Boundary House Farm Holmeswood Road Rufford Ormskirk Lancashire L40 1UA Data via plota.co.uk

2025/1030/PNP - Prior Notification - Agriculture Decided

Proposal

Consideration of Details for Prior Approval - Proposed portal steel frame storage building to match exisiting with opensided but roofed link between the two. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

Received
2 Dec 2025
Consultation
8 Dec 2025
Validated
13 Jan 2026
Decision
Awaiting decision

This application is under consideration - no decision has been issued yet. The consultation period closed on 29 Dec 2025.

Important details

Application type
Prior Notification - Agriculture
Postcode
L40 1UA
Received
2 Dec 2025
Validated
13 Jan 2026
Ward
Burscough Bridge & Rufford Ward
Parish
Rufford
Case officer
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Decision level
Prior Notification 28 days
Agent
NRE Surveyors Ltd

Consultation & key dates

Consultation
8 Dec 2025
Comments by
29 Dec 2025
Env. assessment
No
West Lancashire
Planning Authority Score
1.4/10
Poor
#284 of 292 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder decisions

West Lancashire is slower than most councils at deciding householder applications, ranking #250 out of 292. The council extends the time limit on 59% of applications - one of the highest rates in England. Expect your application to take longer than the standard deadline. Householder applications are slightly less likely to be approved here (85%) than the national average (90%).

Frequently extends decision deadlines
expect longer than the statutory limit
These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
West Lancashire decision performance
Based on MHCLG data, 2025
83%
Overall approval rate
Below avg (87%) #238 of 292
85%
Householder approved
Below avg (90%) #246 of 292
45%
Decided in 8 weeks
Below avg (64%) #250 of 292
59%
Extended time limit
Above avg (40%) #262 of 292
76%
Minor dwellings approved
58 decided (1-9 homes)
71%
Major dwellings approved
7 decided (10+ homes)
63%
Change of use approved
30 decided
578
Total decisions
101 refused in 2025