Bankfield House 3 Black Moss Lane Scarisbrick Ormskirk Lancashire L40 9RN Data via plota.co.uk

Decided 2025/1104/LDP

Council

West Lancashire 1.1/10

Date received

24 Dec 2025

Date validated

24 Dec 2025

Postcode

L40 9RN

Description

Lawful Development Certificate (Proposed) - C2 Children's Home Data via plota.co.uk

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Last checked 3 Oct 2026, 13:10

Site constraints 3

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.

Also on the record

Inside the Scarisbrick built-up area; Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) had this area as grade 1, but it predates the buildings here and the current map does not class it as farmland.

Not affected

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

Checked on 3 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.

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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