Former Forest View Nurseries Back Lane Newburgh Lancashire Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
Change of use of former horticulture buildings comprising glasshousing and polytunnels to permit general storage (use class B8). Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Approved on 5 Aug 2026 · Committee · Last checked 6 Aug 2026
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Documents 23
Decision & officer reports 4
Statements & assessments 1
Plans & drawings 6
Application forms 1
Consultation & comments 7
Site constraints 6
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Important details
- Council
- West Lancashire
- Application type
- Change of Use
- Postcode
- WN8 7UQ
- Received
- 9 Dec 2025
- Validated
- 27 Jan 2026
- Ward
- Rural North East Ward
- Parish
- Newburgh
- Case officer
- Show
- Decision
- Planning Permission Granted
- Decision date
- 5 Aug 2026
- Decision level
- Committee
- Applicant
- Show
- Agent
- NRE Surveyors LTD
How this decision compares
Decided in 190 days from validation, 132 days slower than West Lancashire's median of 58 for changes of use. Approved, as 79% 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.
5 neighbours consulted · Last counted 6 Aug 2026
Consultation & key dates
- Neighbours
- 29 Jan 2026
- Consultation
- 29 Jan 2026
- Comments by
- 21 Feb 2026
- Committee
- 30 Jul 2026
- Env. assessment
- No
Historical activity at this location
25 nearby applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.
Nearby activity
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