Danshaven Back Moss Lane Burscough Ormskirk Lancashire L40 4BD Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
Lawful Development Certificate (Proposed) - Use of property as C2 Residential Home For one child/young person supported by 2 non -resident carers at all times. Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Approved on 14 Sept 2026 · Delegated · Last checked 19 Sept 2026
Documents 6
Decision & officer reports 2
Statements & assessments 1
Plans & drawings 2
Site constraints 2
Checked on 6 October 2026. 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.
Building
From the energy performance certificate lodged in July 2020, 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
- Lawful Development Cert. (proposed)
- Postcode
- L40 4BD
- Received
- 23 Jun 2026
- Validated
- 23 Jun 2026
- Ward
- Burscough Bridge & Rufford Ward
- Parish
- Burscough Town Council
- Case officer
- Show
- Decision
- Cert of Lawfulness (PROPOSED) Permitted
- Decision date
- 14 Sept 2026
- Decision level
- Delegated
- Applicant
- Show
- Agent
- Simpatico Town Planning
How this decision compares
Decided in 83 days from validation, 25 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.
Last counted 19 Sept 2026
Consultation & key dates
- Alt. reference
- PP-15028258
- Planning Portal ref
- PP-15028258
- Env. assessment
- No
Historical activity at this location
3 previous applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.
Previous applications at this address
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.
Freehold boundary: © Crown copyright and database rights 2026, HM Land Registry. Polygons © Crown copyright and database rights 2026 Ordnance Survey 100026316. Conditions of use
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.
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