Ivy House Farm Black Moss Lane Scarisbrick Ormskirk Lancashire L40 9RN Data via plota.co.uk

2026/0861/FUL - Full Planning Application Registered

Proposal

Conversion of garage to dwelling and erection of new dwelling following demolition of existing storage building. Data via plota.co.uk

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View original council record ↗Last checked 27 Oct 2026, 05:11

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Application progress

✓

Received

13 Oct 2026

✓

Validated

19 Oct 2026

✓

Consultation

20 Oct 2026

Decision

Expected by 14 Dec 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision between 12 Dec 2026 and 20 Dec 2026, from West Lancashire's recent demolitions.

Comments are open until 12 Nov 2026

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Documents 23

Statements & assessments 8

Plans & drawings 12

Application forms 1

PDF Application form - without personal data Application Form · 19 Oct 2026 View ↗

Consultation & comments 1

PDF Consultation/neighbours notified Consultations & Neighbours notified · 20 Oct 2026 View ↗

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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Agricultural land, grade 2

Best and most versatile land (grades 1, 2 and 3a). Source: the Predictive Agricultural Land Classification Map (Defra and Natural England, 2025; the Welsh Government's Predictive ALC Map 2 in Wales), a model rather than a site survey. Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s), which most planning maps still show, had this area as grade 1. The predicted grade is Defra's current estimate; only a site survey settles it.

Where development of farmland is needed, policy prefers poorer land over the best and most versatile (grades 1, 2 and 3a). Three sources: Natural England's post-1988 field surveys, which are definitive where they exist; the Defra predictive map for England (2025) and the Welsh Government predictive map, modelled from the soil map with 3a and 3b split; and the 1970s provisional map, which planners and other services still show, coarser and with grade 3 undivided. Where the provisional and predicted grades disagree, treat the predicted grade as the current estimate and expect an application to carry its own survey.

Public footpath 24 m away

Matters where it crosses or adjoins the site: obstructing a path without a diversion order is an offence, and work cannot start until the order is confirmed.

Compiled from highway authority data, not the legal definitive map. A few authorities have not published, so no path shown is not proof there is none.

Also on the record

Registered park or garden 247 m away: Scarisbrick Hall; National infrastructure project 1186 m away: East Irish Sea Transmission Project, at pre-application.

Not affected

Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · No listed building at the site · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 21 October 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England, the Planning Inspectorate 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.

Building

Floor area250 m² (2,691 sq ft)

Energy ratingD (63 out of 100), could reach C

PropertyDetached house, 8 habitable rooms

Built1900 to 1929

HeatingBoiler and radiators, oil

WallsCavity wall, filled cavity

From the energy performance certificate lodged in January 2024, 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: L40 9RN
Received: 13 Oct 2026
Validated: 19 Oct 2026
Ward: Rural West Ward
Parish: Scarisbrick
Case officer: Show
Applicant: Show
Agent: De Pol Associates

Decision outlook

Day 9 of the 56-day target. West Lancashire usually decides demolitions by day 56.

prediction

Day 947 days to the 56-day target

53%decided within 8 weeks

83%approved

39decided in the last year

Plota live figures for demolitions decided by West Lancashire in the last twelve months, from validation. West Lancashire decision record →

Public comments

No public comments yet.

2 neighbours consulted · Last counted 21 Oct 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference: PP-15219330
Planning Portal ref: PP-15219330
Neighbours: 20 Oct 2026
Consultation: 20 Oct 2026
Comments by: 12 Nov 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

2023 Approved

Erection of detached 5 bedroom dwelling following demolition of detached garage and barn…

2023/0531/FUL 12 Dec 2023

2023 Approved

Erection of detached 5 bedroom dwelling following demolition of detached garage and barn…

2023/0531/FUL 12 Dec 2023

Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2024 Approved

Park House Black Moss Lane Scarisbrick Ormskirk Lancashire L40 9RN

Approval of details reserved by condition No 14(d) of planning permission 2021/0439/FUL r…

2024/0479/CON 19 Jul 2024

2024 Approved

Park House Black Moss Lane Scarisbrick Ormskirk Lancashire L40 9RN

Approval of details reserved by condition No 14(d) of planning permission 2021/0439/FUL r…

2024/0479/CON 19 Jul 2024

2016 Approved

Hellens Holme Farm Black Moss Lane Scarisbrick Ormskirk Lancashire L40 9RN

Agricultural livestock building for housing of cattle within an existing agricultural yar…

2016/1079/FUL 22 Dec 2016

2016 Approved

Hellens Holme Farm Black Moss Lane Scarisbrick Ormskirk Lancashire L40 9RN

Agricultural livestock building for housing of cattle within an existing agricultural yar…

2016/1079/FUL 22 Dec 2016

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

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.