Round Thorn Barn Lowry Hill Lane Lathom Ormskirk Lancashire L40 5UL Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
New detached dwelling and extension to an existing dwelling. Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Refused on 25 Mar 2026 · Delegated unless Member request to Cttee · Last checked 6 Jul 2026
Documents 24
Decision & officer reports 3
Statements & assessments 3
Plans & drawings 7
Application forms 1
Consultation & comments 10
Site constraints 6
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 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
- L40 5UL
- Received
- 27 Jan 2026
- Validated
- 28 Jan 2026
- Ward
- Burscough Bridge & Rufford Ward
- Parish
- Lathom
- Case officer
- Show
- Decision
- Planning Permission REFUSED
- Decision date
- 25 Mar 2026
- Decision level
- Delegated unless Member request to Cttee
- Applicant
- Show
- Agent
- Rapleys
How this decision compares
Decided in 56 days from validation, about the council's usual 56 days. Refused, as 16% 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-14639822
- Planning Portal ref
- PP-14639822
- Neighbours
- 29 Jan 2026
- Consultation
- 4 Feb 2026
- Comments by
- 25 Feb 2026
- Env. assessment
- No
Historical activity at this location
9 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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