✓
Consultation
12 Feb 2026
✗
Refused
2 Apr 2026
Appeal
Not lodged

Refused on 2 Apr 2026 · Delegated unless Member request to Cttee · Last checked 6 Jul 2026

Documents 13

Decision & officer reports 2

PDF Officers recommendation report Officer / Committee Report · 7 Apr 2026 View ↗ PDF Decision-full planning refused Decision Notice · 2 Apr 2026 View ↗

Plans & drawings 3

PDF Proposed site plan Site Layout Plan · 6 Feb 2026 View ↗ PDF Detached garage plan Plans · 6 Feb 2026 View ↗ PDF Side extension plans Plans · 6 Feb 2026 View ↗

Application forms 1

PDF Application form - without personal data Application Form · 6 Feb 2026 View ↗

Consultation & comments 7

PDF Environmental health response Consultation response (WLBC Env.Health) · 10 Mar 2026 View ↗
PDF Objector’s name hidden Show Neighbour & Interested Party Representation · 6 Mar 2026 View ↗
PDF Objector’s name hidden Show Neighbour & Interested Party Representation · 6 Mar 2026 View ↗
PDF Objector’s name hidden Show Neighbour & Interested Party Representation · 4 Mar 2026 View ↗
PDF Objector’s name hidden Show Neighbour & Interested Party Representation · 4 Mar 2026 View ↗
PDF Highways response Consultation response (Highways) · 2 Mar 2026 View ↗
PDF Objector’s name hidden Show Neighbour & Interested Party Representation · 19 Feb 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Associated applications 4

Site constraints 5

Green belt: Merseyside and Greater Manchester
Inappropriate development needs very special circumstances.
Green belt policy allows a short list of exceptions, such as limited extensions and replacement buildings. Anything else needs very special circumstances that clearly outweigh the harm. Some green belt land can count as grey belt, where it does not strongly serve the green belt's purposes. The council decides this in its green belt assessment or on each application, so we do not mark it here.
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In flood zones plus climate change
Inside the extent flood zones 2 and 3 could reach with climate change: the Central allowance for the 2080s on rivers, the Upper End allowance for sea level rise to 2125. From the sea. Defences are not counted.
The Environment Agency flood map for planning. Councils use it to decide when a flood risk assessment and the sequential test are needed. It is indicative and does not show whether a particular property will flood.
Flood map ↗
Also on the record
Flood defence about 33 m from the postcode pin (natural high ground, designed for a 1 in 50 year flood); Inside the Holmeswood built-up area; Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) had this area as grade 2, but it predates the buildings here and the current map does not class it as farmland.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · No scheduled monument at the site

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 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 1UF
Received
6 Feb 2026
Validated
6 Feb 2026
Ward
Burscough Bridge & Rufford Ward
Parish
Rufford
Case officer
Show
Decision
Planning Permission REFUSED
Decision date
2 Apr 2026
Decision level
Delegated unless Member request to Cttee
Applicant
Show
Agent
MWT Planning Ltd

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14679937
Planning Portal ref
PP-14679937
Neighbours
12 Feb 2026
Consultation
12 Feb 2026
Comments by
7 Mar 2026
Env. assessment
No

Historical activity at this location

6 previous applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.

This property

Previous applications at this address

2025
Erection of domestic garage
2025/0979/FUL
2025
Erection of domestic garage
2025/0979/FUL
Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2025 Approved
47 Sandy Lane Holmeswood Ormskirk Lancashire L40 1UF
Non Material Amendment - This application seeks to re-word planning condition 4 so that i…
2025/0393/NMA
2025 Approved
47 Sandy Lane Holmeswood Ormskirk Lancashire L40 1UF
Non Material Amendment - This application seeks to re-word planning condition 4 so that i…
2025/0393/NMA
2016 Approved
Gornalls Farm Sandy Lane Holmeswood Ormskirk Lancashire L40 1UF
Approval of details reserved by condition no.s 6, 10 and 11 of planning permission 2013/1…
2016/0027/CON
2016 Approved
Gornalls Farm Sandy Lane Holmeswood Ormskirk Lancashire L40 1UF
Approval of details reserved by condition no.s 6, 10 and 11 of planning permission 2013/1…
2016/0027/CON
West Lancashire
Planning Authority Score
1.1/10
Poor
#291 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder decisions

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.

One of the strictest councils
only 85% approved vs 90% nationally
These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
West Lancashire decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
82%
Overall approval rate
Below avg (87%) #253 of 296
85%
Householder approved
Below avg (90%) #252 of 296
41%
Decided in 8 weeks
Below avg (63%) #265 of 296
60%
Extended time limit
Above avg (41%) #271 of 296
73%
Minor dwellings approved
62 decided (1-9 homes)
60%
Major dwellings approved
5 decided (10+ homes)
59%
Change of use approved
34 decided
564
Total decisions
103 refused in the year to March 2026
Source: MHCLG planning statistics · See full council rankings